
Cornalvo Natural Park

Cornalvo
The El Cornalvo Natural Park is located near Mérida; inside, you can find the reservoir that bears the same name, on the Alberrega River, and its dam.
This space is made up of two parallel mountain ranges in an east-west direction. Not very high, these mountain ranges are called Sierra del Moro and Sierra Bermeja.
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Cornalvo Natural Park
Ctra. de Trujillanos-Embalse de Cornalvo s/n.
06892 Trujillanos, Badajoz (Extremadura)
Badajoz (Extremadura):
- Aljucén
- Guareña
- Mérida
- Mirandilla
- San Pedro de Mérida
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What you need to know
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Cultural information
The Cornalvo Natural Park is near the city of Mérida, whose Roman archaeological site is a World Heritage Site. Its Roman theatre stands out. Inside the park, you can find the Roman Cornalvo dam, declared a National Monument in 1912. It is a reservoir, shaped like a horn, about 4 kilometres long.
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Environmental information
Its fauna is of particular notice. More than 200 species of vertebrates have been catalogued in the area. Among them, the Montagu's harrier.
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Information for visits
Access to the park is free, and best done from Mérida.