Protected Natural Environments in Jaén Province

Jaen boasts Spain's largest protected area, the immense wilderness of Cazorla Natural Park, with its grey, rocky peaks towering over thick forests of pine trees and babbling mountain streams, including the source of the great Guadalquivir river. The well-preserved Mediterranean woodland of the Sierra de Andújar Natural Park and the Despeñaperros Natural Park provides some of the few remaining refuges of the highly endangered pardel lynx and the rarely sighted wolf. Medieval hilltop castles are in abundance in the Sierra Mágina Natural Park and make ideal vantage points to view the Sierra's peaks, which are snow covered in winter.

Natural Parks

Despeñaperros Natural Park
Sierra de Andújar
Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park
Sierra Mágina

Natural Areas

Alto Guadalquivir Natural Area
Cascada de la Cimbarra Natural Area
Laguna Grande Natural Area

Natural Reserves

Laguna Honda Natural Reserve
Laguna del Chinche Natural Reserve

Natural Monuments

El Quejigo del Amo Natural Monument
Pinar de Cánavas Natural Monument
Los Órganos Natural Monument
El Piélago Natural Monument
Huellas de Dinosaurios Natural Monument

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Protected Natural Environments in Andalucia, Spanish National Parks, Wildlife and Nature Reserves, conservation and protection of the Biosphere in southern Spain