The Duero river from
La Code (Mieza) |
In the northwest
of the province, in the lands along the Spanish-Portuguese
border, the river Duero has dug deep valleys that
carve the granite landscape. Spectacular walls and
headlands have developed, allowing the water to
cover the difference of altitude that separates
the plateau from the Atlantic ocean.
These geographical conditions have favored a special,
very benign microclimate, with crops and typically
Mediterranean
species of flora
and fauna.
On the slopes and hillsides irrigated by the Duero,
Tormes,
Águeda,
Yeltes,
Huebra,
Uces
or Camaces
rivers, the traveller will be able to encounter
olive trees, orange trees, almond trees, prickly
pears, junipers, oaks, and cork oaks where martens,
boars, badgers, foxes and otters live that are watched
over from the sky by tawny vultures, eagles, or
black storks.
Due to the environmental quality of these places,
they have recently been declared a Nature
Park. |
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map |
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vía
de la plata
