de las hoces del cabriel

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Photography: Benjamín Albiach Galán Equipo de Educación ambiental del Parc Natural G. B.

Map Design: Pau Pérez Puigcerver source: ICV (Cartographic Institute of Valencia)

Printing this material has been possible thanks to the Cooperation Agreement Texts: Environmental educacion team signed on 21st April 2006 by the Caja de Ahorros y Pensiones de Barcelona, "la Caixa" and the Generalitat Valenciana (Autonomous Community Authority) for Undertaking Printed: Centro Especial de Empleo, IVADIS the Integral Management Plan for Conservation of the Natural Systems of the Legal Deposit: ’s Network of Nature Reserves . The Hoces del Cabriel Nature Reserve, one of the most remarkable natural spaces in Valencia, particularly significant for its flora, fauna, countryside, geological characteristics and socio-economic and cultural features connected with the traditional rural lifestyle, is located in the county of Requena , between the municipal areas of Villargordo del Cabriel, Venta del Moro and Requena.

The nature reserve, covering a surface area of 31,446 hectares, is based on the River Cabriel as its structural axis and natural boundary between the communities of Castilla la Mancha and Valencia. The lack of anthropic pressure and the presence of good quality water give this natural area great interest, containing as it does ecosys- tems of great environmental value, with a large number of curious species, some major examples being the riparian ecosys- tems, rocks and brushland, forming a mosa- ic of outstanding beauty. Miguel Galán Torres the earliestgiantcamelsinEurope ( million yearsago)andwhereimportant fossilsof and plantsfromthelateMiocene age(around6 which hasimmenseresourcesof fossilmammals Palaeontology sitelocatedinVenta delMoro, The “PuentedelaVía”,animportant numerous, andinclude: The culturalresourcesprovidedbytheparkare all overthisterritory. why tracesofhumaninvolvementcanbefound plateau andtheLevantecoastalregion,whichis important linksbetweentheMesetainland La Mancha,formingovertheagesoneofmost between theValencian CommunityandCastilla- The riverCabrielformsanaturalfrontier Cultural Heritage Paracamellus ry, fromwhichtimetheplantations ofvines Winemaking enjoyedaboomfrom the18 Morenos. dence oftheseremaininginthe Rambla delos county leftthecultivationofgrapevines,withevi- Villargordo delCabriel.TheIberianageinthis Kelín inCaudetedelasFuentes, and“Moluengo”in “El Molón” inCamporrobles,theIberiantownof there arethe“CasilladelCura”inVenta delMoro, Prehistoric times.From IberianandRoman times area, vouchingforman’s presenceinthislandsince There arenumerousarchaeologicalsitesinthe toothed tigersetc.havebeenfound. Soriae in theworld),predecessorsofbulls( Aguirrei ), hippopotami,giantelephants,sabre- ), antelopes( Tragoportax Ventiensis Casas deCárcel(Requena) , unique th Parabos centu- aquifers emerge. Keuper gypsums,marlsandclays, inwhichsalty These areoperationslocated inoutcropsof which untilashorttimeagocontinued tobeinuse. salt flatsinJaraguasandVillargordo delCabriel, Special mentionshouldbegiven tothecontinental one runningintheValencian Community. Casas delRío,datingbacktothe18 and LaManchatoValencia; andthewaterwheelof and whichactedasapathfromRequena toToledo bridge, builtinthe16thcentury, onaRoman base, ferent ageshavebeenfound.From theVadocañas the riverCabrielremainsofarchitecturedif- resource, isalwaysassociatedwithitsusebyman.In The continuingpresenceofwater, asanatural important wineriesthatcanbevisited. scattered amongthereserve,someofthesewith extended alongwiththevillagesandfarmsteads Archaeological depositofthe Solana delasPilillas th century, theonly (los Duques)

