The most beautiful natural sites to discover Spain

It is a large caldera, crater, on which are hung the villages of Santa Lucía and San Bartolomé de Tirajana. This place presents a great landscape singularity because it combines the steep relief of the territory, the architectural ensemble, the richness of the vegetation and the agricultural landscape. The Tirajana gorges are born on the caldera and lead to the sea in the Juan Grande plain. In this basin is the Sorrueda dam. It is in the heart of this environment that you will find the most beautiful and vast palm groves on the island, the Surrueda palm grove located very close to the dam is particularly worth a visit. You can go for camel rides and hikes.

Moraira counts two beaches: Ampolla, largest and nearest and laplaya del Portet. To gain the latter, a little more distant, you can follow the road of the observation towers of the coastline which gives you regular explanations on the points met and some stops at the strategic points (8 on the whole). Arrived at the playa del Portet, of many cafés with terrace will allow you a very pleasant stop with guaranteed attractive view.

A vast natural area of 4.5 hectares, occupied between 1962 and 2004 by Club Med facilities. After the purchase of the site by the municipality, the complex was destroyed to integrate this "landscape" of Tudela into the Cap de Creus Natural Park. Simply equipped with a tarred path, the site offers a superb walk of about 6 km (round trip) punctuated by fantastic rocks - a source of inspiration for several of Dalí's works - and secret coves where you can cool off in summer!

Around Agaete, several beaches deserve a stop. Most of them are isolated and accessible by foot via paths. This is the case of the playa de Guayedra, in the south. It is a nudist beach, located in a pretty pretty bay where we will of course enjoy the sunsets. The beaches of La Caleta and Juncal, between Agaete and Guia, are also very pleasant, with the guarantee of being far from a stream of tourists. These beaches are not easy to find, the best thing to do is to find out before you go and install your towel.

This viewpoint offers a spectacular view of the valley of La Orotava and Teide. The landscape, which opens in front of the traveller from the east and extends up to 3 700 m, is particularly beautiful in the morning, when the volcano is in sunlight. The clouds of the trade winds make the landscape blurred. From there, we admire the extensive banana plantations in a vast circus, probably due to a huge landslide, similar to the one that formed El Golfo Bay on the island of El Hierro. This lookout bears the name of Alexander von Humboldt, the geographer and German naturalist who, in 1799, wrote enthusiastically: " I saw hot areas where nature is more majestic, and its richer forms, but, after wandering along the banks of the Orinoco, cordilleras of Peru, beautiful valleys of Mexico, I confess that I never met, in any part of the world, a more varied, more attractive, and more harmonious view of the disposition of rocks and green spots. " Today, La Orotava Valley has lost a bit of its charm, invaded by urbanization in the th century, but nature still offers a beautiful panorama.

To see the remains of the villa, you have to follow the road that comes out of the city on 200 m. There is still very little of this patrician villa, but there are still beautiful mosaic tiles.

You can also visit Pola the ethnographic museum for the old crafts.

Visit of a colonial house of the th century. The visit applies mainly to the house, its structure and its gardens. The furniture is recent and the rooms have been replaced by lounges. In the evening, the place is transformed into a chic piano bar.

By leaving La Restinga, on the edge of the road (one can stop in a bend on the left), in the middle of a beautiful lava field, lies the cueva of Don Justo. The entrance of the cave, between two black lava plates and tunicate, is not far from the road, but is difficult to find if you don't know the place. It is the best known of the 70 lava tubes found on El Hierro, recognized 6 km in length, but not yet fully explored.

It is not possible to visit it at present as a protective measure of an endemic species sheltered inside. However, if it is reopened during your passage, you must know that you cannot lose it: just follow the thread left by a sighted Ariane. However, do not forget one - or even two flashlight - and replacement batteries. We can stand up at the beginning: the tube goes down and turns up to its own entrance, which shows the light through openings to the ceiling. In order to continue, we must then embark on a passage where the head must be lowered.

The galleries are fairly regular, with large, straight sections. You will notice on the sides the marks of successive levels occupied by the lava casting; on the ground, cordée lava plates. At the ceiling, the orange roots of the surface plants are observed.

A little detour through this relatively recent park (1993), which saw a Mediterranean wood crossed through a zigzag of paths lined with pine, oak and ash. The balconies offer a breathtaking view of the Llobregat. A round road leads to the Castell de Montjuïc, which is also a beautiful promenade.

Located on the heights of Barcelona, this vast park offers a green break in the Horta district.

In the heart of Pedralbes, a tiny forest park to many plant species.

Located near the Tibidabo, behind Güell Park, this park was built on a former career. An artificial lake is the main attraction since swimming is permitted in summer.

This park, a veritable forest at the gates of the city, is the green lung of Barcelona. It is a huge area where you can make many walks, excursions for the most courageous, walking or cycling.

To find a little peace of mind, visit this friendly park.

Located in the north of the province of Almería, this park is a mountainous massif with an area of 22,562 hectares that culminates at 2,045 m (María). With a landscape marked by steep cliffs and almost vertical ravines. It can be accessed via the A-92-N and exited at Chirivel and Velez Rubio, where its information centre is located. With hot and dry weather in summer and more humid and often snowy in winter. Hiking can be practiced here (8 signposted trails).

In the east of the municipality, this area of humidity is very important for birds, especially for Oxyura leucocephala, a species of ducks threatened at world level, which meets in these lagoons one of Europe's main refuges.

To the north-east of Montoro and the province of Córdoba, this natural area is an obligatory passageway between the valley of the Guadalquivir and Castile. For a long time it was a large forest area, with a relatively gentle relief, 41,245 hectares, but today it forms a natural extension to the Los Pedroches valley, an integral part of the Sierra Morena. It is also a place for hiking. Information at the Cardeña Tourist Office (www.cardena.es).