Sierra de Hornachuelos

Sierra de Hornachuelos Natural Park lies in the west of the province of Córdoba, next to the Sierra Norte de Sevilla natural park, with 60,032 hectares across Almodóvar del Río, Córdoba, Hornachuelos, Posadas and Villaviciosa de Córdoba. It was declared a natural park on 28 July 1989.

Its relief combines dehesa, dense woodland, ravines, canyons and mountain ranges, crossed by the rivers Bembézar (with its tributary the Guadalora), Retortillo and Guadiato. The holm oak is the most abundant species, alongside cork oaks, Portuguese oaks, wild olives, carobs and dwarf palms, and poplars, willows and ash trees grow along the banks.

Its fauna includes the griffon vulture, the black vulture (with one of the largest colonies in Andalusia), the golden eagle, the black stork, the lynx, the wolf, the otter and the red deer. In the park is the San Calixto complex, with a community of Discalced Carmelites. Mediterranean woodland and silence a few kilometres from the city.

Source of the information: Parque natural Sierra de Hornachuelos (Wikipedia)