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El Torcal - Malaga natural parks
El Torcal - MalagaEl Torcal
Access from Antequera by the 3310 road to Villanueva de la Concepción.
About 12 km along the road you will come to the crossing for El
Torcal , once you have gone through the La Boca del Asno pass.
From Málaga, you take the Pedrizas motorway (N331).
This area, which form part of the limestone arc of the sub-Betic
sierras, was granted the classification of Natural Park in 1989.
There are almost 12 Km under protection, representing one of the
most important karst landscapes in the whole of Europe.
There are four geomorphologically distinct areas: Sierra Pelada,
Torcal Alto, Torcal Bajo and Tajos and Laderas. Together they
make up a genuine museum of natural sculptures, modelled by Nature
over the centuries the result of the erosion of limestone rock
that originated on the seabed during the Jurassic period, about
150 million years ago.
Also the area is of indisputable botanical interest. It is sufficient
to say that the area is home of more than 650 species of plant,
representing almos 100 families.
From the viewpoint of Las Ventanillas you can admire the magnificent
views of Villanueva de la Concepcion, the region of Campanillas
River and Málaga. On clear days, its even possible to see the
African Coast.
Due to its unusual limestone rock formations, Torcal de Antequera
Natural Park (Parque Natural Torcal de Antequera) boasts an impressive
landscape that is considered to be unique in the world. Its 1,171
hectares have often been used in science fiction films. It is
easy to get lost while walking in its labyrinth of rocks, depressions
and valleys, passages, landings and narrow passes. The limestone
nature of the terrain makes it especially susceptible to erosion
by climatological agents such as rain and wind. It belongs to
the Guadalhorce-El Torcal, area (13,616 hectares). In 1929, it
was declared a Place of National Interest.
Flora
Tree species are those typically found in mountain areas, primarily
maples, elders, gall oaks, hawthorns, blackthorns and small holm
oaks. The undergrowth mainly consists of scrub such as Centaurea
castellana, thyme, a species of shrub known as candilera, ivy,
bracken, moss, peony and irises. Also present are a number of
endemic species: elms, wild blackberries and wild grapevines (on
the edges of the stream).
Fauna
A wide variety of animal life, notably the rabbit, fox, wild cat
and weasel as well as some Spanish goats. Vultures, falcons, eagles,
sparrow hawks .
Other Parks:
- Park of Ardales
- Sierra de las Nieves National Park
- Montes de Malaga National Park
- Torcal de Antequera Park national
- Sierra de Grazalema Park national