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Zona Volcánica de la Garrotxa
Girona · Cataluña
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The Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park, in the eastern Pyrenees, in Girona, is the best example of a volcanic landscape on the Iberian Peninsula. It was a Natural Site of National Interest in 1982 and a natural park in 1985, has 15,309 hectares and is shared between 11 municipalities.
It has about 40 volcanic cones and more than 20 lava flows. There are about 1,100 plant species and 307 vertebrate species.
In the crater of the Santa Margarida volcano stands a hermitage. Volcanic cones covered with beech and oak woods, in an unexpected landscape.
Source of the information: Parque natural de la Zona Volcánica de la Garrocha (Wikipedia)
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