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The Tablas de Daimiel. Stopover and rest place
Thousands of migratory birds from around Europe make a stop in the Tablas de Daimiel National Park. Whoever waits for their arrival is certain not to regret seeing one of the most beautiful natural shows in Europe. Amongst the best known are the purple heron, the grey heron, the black-crowned night heron, the American bittern, the red-crested pochard, the northern shoveller and the Eurasian widgeon or the northern pintail on their way to the African continent in search of good weather. If this is your case, be sure that you will see them in the Tablas de Daimiel National Park, making a break on their trip to freshen up and rest before going on. The image we have been left of La Manc -
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Sepúlveda and Las Hoces del Duratón
Sepúlveda is a small, pretty village, as old as the smell of roast lamb floating through the village square. Its cobbled streets take us to one of the most unexpected places on these Castile plains: the Las Hoces del Duratón Nature Park. Immediately below the village we find scenery of chalky towers in the midst of the desert, with nothing to envy of the typical American postcards of the plains of Colorado. Just a few metres away, the river Duratón has dug out a luxuriant paradise along the course of its waters. Binoculars must be taken to watch the birds of prey close up, and also a stick for walking and a swimsuit for crossing the Durat&oac -
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