Duratón River Gorges Natural Park | |
Iucn Category: | V |
Location: | Castilla y León, Spain |
Nearest City: | Sepúlveda, Segovia |
Established: | 1989 |
Duratón River Gorges Natural Park (Spanish; Castilian: Parque Natural de las Hoces del Río Duratón) is a natural park of,[1] west of Sepúlveda, Segovia, Castile and León, Spain. The park contains a series of high gorges that were formed by the Duratón River.[2]
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 surrounds the pre-existing villages of Sepúlveda, Sebúlcor, and Carrascal del Río.[1]
It is home to a population of griffon vultures,[3] along with Egyptian vultures, common kestrels, and peregrine falcons.[4]