On the AS-255, near the town of Somiedo, there are two road signs you don’t get on your driving test. A yellow plate says WARNING on a drawing representing two bears crossing the road. We are coming to the realm of the King of the mountains, the Somiedo nature park just 80 km from Oviedo. Declared a biosphere reserve in the year 2000, Somiedo was the first park in Asturias to achieve the European Charter of Sustainable Tourism. And this is what has always been pursued here, to encourage visitors to enjoy nature while causing the least possible impact. This mentality, along with incredible geographical surroundings, has enabled the proliferation of a species which seemed condemne

  Archipelagos are special places. Their isolation in the middle of the water means that in their interior the flora and fauna are distinguished from those living in large continental spaces, forming a very interesting biodiversity for those who understand and plant and animal lovers. The Balearic Islands are no exception.  Their particular collection of local flora is at the El Camp d'en Prohom mansion. Built in 1900, since 1985 it has housed the great garden of Majorca and the Balearic Islands. Baptised as the Sóller Botanical Gardens, it is now the largest repository of information, experience and collections of biological diversity on the Mediterranean arc