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Ciro province ofValencia. classified asaPlaceofGeological Interestinthe ing aspectacularverticalcrest.The wholespotis of thesoftestpartsrockand thusgenerat- “Los Cuchillos”,originatingthrough theerosion geological formationofgreatsingularityknownas As wellasthesefeaturesonemustmentionthe Purgatorio” Sartén”, “LaHozdeVicente”,anddel main twistsinthistrackbeing“ElRabo dela area -whatisknownasthe“HocesdelCabriel”, ly beautifullandscape,uniqueintheValencian winding courseoftheriverbedformsanextreme- and dolomitesoftheUpperCretaceousage.The has carvedadeepcanyonoutofthelimestone The RiverCabriel,amaintributaryoftheJucar, Geology Hoz “ElRabodelaSartén” (Venta delMoro) Equipo de Educación ambiental del Parque Natural (Venta delMoro) Cuchillos - InRequena: Carreteraravine,saltflatsofEl - InVenta delMoro:ElMororavine,Peñón - InVillargordodelCabriel:theCanalejaswater- following watercourses: fauna, aswelltheruggedlieofland,are through theimportanceoftheirgeology, floraand of itstributariesthatareworthymention and considerablyenrichesitsnaturalassets.Some a richhydrographicalnetworkwhichdiversifies the banksofRiverCabriel,butalsoextendsto The protectednaturalareadoesnotonlycover important floralcomposition. as regardsprovidingahighlyinterestingand Keuper marlandgypsum,withallthatthismeans of theriverasfarCofrentes;stressing in VillargordodelCabrielandthesecondstretch examples oftheformerareTriassic outcrops Mesozoic andCenozoiceras.Someimportant The NatureReserve areaincludessoilsfromthe Morenos, CaballeroandSalinasdeHortola. Saladar, Albosa,Alcantarilla,LosDuques, Boquerón ravine. Hundido, Lombardo,delTollo Guisopoandthe course andtheMoluengoravine. seen fromthe Valle oftheFonseca cliffs surroundingthis- associated withtheriverenvironmentand The mostimportanthabitatsintheareaare Plant life - - “DosHermanos”pineinVillargordo - Portuguese oaksinHórtola - StonepinesandholmoaksintheCampoArcís Zones ofspecialbotanicalinterest: Spanish juniper, etc.. rosemary, lentisk,strawberrytree,boxwood, The woodisrichinMediterraneanspeciessuchas Valencian oaks( ( holm-oaks halepensis ered withspinneysofAleppopine( The rockywallssurroundingtheriverarecov- along withtheseparticularlyremarkablewoods. tamarisks; rushes,reedsandgiantgrow sisting ofwoodspoplars,willowsand the bestkeptriverbankwoodinthisregion,con- great environmentalvalue.TheCabrielValley is La Portera ), withtheoccasionalpresenceof juniper Quercus ilexsup.Rotundifolia Quercus faginea Hoces (Villargordo delCabriel) “Dos Hermanos” and ). Cuchillos ) and - with Pinus pine

Equipo de Educación ambiental del Parque Natural 2000 NETWORK. Special Protection forBirds)in the NATURA del Cabrielbeingdeclareda ZEPA (Zoneof This densityofbirdspreyhas ledtoLasHoces chyaetos ( these thatweshouldstressareBonelli’seagle tral areaoftheValencian Community. Someof representation ofbirdspreyinthewholecen- This areaconcentratesthemostconsiderable being ofinterest. river, bothwithnumerousspeciesclassifiedas cliff habitatsandtheassociatedwith standing interestinrespectofitsfauna,the HocesdelCabrielnaturereservehasout- The Fauna Hieraetus fasciatus ) andthelong-earedowl( ), thegoldeneagle( Spanish ribbednewt (Pleurodeles waltl) Asio otus Aquila ).

