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El Torcal The fantastic National Park beside "La Joya"
Mysterious Torcal—is an enormous formation of rocks where the erosion of a thousand years has made them look like towers of a bewitched city. There are some points in El Torcal where the visitor’s steps seem to echo in underground cavities, and others where his breath remains suspended in a motionless vibration of air. In the El Torcal Park you will find the most beautiful and impressive limestone landscape in Europe. The whole area was under sea until one hundred million years ago. Then the violent movements of the Earth’s crust forced it upward into hills and mountains up to 1.300 m., the limestone still kept its layered horizontal formation. Wind and rain chiselled away to form incredible shapes. The Park is very popular with hikers. Footpaths lead from the visitor centre in the middle. Walks of up to two hours are marked by yellow arrows, longer walks by red. The park is also a pleasure for natural historians, with fox and weasel populations, and colonies of eagles, hawks and vultures. It also protects rear plants and flowers. Orchid enthusiasts will be captivated by the 30 varieties of the plant growing in the park. It is a "MUST" for every visitor to Andalusia to visit this park.
"El Torcal" National Park
Almond trees and "El Torcal"
Inside of "El Torcal"
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