Sotos y Riberas de Alfaro

The Sotos del Ebro in Alfaro are a nature reserve of riverside forest on the banks of the Ebro, in La Rioja Baja, on the border with Navarre. They were declared a Nature Reserve on 25 May 2001 and cover 476 hectares. Alfaro is the largest municipality in La Rioja, with 194.12 km².

Willows, white poplars, black poplars, alders, ash trees and elms grow here. 13 fish species, 20 of amphibians and reptiles, 172 of birds and 28 of mammals are recorded.

The reserve is divided into named sotos: La Nava, El Hormiguero, El Estajao and Máquinas, on the right bank, and Morales, the Soto Grande de Alfaro, La Duquesa and El Tamarigal, on the left. You can visit with a guide or on free routes, and the interpretation centre is in the Plaza de España. A green lung with birds and shade beside the river.

Source of the information: Alfaro (Sotos del Ebro) (Wikipedia)