World Heritage Cities in Spain

WORLD HERITAGE CITIES

mer months. Near the Cruz Conde Park you have the Córdoba Royal Botanical Gardens and the so-called Ciudad de los Niños , a park with endless attrac- tions and swings for little children, ideal if you're travelling with the family. Salamanca, Ávila, Toledo and Segovia, in the middle of mainland Spain, are all surrounded by extensive natural areas. In the Salamanca region, the Sierras de Béjar y Francia mountains and the Arribes del Duero Nature Reserve have both been declared Biosphere Reserves by the UNESCO in recognition for their environmental qualities. In Salamanca itself there are plenty of green areas. Take a walk in the Huerto de Calixto y Melibea and you'll get an incredible view of the cathedral, or in the Los Jesuitas Park in the heart of the city, and enjoy the peace and calm amongst the trees. In the province of Segovia, apart from the green areas within the city like the Dehesa Park and the beautiful Zuloaga Gardens , you'll love the amazing nature reserves like the Hoces del Duratón . the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park and the Sierra de Ayllón . To see Toledo from a different perspec- tive, you should take the Ecological Path , which starts at the Puente de Alcántara bridge and provides spec- tacular views of the city and the Tagus River. Further north, outside the histor- ical town centre, you'll find the Three Cultures Park , with spacious gardens. The natural wealth of Spain's islands is extraordinary. Ibiza not only has won- derful, fine sandy beaches, it also fea- tures dense forests of Mediterranean pine. The great variety of flora and fauna is especially evident in the Ses Salines Nature Reserve . This is a pro-

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