B. Albiach Galán references totheEurasianotter( reserves intheValencian Community, withrecent The riverCabrielisalsooneofthebest tions intheprovince. Requena constitutethemostcontinental popula- mens inthemunicipalareas of Cofrentesand - Turkish gekko ulations ofthelatter. and thetributarywatercourses,stressingpop- sented inthefourmunicipalareas,bothriver - Spanishterrapin petology intheValencian Community. Reptiles: - Spanishribbednewt area ofRequena. Cabriel’s tributarywatercoursesinthemunicipal Community, thathassettledattheheadof One oftheveryfewpopulationsinValencian - EastIberianpaintedfrog Amphibians: in theriverCabriel. uation nationwidecontrastswithgoodpopulations autochthonous crab( - Loina Fish: Species ofinterest. among manyotherequallyimportantspecies. the brooklamprey( and populationsofaspeciesrelevantinterest, - present onlyfoundintheriverCabriel. This isanendemicspeciesoftheJúcarbasin.At River blenny or brooklamprey This isoneoftherichestzonesinher- (Salaria fluviatilis) (Hemidactylus turcicus) (Mauremys leprosa). (Pleurodeles waltl). Austrapotamobius pallipes Austrapotamobius Chondrostoma arrigonis) (Chondrostoma arrigonis). (Discoglossus jeanneae) . Itsprecarioussit- Lutra Well repre- . Itsspeci- ), the ) , . A nestingbird: - Bonelli’seagle dispersion ofyoungspecimens. The surroundingsofContrerasareazoneforthe - Goldeneagle Birds: - Wildgoat( one offewpopulationsintheValencian area. series ofravinesandaffluentsdraining this.Thisis only inthemainbasinofriver butalsointhe ence ofthissemi-aquaticmammal canbeseennot - EurasianOtter important refugeforthismammal. and itsbasinhavebeenseentorepresentan conservation problemsnationwide,theCabriel - Europeanpolecat Mammals: - Long-earedowl - Bootedeagle Capra pyrenaica) (Hieraetus fasciatus) (Lutra lutra). (Aquila chrysaetos). (Aquila (Hieraetus pennatus) Golden eagle (Mustela putorius). (Asio otus) . The permanentpres- (Aquila chrysaetos) (Aquila . Nests here. With major .

B. Albiach Galán Sierra de Rubial de Sierra Poblado Embalse 2 Peñas Blancas 3 species suchasthestrawberryapple. Aleppo andmaritimepines, and othertree the Mediterraneanwoodwitha largenumberof est landscapeischaracterisedby theleafinessof dam andtheA-3 viaduct.Alongthewaythisfor- Castilla-La ManchaNatureReserve, Contreras over theCuchillosdelCabrielformation, tex ofPeñas Blancas,awonderfulvantagepoint Rubial mountainrangeasfarthegeodesicver- Description: Little difficulty. Ideal forinexperiencedhikers. Total distance Route: Peñas Blancas The routegoesalongtheSierradel 884

2.2 Km.(approx.45m.forhikers) CV-4661 2 vantaje Point Hoya delaYegua 1 Equipo de Educación ambiental del Parque Natural

Equipo de Educación ambiental del Parque Natural 3 2 1 Cuchillos Zone ofSpecial Importance forBirds. wonderful observatory ofbirdsprey, and is a Cuchillos, andtheriverCabriel. Thisplaceisa limestone needlesandoutcrops knownasLos views, fromwhichyoucansee theimpressive A naturalvantagepointwithsome outstanding Peñas Blancasvantagepoint(2.2Km.) often beseen. that liveinthesemountainsandwheretheycan wooden sculpturerepresentingthewildgoats A placeforarestwherethehikercanobserve Los Chuscos(0.2Km.)spring park, itisalsopossibletojointhePR-CV 299. where vehiclesshouldbeleftintheauthorisedcar close totheVallejo delasChuscas.From thispoint, (the formerN-III)onestartstherouteataspot crossing theN-IIIandheadingupbyContreraspass From thetownofVillargordodelCabriel,after Start oftheroute(0Km.) (Villargordo delCabriel (Villargordo delCabriel) ) Chusco font Vadocañas Puente de 7 Contreras Las Hoces Cuchillos 1 Mirador de la Fonseca the riverCabriel. of vinesasfartheancientVadocañas bridgeon the forestlandscapemixeswithlargeextensions Sierra delRubial range,onabroadtrackwhere DESCRIPTION: Average difficulty Ideal forexperiencedhikers. Total distance Vadocañas bridge Route: VillagordodelCabriel- 4 Fuente de la 6 16 Km.(4h30mforhikers). Villagordo delCabriel The routeheadsalongthe 3 Moluengo 1041 5 2 1

