The  Ebro - Delta

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Provincia Tarragona / Tortosa-Costa / Tortosa-Oeste / BaixEbre

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El Ebro Delta cubre 320 km² y es la segunda grande tierra húmeda en el oeste del Mar Mediterráneo, después de la Camarga francésa. Contiene muchos hábitats naturales como no se conocen en el resto de Catalunya: extensos lagos de agua salada (así como La Tancada) o agua dulce (como L'Encanyissada), kilómetros de playas con dunas de arena (El Fangar) y salt yermos (Erms de la Tancada, Punta de la Banya), sitios donde agua dulce subterránea sube a la superficie (Els Ullals), bahías poco profundas (El Fangar or Els Alfacs), bosques de ribera e islas fluviales que, juntas al sistema ecológico creado por el hombre - campos de arroz y salinas - constituyendo un paisage único de grande riqueza natural.

This diversity of ecosystems and flora and fauna has led to the protection of a large part of the Delta and in 1983 it was declared a "natural park". It is in fact an ornithological paradise where you can see more than 300 species of birds. Some are sedentary and others migratory, spending the summer or winter here or perhaps just passing through. Species not found anywhere else in Catalonia include the white heron, the glossy ibis, the kingfisher, the squacco heron, and the flamingo, which join tens of thousands of ducks and other limicolous birds. The Delta is also rich in rare plants, amphibians, fish and endemic invertebrates.

The Natural Park provides facilities for visitors and scholars, including an ecomuseum with exhibits explaining the natural and agricultural environment of the area, various information centres, and a library. There is a biological station for the use of researchers, which also has a wildlife recuperation centre.

In addition to the undeniable ecological value of this area, a paradise for ornithologists and nature-lovers, we cannot forget the beauty of its unspoilt beaches. The Delta is also the story of man's struggle to tame a hard and difficult land through the cultivation of rice. The rice fields change colour with the seasons and they become lost in the infinity among small houses and villages. A boat trip to the river mouth is a must.