EXCURSIONS FROM THE COSTA DORADA - ELS PORTS NATURAL PARK

ELS PORTS NATURAL PARK

The Els Ports mountain range is located at the point where the territories of Catalonia, Aragon and Valencia converge. They exemplify the allure that results from a combination of nature and tradition.
The exceptional location of Els Ports, between the Iberian and the Catalan mountain ranges, allows for the presence and conservation of a unique and varied vegetation and flora, with examples of mountains and humid climate species, as well as those typical of the Mediterranean. It is a true geobotanical paradise, in which we can find more than a thousand different species. Of particular interest are the populations of beech, some of the most southerly on the Iberian Peninsula.

This large diversity of vegetation also gives rise to an abundant and varied fauna, the most notable of which is the Spanish ibex, an endemic species on the Iberian Peninsula. Many species of birds find Els Ports an ideal place of refuge, and there are many amphibians and reptiles.
Spectacular geological formations constitute an impressive landscape. The relief is of steep escarpments and deep, narrow ravines. The highest point, Mont Caro (1,447 metres), offers fabulous views of the Ebro Plain as for as the Delta and the other coastal and inland mountain ranges of the Terres de L'Ebre.