Top 15 Natural Monuments around Rivas-Vaciamadrid

The Europa Park in Torrejon de Ardoz, with its more than 230,000 m2 surface area, is the largest green area in the city and one of the parks with the greatest tourist attraction in the Community of Madrid. In addition to its ecological value, Parque Europa stands out for housing representations of some of the most important and well-known European monuments. Without leaving the park, it is possible to enjoy a European-inspired walk and come into contact with architectural and cultural works of art from the different European capitals represented. Without a doubt, Parque Europa is a place that offers top-level tourist interest for all tourists who visit the Madrid region.

El Soto de las Juntas is located in the Regional Park of the Southeast of the Community of Madrid. Located between the Manzanares and Jarama rivers, there is a lagoon where you can see species of great ornithological value. It is an easy level circular route on flat terrain, it is ideal for any time of the year.

'Los Cortados de Rivas': a green route for the whole family. This route extends for 13 kilometers and maintains a difficulty considered easy, for the whole family, since the proposed direction of the route is in continuous descent. The Rivas cliffs are the main attraction of this route, a geological formation that falls from the height on the Jarama valley. You can also see the Cerro del Telégrafo and the old town of Rivas Vaciamadrid.

The area of Lagunas de Velilla and Rio Jarama Regional Park is spectacular for hiking or hiking.

The plant cover that adorns the steep earthy slopes of the Jarama Valley is an exhibition of ingenious botanical adaptations to survive in the gypsum aljezares characteristic of the fertile plains of southeastern Madrid. The esparto grass forms large clumps of long, smooth leaves with a very dense and closed stump that retains moisture inside. The austere jabuna has a woody bearing, the stems are very fine and it does not exhibit bright colors that require high energy consumption, except in the flowering period. Another common plant of the cuts is the ontina or mugwort, used in popular medicine as an antidiabetic, vermifuge and invigorating, it develops thorns and discreet colors to avoid excessive perspiration. One of the most striking plants is the reseda, which has long, twisted stems. There are also thyme, scaly rosemary and harmaga, which defend themselves from the xerophytic environment with a reduced foliar surface and scaly leaves.

The Southeast Regional Park covers an area of 31,550 hectares in 16 municipalities of Madrid populations in constant expansion in the southeast of the capital, accentuating the peri-urban nature of the protected space, located in one of the most populated and industrialized areas of the Community of Madrid . A rich natural heritage of lagoons, wetlands, riverside forests, river groves and steppe hills make up a valuable set of ecosystems that are home to a unique flora and fauna in an environment of housing estates, roads, industrial farms and railways. A succession of strong contrasts that contribute to further elevate the environmental quality of the territory and the need to conserve these valuable wildlife refuges on the outskirts of the big city.

It is worth going to spend the day.

The Europa Park in Torrejon de Ardoz with its more than 230,000 m2 of surface is the largest green area in the city and one of the parks with the greatest tourist attraction in the Community of Madrid. In addition to its ecological value, the Europa Park stands out for hosting representations of some of the most important and well-known European monuments. Without leaving the park, it is possible to recreate with a walk of European inspiration and make contact with architectural and cultural works of art from the different European capitals represented. Without doubt, Parque Europa is a place that offers a first-rate tourist interest for all tourists visiting the Madrid region.