A-3 Casas deMoya del Rey Casas

B. Albiach 4 3 2 1 de VicenteandHozdelPurgatorio). dering gorges(HozdelRabo delaSartén,Hoz which runsalongthe“Hocesdel Cabriel”mean- From hereyoucanlinkupwiththePR-CV 344 formations ofLosCuchillos. the ruinsofthisriverbankvillageandrock panoramic viewoftheLaFonsecavalley, with of theGoldenEagle.Thisvantagepointgivesa observatories ofthereservetoenjoyflight Fonseca vantagepoint.Thisisoneofthebest If yougoofftheroutewillcometoLa La Fonseca vantagepoint(4.6Km.) strategic Contreraspass. to theSpanishCivilWar trenches,locatedinthe you canaccessthePR-CV 299,whichrunsclose Roman timeshavebeenfound.From thispoint lage, asitewhereremainsofancientpotteryfrom Very closetotheroutethereisMoluengovil- Moluengo village(4.2Km.) mated tobe150yearsold. men ofMaritimepineover25m.highandesti- If yougoofftheroutecanseeahugespeci- Dos HermanosPine tree(3.5Km.) easy tocomeacrossharesandrabbits. farming landscapebetweenvines,whereitis tle trail.Inthissectionthepathgoesalonga former N-IIIandtheA-3 until comingtothecat- Cabriel, fromwhichyouwillhavetocrossthe The routestartsinthetownofVillargordodel Start oftheroute(0Km.) Embalse de Contreras

Villagordo del Cabriel Contreras Jaraguas San Antonio Roma Los Ochandos

Cuchillos PR-CV299 El Derramador Los Marcos Las Hoces Venta del Moro Requena Mirador de Moluengo Los Ruices El Pontón la Fonseca 1041 Casas del Rey

Las Monjas Fuente de Casas de Moya la Oliva Casas de Pradas 741 Casas de Eufemia Campo Los Duques Arcis Puente de 801 Casas de Vadocañas Casitas de Moya Los Isidros Giménez Los Cojos

Los Carceles

Los Sardineros

Tamayo Central del el Tete Retorno

Area Recreativa Casas de Cárcel Baños de Rio Cabriel del Retorno Fuente Podrida Casas de Villatoya Caballero

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Route: Peñas Blancas vantaje Point road geodesic vertex monument Route: Villagordo del Cabriel - Vadocañas bridge administrative limit viewing-point recreation area Route: Los Isidros - Caballeros constructions ruins information centre Route: Venta del Moro - Vadocañas bridge ravine Route : Casas del Rio - Caballeros 6 5 park beforegoingdowntowards theRiverCabriel. At thispointthevehicleshaveto beleftinthecar emerge byacavedugoutofthe rock. drovers’ road.Thespring,now dried up,usedto along theCañadaReal delaManchaorSanJuan A traditionalplaceforrestingcattlebeingtaken La Olivaspring(9Km.) Conquense plain. River CabrieldepressionandtheManchuela the countybeingseenfromhere,aswell sides oftheSierradelRubial, withallthevillagesin above sealevel,withimpressiveviewsofboth Requena-Utiel county, withanaltitudeof1,041m. Moluengo Peak. Thisisthehighestpointin Turning off, closetothe route youwillfind Moluengo peak(5Km.) Valle delaFonseca from theviewpoint (Venta delMoro)

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B. Albiach Galán 7 bank vegetation. offered bytheRiverCabrieland thelushriver- This isagoodplacetoenjoythecrystallinewaters in thesecondhalfof16thcentury. Mediterranean coastline,Vadocañas bridge,built cal passesbetweentheCastilianplateauand Here wefindoneofthemostimportanthistori- At thispointyoucometotheendofroute. Vadocañas bridge/RiverCabriel (16Km.) Hoces delCabriel. with thePR-CV 344,whichrunsalongthe which willtakeyoutoVenta delMoro,and From hereyoucanjoinupwiththeblueroute, Bridge ofVadocañas (Venta delMoro) Los Cojos Los Isidros 1

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Los Sardineros 3

1 Start of the route (0 Km.) The route starts in the village of Los Isidros, by the CN-322.

2 Penén de Albosa (2 Km.) This village got its name from La Albosa ravine, Rio Cabriel which leads its water to Caballeros ravine, both tributaries of the river Cabriel. Casas de Caballero 3 Los Sardineros (7 Km) 4 This farmstead, located on the right-hand side of La Albosa farmstead, is a sample of rural depop- ulation and bears witness to the farming and stockbreeding done here in the first half of the 20th century. One can still see the ruins of the Route: Los Isidros - Caballeros mill in the ravine and the batten which was in use until 1920. Total distance 17.5 Km. (approx. 4h 45m for 4 Caballeros / river Cabriel (17.5 Km.) hikers). Ideal for doing on mountain bikes. You will come to the mouth of Caballeros Average difficulty. ravine, where you find one of the few farm- steads in this stretch of the Cabriel, the Casas Description: The route leads through the heart de Caballeros, located in one of the few flat of the nature reserve, between La Albosa ravine elbows usable for farmland. and Caballeros ravine, connecting the villages of Los Isidros, Penén de Albosa and Los Sardineros This is the place where the route ends, a stretch until it reaches the river Cabriel by the Casas de where the Cabriel runs along boxed in between Caballeros farmstead. farmland characteristic of the zone.

