Nature in Spain

Discover 34 places to experience unusual nature in Spain.

Torre Del Tajo

This 16th-century watchtower once defended Spain's Atlantic coast from pirates.

El Mejor Banco del Mundo

El Mejor Banco del Mundo (The Best Bench in the World)

This humble bench is considered the most beautiful in the world.

Jardins de la Tamarita

Barcelona, Spain

Jardines de la Tamarita

This mansion oasis contains gardens, sculptures, and fountains just off the busy Plaça Kennedy in Sant Gervasi.

Ahuehuete del Buen Retiro ("El Abuelo")

Ahuehuete del Buen Retiro ("El Abuelo")

One of Madrid's oldest trees, with a long and colorful history, resides in El Retiro Park.

Monumento a la Sabina de El Hierro

El Hierro, Spain

Monumento a la Sabina de El Hierro

Windswept juniper trees resemble surrealistic artwork, however, this juniper is actually a work of art.

Xorret de Cati Hill Cycling Sculpture

Castalla, Spain

Xorret de Cati Hill Cycling Sculpture

This statue celebrates the winners of one of the most popular mountain stages in the Vuelta a España cycle race.

Los Pilones.

Cabezuela del Valle, Spain

Los Pilones

Blue-green pools and smooth stones comprise one of Spain’s most idyllic hidden wonders.

Roque Cinchado and Teide.

La Orotava, Spain

Roque Cinchado

This unique rock formation is quite the local celebrity, although one day it may come crashing down.

Cave entrance

La Palma, Spain

Cueva de Las Palomas (Las Palomas Lava Tube)

Tour the inside of a massive lava tube formed during a 1949 volcanic eruption.

The pools.

La Palma, Spain

La Fajana Natural Pools

You can soak in three relaxing pools filled daily by the tide.

A mother Pyrenean Chamois and offspring.

Posada de Valdeón, Spain

Cantabrian Chamois of Asturias

These ungulates have quite literally bounced back from the brink of extinction.

Fragas do Eume

This enchanting natural park is a magical example of a temperate rainforest in Europe.

Icod de los Vinos, Spain

Drago Milenario

This local emblem is the oldest and largest dragon tree in the Canary Islands.

Circo lake in the park.

Rascafría, Spain

Peñalara National Park

A breathtaking and biodiverse wilderness in the mountain setting of Ernest Hemingway's "For Whom the Bell Tolls."

The beach.

La Palma, Spain

The Black Beaches of La Palma

Volcanic rocks ground down into sand make this Spanish beach as black as night.

Caves

Tamajón, Spain

Enchanted City of Tamajón

Whimsical sculptures and caves chiseled by nature over the millennia.