Serra d'Irta Natural Park ( ca-valencia, Parc Natural de la Serra d'Irta, es, Parque Natural de la Sierra de Irta) is a
natural park in
Valencian Community), Southern Spain. It contains 7,744 hectares of land, as well as a shoreline of
marine nature reserve of the adjacent
Mediterranean Sea. It was declared a protected area in 2002.
The park protects the environment of large zones of the
Serra d'Irta mountain range with the highest elevation being the pico Campanilles (or Campanella) at 572 metres, and the coastal area of the
Costa del Azahar with the reefs of the marine reserve extending into the sea.
The range runs parallel to the coast and forks in the south in an area separated by the Estopet valley. On the coastal side the mountains descend abruptly along 12 km with numerous cliffs, coves and cornices.
Large swathes of urbanized and touristic areas of the coastal side of Serra d'Irta located at the northern end near
Peníscola
Peníscola () or Peñíscola (), anglicised as Peniscola, is a municipality in the Province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain. The town is located on the Costa del Azahar, north of the Serra d'Irta along the Mediterranean coast. It is a po ...
, as well as at the southern end, near
Alcossebre, are not included in the Park.
See also
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Natural park (Spain)
References
External links
Natural Park of Sierra de IrtaNatural Parks of the Valencian Community
(English, Spanish, Valencian)
Natural parks of Spain
Natural parks of the Valencian Community
Marine reserves of Spain
Protected areas of the Valencian Community
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