Adventure, history and nature in Las Batuecas
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- La Alberca
The forest invites you to enjoy it and the extraordinary mountain ecosystem is ideal for outdoor sports. Very close to the beautiful Historical Complex of La Alberca is the Las Batuecas Tree Adventure Park, a set of five circuits and 87 challenges with guaranteed fun for all audiences, from the little ones to the athletes.
Las Batuecas is a magical valley and its intricate orography makes it the ideal habitat for a varied fauna, among which the black vulture, the golden eagle, the peregrine falcon and the wild male stand out, which dominate the entire territory from the heights and of hermits who found here the ideal place for retreat. Among the thickets is the Carmelite monastery of the San José Desert, founded at the end of the 16th century. It has a guesthouse for those seeking retreat and serenity.
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