de la serra de mariola - Generalitat Valenciana

de la serra
de mariola
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Parc Natural de la Serra de Mariola
[email protected]
Mas dUll de Canals
Ctra. Alcoi-Banyeres, km 17.5
Apartado de correos 157
13450 Banyeres de Mariola (Alacant)
Tel. 965 56 63 83
http://parquesnaturales.gva.es
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and the Generalitat Valenciana (Autonomous Community Authority) for Undertaking
the Integral Management Plan for Conservation of the Natural Systems of the
Valencian Community’s Network of Nature Reserves.
Layout:
Benjamín Albiach Galán
Kun.Xusa Beltrán
Photography:
Benjamín Albiach Galán
Núria Lara Bernàcer
Miquel Vives i Miralles
G. B.
Map Design:
Pau Pérez Puigcerver
source: ICV (Cartographic Institute of Valencia)
Texts:
Environmental educacion team
Printed:
Legal Deposit:
Centro Especial de Empleo, IVADIS
Date of PORN approval:
2nd April 2001
Date on which it was declared a Nature Reserve:
8th gener 2002
Municipalities inside the Reserve:
Shared by Agres (723 m), Alcoy (560 m),
Alfafara (582 m), Banyeres de Mariola (816 m),
Bocairent (641 m), Cocentaina (435 m) and
Muro d'Alcoy (399 m), it has a rugged relief and
major contour differences, above all to the NE
(Montcabrer, 1390 m).
The Sierra de Mariola mountain range, whose
area of over 16,000 hectares was declared a
nature reserve on 8th January 2002, spreads over
the Vall d'Albaida, l'Alcoià and El Comtat counties,
and is one of the most well-established reserves
in Valencian popular culture.
Some prominent features of the area are the
many springs, country houses and a criss-crossing
paths all over it, which vouch for all the hard
work done taking advantage of the natural
resources by its former settlers - ice-dealers,
shepherds, woodcutters and others - who made
their living from this land.
These are all reasons why the Sierra de Mariola, a
real natural paradise in which there is a wealth of
floral species unequalled in the whole Valencian
Region, has become something that the local people fully identify themselves with and a major landmark whose attractions continue to appeal to
generations of hikers and day-trippers.
Human heritage
Countless archaeological findings bear witness
to man’s presence in the range since times
immemorial, mainly to the SE and in the proximity of Vinalopó, with numerous paintings and
remains of mainly Neolithic, Bronze age and
Iberian settlements.
An unquestionable symbol of these areas are the
cavas (snow well) – cellars or vaults used from the
16th to the 20th centuries for storing snow, transforming this into ice by compacting it and then
selling it in summer; transporting this to nearby
counties for use in preserving food, making icecreams or for therapeutic purposes.
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Other characteristic features of the human
influence on this landscape are the masías - selfsufficient country farmsteads, farming and
forestry units generally run by a single family,
based on cultivating unirrigated land and stockbreeding. There are also defensive buildings castles, spread over the peaks of the range, and
religious buildings - chapels.
Cava Arquejada and the
Montcabrer peak
Geology
Climate
In this huge limestone mass, which originated in
the Cretaceous age, when the zone coincided
with the edge of a sedimentary marine basin,
there are major palaeontological sites such as
the one in Querola, as well as outcrops of
materials (clays) proper to the Triassic age,
Keuper period.
Mariola enjoys a typically Mediterranean climate,
with a fairly large range of microclimates, and
major differences depending on the direction the
land faces and its altitude.
Most of the rainfall is on the northern and western faces, while the extreme southeast has the
most continental climate. Snow tends to be frequent in winter, above all in the higher parts and
more exceptionally in spring.
The higher zones of the range are subject to large
amounts of mist and dew, rainfall that cannot be
quantified but is not insignificant, especially for the
vegetation.
Karstic processes (dissolution of limestone rocks
by water) are what have mostly determined the
present morphology of the range, with emblematic formations such as the Cint ravine or the
Sarsa cave.
The snow is in the habit of being frequent in
the high levels of the Nature Reserve
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The Montcabrer from The Penyes Monteses
Plant life
Mariola, with its over 1400 vascular plants, is
doubtlessly a marvellous example of the biodiversity of species and settings. It is famous for the
ones with aromatic and medicinal properties:
Mariola sage, camomile, thyme, cat’s tail, hypericum, rock tea,... and for other ethno-botanical
uses that have been made of them since ancient
times; for preparing drinks, as a culinary condiment, as a remedy for all kinds of complaints,
preparing perfumes, and others.
