Location Castilla y León, Spain Province Province of Segovia Established 1989 | Nearest city Sepúlveda, Segovia Phone +34 921 54 03 22 | |
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Address 40317 Sepúlveda, Segovia, Spain Similar Ermita de San Frutos, Convento de Nuestra Señora d, La Pinilla, Sierra de Guadarrama, Cueva de los Enebralejos | ||
Hoces del Rio Duratón Natural Park (Spanish: Parque Natural de las Hoces del Río Duratón) is a natural park of 5,037 hectares 1,2 km West from Sepúlveda, Segovia. Its name refers to the Duratón River. "Las Hoces" refers to the series of 100m high gorges that were formed by the Duratón.
Saint Fructus (San Frutos) established himself here as a hermit in the 8th century; a monastery dedicated to him also exists within the park.
The park encompasses the towns of Sepúlveda, Sebúlcor and Carrascal del Río.
It is home to a population of griffon vultures, along with Egyptian vultures, common kestrels, and peregrine falcons.
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Hoces del Río Duratón Natural Park Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA