シエラデバザの天然記念物・トップ7

La Fuente de la Salud is a charming place located in Baza. Legend has it that this was the place where Alfonso XI set up his camp. Its origin was due to the need to channel the spring that supplies the population. The Health Fountain was built by Francisco del Castillo in the 16th century, although local stonemason Alonso González Bailén also took part. It is located about 2 km northeast of Baza along the Virgen de la Salud path. If you are a lover of nature and history, the Fountain of Health and its surroundings are a perfect place to explore. Enjoy the beauty of Baza and its landscapes! 🌿🏞️

The Mirador de Narváez is an impressive place in the Sierra de Baza Natural Park. From the top, we can see the Hoya de Baza behind and the Morrón Alto forest surveillance booth. The Calar de Santa Bárbara, at 2271 meters, is the highest peak in the Sierra de Baza Natural Park.

The Pino de la Señora is probably one of the oldest trees in the Sierra de Baza Natural Park. The trail around it is gorgeous and fun, but it can be challenging on a mountain bike.

It is an incredible place full of pine trees. The surface of this place is waterproof, so when the snow melts, the famous wet meadows are formed, forming a postcard panorama.

To get here you will first have passed through almond and elm trees, and later through pine trees. Once up, there is a wide panoramic view of the area, with views of the highest peak in the Sierra de Baza Natural Park, the Calar de Santa Bárbara (2,271 m.) and the Hoya de Baza that contrasts with the greenery of this mountain range.

This source, also like Fuente Narváez, comes from an underground gallery of carbonate rocks. It has a low flow, not exceeding 10 l/s but it does not run out at any time of the year. In its surroundings we can find cypresses, ash trees, plum trees, loquats, poplars and Aleppo pines.

The ascent to the summit of the Santa Bárbara peak (2,271 m) starts from the car park at the pass along a well-signposted mining lane. Immediately there is the detour that goes up to the summit and other paths to visit the old lead and fluorite mines of Calar. The path passes between the mouths of several mines protected by wooden walkways and reaches the highest peak of the natural park. The panorama surrounds the entire horizon of the province of Granada, with good views of Sierra Nevada and the broken profile of the Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas mountains. The descent is through the same place until the pass of the Mina.

The path skirts the slopes of the Fonfría ravine and when it begins to descend it enters a repopulated pine forest where the route disappears, there are stone milestones but they are not enough, it is important to have an idea of basic orientation to stay on course and follow the track, the Pino de la Señora is "hidden" in the forest and does not appear by chance, you have to get to the clearing where the magnificent specimen is, considered the oldest and most monumental tree in the Sierra de Baza Natural Park. The pine is leaning to one side because for a time it was used to extract resin and the branches grew towards the side where the cut was not, in this way the weight of the branches has brought the old pine to the edge of collapse.