In Mariola one can find anything from areas
degraded by fires to good examples of potential
climacic vegetation: the holm oak grove, and in
shady areas, mixed Mediterranean woods,
accompanied by kermes oaks, Mediterranean
mezereon, junipers, evergreen buckthorn, etc..
Most of the range is however covered with pine
trees and thickets with briar, heather, rockrose…
and there are also some good examples of edaphic vegetation in the Vinalopó area, and major plant
communities associated with springs (such as that
of Molí Mató).
Mariola sage
(Salvia blancoana subsp. mariolensis)
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The “Teixera d’Agres” yew tree grove is a major
feature, still containing some extraordinary specimens of this remarkable magic tree.
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Golden eagle
Fauna
Fox
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The great variety of environments also entails a
major diversity of fauna. There are thus insects
and many other invertebrates, amphibians (frogs
and toads) reptiles, (Iberian wall lizard and large
Psammodromus, ocellated lizard, Montpellier
snake, Lataste’s viper...), birds (finch, partridge,
serin, robin, common tit...; daytime birds of prey:
golden eagle, peregrine falcon, goshawk...; nocturnal birds: imperial owl, spotted owl, barn
owl...) and mammals (boar, rabbit, wild cat, stone
marten, weasel, genet, badger, fox...), colonising
woods, meadows, cliffs, caves, rivers, ponds
farmland and even urban centres.
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Vantage points in the sun
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Route: An outing to Sant Cristòfol Cross
Route: Preventorio (Alcoy)- La Horteta del Pobre Sant Cristòfol chapel and cross- La Horteta.
Duration: 1 hour
Distance: 2 kilometres
Ascent: 170 metres
The route starts in El Preventorio recreation area.
The building with the same name was built in the
1950s as a hospital for children with tuberculosis.
Years later it became a residence for orphans and
is an old people’s home today.
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The path starts by the large pond and heads into the
ravine, towards the Horteta del Pobre [point 1],
with barbecue facilities, tables, spring and a wooden bridge, all in a nicely prepared cool area. There
are many paths leading to the top – at an altitude of
921 m, with the cross and Sant Cristòfol chapel
[point 2], which is what gives its name to this public
area – so the most convenient option should be
taken to avoid the proliferation of new shortcuts
and to reduce the erosion process on the slope;
head up through the pines where there is a covering of perennial grass and the odd savin juniper; also
rosemary bushes, blackthorn, salvia cistus, hipericum ericoides, evergreen buckthorn...
With a little luck you will be accompanied on
the way by the majestic flight of the griffon vulture, a species which has colonised the cliffs of
the Cint ravine and surroundings, thanks to a
reintroduction scheme (Canyet Project). The
present chapel, restored some years ago, is a
20th century building constructed on an early
14th century one: beside it there is a cistern
and the large iron cross, either metres high,
that can be seen a long way off, and was built
in the 1950s to replace the original wooden
one, made in 1903, which was destroyed
during the Civil War.
From this wonderful vantage point one can see
the city of Alcoy and surrounding mountain
ranges: La Serreta, Els Plans, Carrascal de la Font
Roja, the Almudaina range, Serrella, Aitana and
the Puig Campana. To the north you will be surprised by the Cint ravine and the foothills of
Mariola, with Cocentaina and its castle and
mount Benicadell in the background - Beniarrés
reservoir at its feet – and the distant Safor
mountains; to the west, El Castellar and the
green fields of Baradello.
We should stress that the whole area, chapel,
paths and surroundings, have been prepared
through the anonymous and uninterested
endeavours of many retired residents of Alcoy,
lovers of the mountains and who have year
after year made this place their own and
everyone else’s home.
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The way back to the starting point is by a less
steeply-sloping path which you should leave
before reaching Baradello de Moia to go back
to the beginning in a fast and easy descent.
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Font del Molí Mató,
microreserve
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In the shade of the snow well
An outing through Mariola’s shady areas
Route: The Convent (Agres)- Montcabrer shelter
and cava de La Habitació - Cava Gran icehouseMontcabrer shelter - The Convent.
Duration: 3 hours
Distance: 7.5 kilometres
Ascent: 455 metres
tle (12th century). In the 15th century, the Virgin
Mary appeared to a mutilated shepherd at the top
of a hackberry tree in this same spot. To commemorate this fact a chapel was built, and later on
the Franciscan convent. Above all in September
this chapel is visited by a long procession of people from the surrounding area.