This area of the reserve has a peculiar landscape From this point there is a possibility of linking up with scantier vegetation and brackish waters, with the green route which will take you to the where the ruins of a salt operation can still be town of Casas del Río if you head back along it. seen in Las Salinas de Hórtola ravine. Vadocañas 6 Puente de B. Albiach Galán Las Hoces Cuchillos Mirador de la Fonseca 1 4 4 S olives andvinesdenseAleppopinewoods. Cabriel. Theroutegoesthroughfarmlandwith range asfarVadocañas bridgeontheRiver Description: car asfarLaOlivaspring.Average difficulty. There isapossibilityofdoingparttherouteby Ideal formountainbikes. Total distance bridge Route: tart oftheroute(0Km.) Fuente de 5 la Oliva Venta delMoro-Vadocañas Moluengo 1041 ri rudteSierradelRubial A trailaroundthe 23.5 Km.(approx.6h.forhikers) 3 Venta delMoro. Casas deMoya Casas delRey 2 del Moro Venta 1

Equipo de Educación ambiental del Parque Natural 3 2 plains. separating youfromtheManchuelaConquense sion thattheriverCabrielhasmadeinplateau, vantage pointwhereonecanseethelargedepres- known asPuntaldelosCaracoles,anoutstanding Following thetrackyouwillgothrougharea Puntal delosCaracolesvantagepoint(10.2Km.) es theturnoffindicatedforElTochar. Casas deMoya,theroutecontinuinguntilitreach- Bullana ravineandthevillagesofCasasdelRey and You setoffattheCV-458 goingveryclosetoLa Venta delMorovillages(6Km.) Prigareaprepared) (Parking Madroño in thebordersof 801 Cabriel river 5 4 dug outoftherock. The spring,nowdry, usedto emergebyacave road. or SanJuandrover’s being drivenalongtheCañadaReal delaMancha come tothistraditionalresting placeforcattle La Olivaspring(16,5Km.) from Utiel-Baeza. used toformpartoftheunfinished1930railway, the CabrielasfarAlbaceteprovince,which In LosCárcelesanimpressivebridgesoarsacross vegetation andwhereonecanstillfindotters. for bathingintheriver, withavarietyofriverbank Cabriel. Thisriversidevillagehasawonderfularea village ofLosCárcelesbythebanks If youturnofftheroutecangoasfar Los Cárceles/riverCabriel(11.7Km.) Viaduct line From stop3youwill (Los Cárceles) Baeza-Utiel

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Equipo de Educación ambiental del Parque Natural 6 river Cabrieland thelushriverbankvegetation. Here youcanenjoythecrystal-clear waterofthe large sizeanditsgoodstateofpreservation. ry, andwhichsurprisesthevisitor throughits bridge, builtinthesecondhalfof the16thcentu- the Mediterraneancoastline, the Vadocañas torical passesbetweentheCastilianplateauand Here youwillfindoneofthemostimportanthis- At thispointyoucometotheendofroute. Vadocañas bridge/RiverCabriel (23.5Km.) Villargordo delCabriel. the yellowroute,whichstartsfromtownof which runsalongtheHocesdelCabrielandwith From hereyoucanlinkupwiththePR-CV 344 River Cabriel. car parkbeforeheadingdowntowardsthe At thispointthevehicleshavetobeleftin Bridge of (Venta delMoro) Vadocañas

Caballero

Casas de Rio Cabriel Rio 1 (chondostroma arrigonis)orthe riverblenny. endangered speciessuchasthe species ofrushes.Theriverfauna includesseveral birches, willows,lentisks,salt cedars anddiverse The landscapeistypicalofriverbankvegetation,with riverbed itself. the riverCabrielfollowingatrackparallelto stead. Thisrouteclimbsuptheleft-handbankof Casas delRíotothedeCaballerosfarm- Description: Average difficulty. Ideal fordoingbymountainbike. Total distance CasasdelRio-Caballeros Route : The routerunsfromthevillageof 10.5 km.(approx.2h.45forhikers) Madrilla delJucar

