Arribes del Duero Natural Park

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Arribes del Duero
IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area)
Location Salamanca and Zamora Provinces, Castile and León, Spain
Nearest city Salamanca and Zamora
Coordinates 41°19′25″N 6°23′00″W / 41.32361, -6.383333Coordinates: 41°19′25″N 6°23′00″W / 41.32361, -6.383333
Area 106.105 ha
Established April 11, 2002
Visitors 16.064 (in 2006)
Governing body Castile and León
Website Arribes del Duero

Arribes del Duero and Douro Internacional covers 191.255 ha making it one of the largest protected areas in Europe.

Arribes del Duero Natural Park, in western Spain, covering 106.105 ha in the autonomous community of Castile and León. This zone are traversed by the river Duero.

The most notable characteristics of this natural space are its biodiversity and range of watercourses, which have eroded deep valleys and vertiginous precipices.

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