Starting from the Convent recreation area, go up
the left-hand slope from which you can see the
Molí ravine and town of Agres. In a few metres
you will come to the foot of the chapel [point 1],
built on the ruins of an old originally Moslem cas-
The path, steep at first, heads into the ravine,
where it is crossed by many others; in order
to avoid the growing erosion, we recommend
always following the option with the least
slope. This path was used by the ice-makers
who transported the ice on their beasts of
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El Teix
burden to the villages in these counties. Then go
on up through the Mediterranean thickets of
Aleppo pines while you enjoy the panorama
behind you.
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Cross a forest path which leads to La Teixera
d’Agres, continue along the track until you come
up to El Teix ice-house (18th century) which may
go unnoticed through being almost covered by
ivy. A little further on you will reach Montcabrer
shelter, built in 1975 on the remains of the former
Habitació house [point 2], where the ice-dealers
who worked in the zone spent the night during
the snow collecting period. In a few metres you
will come to the cava known as La Habitació
(18th century) which still keeps its masonry dome
almost intact. Right at the top of El Teix is the
lookout hut. This point has an outstanding view:
Montcabrer, Recingle, la Valleta d’Agres, the
counties of the Vall d’Albaida and La Costera,
Benicadell, Beniarrés reservoir and La Safor in the
background; Albureca, Almudaina, the Serrella
and Aitana.
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Go on along the path by the forest road southeast
towards Cava Gran ice-house (also known as
Cava Arquejada), an obvious symbol of this range.
Built from the 17th to 18th centuries, it was in use
until the early 20th century, and again used at
times during the Civil war. It is 11 m deep with a
15 m internal diameter, three arches crossing in
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PORN (Planning scheme of Natural Resources)
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Route: An outing to Sant Cristòfol Cross
límite administrativo
An outing through Mariola’s shady areas
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An outing along the head of the River Vinalopó
Route: An outing through Comtat county
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Go back along your track to the shelter and take
the forest track that drops down to the left, to the
north-east, where you will find juniper, kermes
oak, briar, thyme, Mariola sage or hedgehog
broom. As you go back down you may find traces
of stone martens, foxes or boars. Go by Tío
Rufino spring to end up crossing an asphalted
track which leads on the left to the Fuente del
Molí Mató recreation area. To return to the starting point go to the right and continue along the
Convent path, flanked by huge cypresses which
welcome you back, walking along in front of the
cavities known as the Bou Caves.
the centre, in line with the vertices of the outer
hexagon. This structure held up the beam and
thatched-latticework vault, finished off with Arab
tiles. Inside it you will see a sturdy yew tree.
Nearby there is a spring by the access tunnel.
This high point is the priority habitat of many
birds such as the crow, the wheatear, or the
Alpine accentor, apart from birds of prey such as
the kestrel or golden eagle
Santuari de la mare de Déu
del Castell/el Convent (Agres)
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Cava Gran (Agres)
Font de la Coveta
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Mas de Galbis
Blanes (Molí de
Dalt i de Baix)
La Borrera
(Molí Campana)
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Information centre “Ull de Canals”
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The Water way. An outing along the head
of the River Vinalopó
The route starts at the farmstead known as Mas
d’Ull de Canals, taking the forest path appearing
to your left that will then be followed almost to
the end of the route. On the left you will see terraces of olives and almonds, and quite a few little
houses scattered around the area known as El
Ansarí. To the right, the prevalent vegetation is
bushes with pine trees. Ahead of you Vinalopó
castle comes increasingly into view and while you
walk you will be able to see the effects of the devastating fire in 1994 on the nearby slopes.
Route: Mas d’Ull de Canals farmstead (Banyeres de
Mariola)- La Borrera (Molí Campana)- Blanes factory (Molino de Baix y de Dalt)- Fuente de la
Coveta spring - Mas d’Ull de Canals farmstead
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
Distance: 6.5 kilometres
Ascent: 20 metres
This route goes along the upstream stretch of the
river Vinalopó, with water as its salient feature,
through countryside characterised by riverbank
ecosystems, hazelnut trees and market gardens, apart
from items connected with making use of water:
ponds, canals, dams and mills used at old factories.
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Going on between the terraces, after about 2.5
kilometres from the start, you will reach the
Campana mill [point 1], with its characteristic
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Blanes factory (Molino de Baix y de Dalt)
chimney. In the beginning, in 1712, the building
was designed as a flour mill; later on, in 1810, it
was converted into a paper mill (a full-scale factory complex, famous for its smoking paper)
and finally -between 1855 and 1968- it was
transformed for production in the textile sector.
