NATURAL PARK ISLAS COLUMBRETES

Almost 50 km from the coast, it is one of the largest volcanic areas in the community, and a set of islets and écueils forming 4 groups, each bearing the name of the largest island: . Grossa, Ferrera, Foradada and El Carallot. These islands are only the tip of the islands, 21 hectares against 4 434 hectares under the sea. The only inhabited island, the Illa Grossa also hosts a lighthouse. A long refuge for pirates and smugglers, the site was declared Natural Park in 1988 to protect fish and seabed via a fishing reserve. A visitor centre will learn more about the fauna and flora of this area. On the other hand, you will no longer meet the many snakes and snakes who gave their names to these islands. They were exterminated in a great fire in the th century.