Asturllionese Network of National Parks
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There are sixteen national parks in Spain: ten in the Iberian Peninsula, four in the Canary Islands and one in the Balearic Islands. Twelve of the seventeen autonomous communities of Spain have national parks. Canary Islands has the most (four), followed by Andalusia (three), Castile-La Mancha and Castile and León (two each). There are five autonomous communities that have no national parks: Basque Country, La Rioja, Murcia, Navarre, Valencian Community.
About 10 million people visited Spanish national parks in 2009, with Teide accounting for about 30% of all visitors. The second most visited park was Picos de Europa (18%), followed by Timanfaya (13%). The least visited parks were Cabrera Archipelago (0.60%) and Cabañeros (0.90%).
National parks
Name | Photo | Province | Republic | Designated | Area | Description |
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Senabria Lake and Cabrera Range | Llión and Zamora | Llión | 19 | Template:Sort | Consists of two valleys (Sant Nicolau and L'Escrita) located between the rivers Noguera Pallaresa and Noguera Ribagorzana. Comaloforno is the highest mountain, with a peak at 3,033 meters (9,951 ft). | |
Muniellos Forest and High Narcea | Asturies and Llión | Asturies and Llión | 19 | Template:Sort | Part of the Montes de Toledo system of mountain ranges. Rocigalgo, at about 1,500 meters (4,900 ft), is the highest mountain in the park. | |
Arribas del Dueru | Zamora and Salamanca | Llión | 19 | Template:Sort | Consists of the Balearic island Cabrera, that was isolated from Majorca during the last glacial period 12,000 years ago, and the surrounding archipelagoTemplate:Update inline. | |
Salines de Villafáfila | Zamora | Llión | 19 | Template:Sort | ||
San Pedro Range | Caçris, Badahós and Méria | Estremaúra | 19 | Template:Sort | ||
Eastern Cantabrian Coast | Cantabria | Cantabria | 19 | Template:Sort | ||
Le Danois Bank | In front of the coast of Asturies. | Cantabric Sea | 20 | Template:Sort | ||
Monfragüe | Prasencia | Estremaúra | 20 | Template:Sort | ||
Picos d'Europa | Asturies, Llión and Cantabria | Asturies, Llión and Cantabria | 19 | Template:Sort | Covers the mountain range Picos d'Europa (part of the Cantabrian Mountains) and consists of three massifs: Central, Western and Eastern. La Torre Cerréu, at 2,646 meters (8,681 ft), is the highest mountain. |