The track goes on in parallel to the river, through
the pretty riverbank wood made up of poplars,
willows, reeds and other species, accompanied by
the flight of golden orioles, nightingales, robins
and other birds which brighten up the way with
their lively colours and pleasant song.
Head on upstream until you come to the series
of factories in Blanes [point 2]: originally set up
as flour mills (later 18th century) and turned
Blanes chimney
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The Vinalopó River
into the paper sector from the early 19th century until 1942.
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Cross the river and go on up the path that leads
through the interior of the riverbank forest, the
habitat of large numbers of creatures such as the
common frog, the viperine snake, or some wellconcealed trout. As you walk along by holm oaks,
willows and some climbing plants, it will not take
long to get to La Coveta spring [point 3]: a cavity
around two metres high in a little dell to the right
of the path. This has traditionally been considered
as the birth of the Vinalopó, though in actual fact
the water comes from Els Brulls, or even from an
area further up, close to the Mas de Bodí.
What is indeed true is that the water permanently comes to the surface in this spring, thus
creating a real river of life. The water goes on its
way through Sax, Elda, close to the Sierra de
Crevillent range, crossing Elche and disappearing
before reaching the sea. This covers a total of 92
km with little flow, as the river has since ancient
times been used as the driving force of textile
and paper factories, and also for irrigating the
crops on its banks.
To go back, head directly along the forest track
towards the factories and from there to the surroundings of the Mas d’Ull in Canals.
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recreation area
Ermita de Sant Cristòfol (Cocentaina)
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A date with history
Route: An outing through Comtat county
Route: Palau Comtal (Cocentaina)- El RavalSanta Bàrbara Chapel – Cocentaina Castle- Sant
Cristòfol Chapel- Pla de la Font- La Vila- Palau
Comtal.
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
Distance: 4.5 kilometres
Ascent: 265 metres
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The route starts at the Palau Comtal, a Gothicrenaissance palace of great artistic and architectural quality, built over a former 12th century
Moslem building at the orders of Roger de Lauria,
the first feudal lord of the town.
The walks sets off from the Plaça del Mercat,
along the alleys in the former Moslem district
of the Raval, with their peculiar winding layout
among low, narrow houses. Go on along Calle
del Forn and El Salvador church, until you come
to the cross, from which you will follow a concrete path as far as Santa Bàrbara Chapel recreation area [point 1]: this is a “conquista” type
building dating back to the second half of the
13th century. Go on, crossing the road, to take a
path by an electricity pylon which zigzags along
the side of the mountain to head up the slope
without difficulty, by crops of olives and almonds
repeated all along the route, on land wrenched
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tants of the surrounding farmsteads. In a gothic
military style, with ogival shapes in arches, doors
windows and interior decoration, it has a square
floor plan 13x12 m, on a masonry embankment
and 2 storeys, with an interior patio and cistern.
Now restored, you can visit this by requesting the
keys from Cocentaina Council. From the vantage
point you can see from left to right, La Quebrantà
ravine, Albaida pass, Benicadell mountain, La Safor
mountains, Beniarrés reservoir, the Sierra de
Almudaina, Aitana, La Serreta, el Carrascal de la
Font Roja, Els Plans and finally the Pico Negre, a
stone spur behind which there are the Monteses
and Montcabrer peaks.
Cocentaina castle
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from the mountain in a practice inherited from
the Arabs. Then you will head into a dense pine
forest with briar, rosemary, buckthorn and as you
get higher up, camomile, rabo de gato (Sideritis
angustifolia), field eryngo and the Lygos sphaerocarpa shrub. The presence of excrement here
indicates the presence of fauna: foxes, field mice,
rabbits, etc; it is easy to observe the flight of birds
such as the Sardinian warbler, common kestrel
or the coal tit.
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The path links up with a track that leads to a vantage point at the feet of the castle (point 2): a
Christian tower dating back to the 13th-14th centuries, built on the remains of an old 10th century
Moslem castle, which had some military control
over the important route through the surrounding land, as well as offering shelter for the inhabi-
Go down to the west along the concreted path
between little houses with hawthorn, kermes
oak, buckthorn and cat’s claw, mixed in with
ornamental species and cultivated terraces;
ignore any forks until you come to a path on
the left in a pine spinney which forms part of
Sant Cristòfol recreation area Chapel [point 3],
th
erected in the 15 century in a woody zone
ideal for a rest.
