Natural Park of Serra d'Irta
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The Natural Park of Serra d'Irta is a natural park
with 7,744 hectares of land, as well as a marine nature reserve
. These mountain and shoreline areas were declared a protected area by the Valencian government on July 16, 2002.
The park protects the environment of large zones of the Serra d'Irta
mountain range and of the adjacent Mediterranean Sea
coastal area in the Costa del Azahar.
Besides the reefs of the marine reserve extending into the sea, the natural park includes a moderately high coastal mountain range with a maximum altitude of 543 meters (Campanella). The range runs parallel to the coast and forks in the south in an area separated by the Estopet valley. On the coastal side the mountains descend abruptly along 12 km with numerous cliffs, coves and cornices.
Large swathes of urbanized and touristic areas of the coastal side of Serra d'Irta located at the northern end near Peníscola
, as well as at the southern end, near Alcossebre
, are not included in the Park.
Natural park (Spain)
In Spain, a natural park is a natural space protected for its biology, geology, or landscape, with ecological, aesthetic, educational, or scientific value whose preservation merits preferential attention on the part of public administration. The regulation of the activities that may occur there...
with 7,744 hectares of land, as well as a marine nature reserve
Marine reserve
For the United States Marine Corps Reserve see: Marine Forces ReserveA marine reserve is an area of the sea which has legal protection against fishing or development. This is to be distinguished from a marine park, but there is some overlap in usage...
. These mountain and shoreline areas were declared a protected area by the Valencian government on July 16, 2002.
The park protects the environment of large zones of the Serra d'Irta
Serra d'Irta
Serra d'Irta is a 18.8 km long mountain range in the Baix Maestrat comarca, Valencian Community, Spain. Its highest point is Pic Campanilles .-Location:...
mountain range and of the adjacent Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
coastal area in the Costa del Azahar.
Besides the reefs of the marine reserve extending into the sea, the natural park includes a moderately high coastal mountain range with a maximum altitude of 543 meters (Campanella). The range runs parallel to the coast and forks in the south in an area separated by the Estopet valley. On the coastal side the mountains descend abruptly along 12 km with numerous cliffs, coves and cornices.
Large swathes of urbanized and touristic areas of the coastal side of Serra d'Irta located at the northern end near Peníscola
Peñíscola
Peníscola or Peñíscola is a municipality in the province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain. The town is located on the Costa del Azahar, north of the Serra d'Irta along the Mediterranean coast...
, as well as at the southern end, near Alcossebre
Alcossebre
Alcossebre is a seaside village in the Valencian Community located on the Costa del Azahar along the eastern Mediterranean coast of Spain in the province of Castelló...
, are not included in the Park.
External links
- Natural Park of Sierra de Irta
- Natural Parks of the Valencian Community (English, Spanish, Valencian)