Leave by the car park towards the road, ignoring the fork to the left leading to Les Huit
Piletes and continue along the road, around 150
m, until you come to an asphalted track on the
right. In a few metres this changes into a path
which drops around the hill to the first houses
in the village and the Pla de la Font, from which
you should go on through the streets of the Vila
to the starting point.
· El Preventorio (Alcoy): around the former children’s
hospital. There are open barbecue facilities, running
water, rustic tables, bar with toilets and public swimming pools in summer.
· Refugio Les Foietes (Cocentaina): a small recreation
area depending on the Centre Excursionista
Contestà.
· Ermita de Santa Bàrbara (Cocentaina): an area
with a thick pine wood around the chapel. The facilities consist of tables, running water and a children’s
recreation area. Accessible for people with reduced
mobility.
· Ermita de Sant Cristòfol (Cocentaina): a shady area
in the chapel grounds, with a bar-restaurant, running
water, barbecue facilities, tables, toilets and a children’s recreation area. Accessible for people with
reduced mobility.
· La Querola (Muro d’Alcoi).
· Font de Mariola Recreation area (Bocairent): right
in the heart of the range. It has tables, barbecue
facilities, toilets, running water and controlled camping site (information at 012).
· Campamento de Mariola (Bocairent): private. Has
a bar-restaurant, camping site and wooden huts.
· Santuario de la Mare de Déu d’Agres (Agres): in
the higher part of the town. Has a restaurant, running water and rustic tables. Accessible for people
with reduced mobility.
· Fuente del Molí Mató (Agres): includes the
Zamorano shelter (with toilets and a camping site,
information at 012) and the surroundings of the natural spring, with tables and barbecue facilities.
· Font del Tarragó (Alfafara): a zone with thick pines,
with running water, tables, barbecue facilities and a
children’s zone.
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Recreation areas
Molí Mató Recreation Area
Cuisines
The mountain villages all have a rich and varied
gastronomy, specialities being: olla stew, borreta
filled beans, pericana dried pepper dish and cold
meats dressed with herbs.
Sweets are also highly appreciated: pastries,
coated nuts, sweet potato or almond cakes.
The most highly appreciated drink is herbero:
anise liquor macerated with herbs and also infusions: timonet, sage, peppermint..., all imbued
with this land’s aroma.
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Agres
Font de Mariola
Accesses
Sierra de Mariola nature reserve covers 7 municipalities: Agres, Alfafara, Alcoy, Banyeres de
Mariola, Bocairent, Cocentaina and Muro d’Alcoy.
The town and village centres and the roads
between them are approximately the boundaries
of the range.
By road the main access both from Alicante or
from Valencia is the N-340 road axis, which
communicates Muro d’Alcoy, Cocentaina and
Alcoy. To get to Agres and Alfafara Road CV700, is the best way. It is also possible to get
here from the CV-81, going through Bocairent
and Banyeres. To come to the Information
Centre of the Nature Reserve, in Mas d’Ull de
Canals, take road CV-795 which joins Alcoy and
Banyeres (km. 17.5). The only communication route
crossing the range from north to south is the CV794, which links the towns of Bocairent and Alcoy.
This road is one of the main accesses to places of
special interest such as the Font de Mariola recreation area, located in the heart of the range. The
other recreation areas are located in the edges,
close to the town and village centres.
One very interesting and recommendable alternative is the traditional Valencia-Xàtiva-Alcoy train
line, with stops in Agres, Cocentaina and Alcoy,
from which you can enjoy the lovely landscapes and
settings that this crosses.
This is a protected space of superb landscape beauty and great natural and cultural value. In order to keep it for future
generations:
Always bear in mind the danger of fire. Make fires
only in the places specially designed for this and do
not drop any cigarette ends.
Always pick up any rubbish and waste that you create, to take this back to where it came from. Leave
the place where you have been as clean as possible.
Keep on your toes and pay attention to all your
senses to enjoy your visit to the utmost.
Free camping is not allowed: there are controlled
areas for this.
Follow the paths and tracks as this will help to
reduce erosion. Whenever you can try to move on
foot, by bicycle or on horse, so as to reduce the
contamination and enjoy the landscape more.
Respect any animals and plants that you find on
your way.
If you take your dog with you keep it on a leash at
all times to avoid bothering other visitors.
Respect private property.
It is advisable to take these routes in small groups
(from 15 to 20 persons).
The best and most enduring souvenir of your trip
is doubtlessly a photo. Make responsible use of all
the resources.
Lastly, in the event of any emergency, call 112.
Rules