The Cabriel River Rio Cabriel Rio del Río Casas Noria fluvial

Equipo de Educación ambiental del Parque Natural Equipo de Educación ambiental del Parque Natural 1 large riverwaterwheel,builtinthemid18 in the15 This smallvillagewasfoundedbytheriverCabriel beside theCabriel,whichhastoiletfacilitiesavailable. Casas delRío,theonlyinhabitedhamletinpark, The route,thereandback,startsinthevillageof Start oftheroute(0Km.) being locatedhere. fishing areasallowedintheValencian Community ed fortroutfishing,withoneof thefewintensive This stretchoftheriverCabrielis highlyappreciat- different marketgardens. wheel, andthenchannelledoffforwateringthe river powerallowsthewatertobeliftedupon Community. Thedrivingforcegeneratedbythe ry, theonlyoneworkinginValencian th century. Oneprominentfeatureisthe th centu- 2 Los Isidros. the redroutewhichwilltakeyou tothevillageof From thispointthereisachance tolinkupwith for visitors. route beinganotherspotwithwonderfulviews riverbank vegetationtoenjoy, theendof trail willhavegivenyouamarvellousvarietyof the CasasdeCaballerosfarmstead.Sofar As youcometotheendofroutewillfind Caballeros (10,5Km.) visitors canenjoyabathingandleisurearea. The startingpointisbythewaterwheel,where Cabriel river G.B. - - - - local councils: accommodation inthearea,gettouchwith For greaterinformationabouttheavailabilityof kinds ofclientsinthesurroundingsreserve. accommodation andcampingsitesavailableforall There isawiderangeofhotels,hostels,rural Accommodation Tel. nº962303851 Tel. nº962186005 Tel. nº962185001 Tel. nº962301400 Touristinfo: Villargordo delCabriel Venta delMoro Requena Council: Council: The Noriariversnow-covered Council: (Casas delRío)

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Equipo de Educación ambiental del Parque Natural and “Ganaciendas”. and inRequena,“ LaFuente delos Morenos” Melones”, “LaFuente delaCasilla delCura”; Moro “LaFuente delaZorra”,“La Fuente delos Fuente delChuscoodelaCabra”; inVenta del ferent routesinthepark-Villargordo“La There arenumerousnaturalspringsinthedif- “Hoces yloscuchillosdelCabriel”. visit landscapesofgreatbeautysuchasthe ture andofleisureruraltourism.Onecan range ofvisitsbothfromthestandpointcul- Cabriel naturereserveonecanenjoyawide Over thedifferentroutesinHocesdel uniquely appropriateforpractisingdifferentsports. The particularfeaturesofthisnaturalareamakeit Visits ofinterest Centennial HolmoakintheCarrascalejo (Casas delRío) local mushrooms.Someofthese dishesdeserving in manycasesaccompaniedby a largevarietyof importance aretheonesprepared withgameand Some ofthetypicaldishes areaofgreat available. Nature Reserve haveawiderange ofcooking villages formingpartofLasHocesdelCabriel Both thedifferentmunicipalitiesand Cuisine - CuevasdelaVillamuseuminRequena. - ContemporaryArtmuseum“Florenciodela - Requena Archaeologymuseum. - Valencian CommunityWineMuseuminUtiel. following pointsofinterest: In thesurroundingsofparkyouwillfind Fuente” inRequena. (Villargordo delCabriel) Dam ofContreras

B. Albiach Galán could trythesardinebuns, As farascakesandbakeryareconcerned,you gin willalwaysgoverywellwiththesedishes. under the“Requena –Utiel”denominationofori- Any oftheexcellentwinespreparedinzone, and cod,ricewithFrench beans,etc.. Lenten vegetablepotage,ricewithcauliflower Other verypopularmealsarethe cold winterdays. arriero”, acodandgarlicdishgenerallycookedon “las almortas”(chicklingvetchdish)and“ajo Other verywell-knowndishesintheareaare elo” andboarstew, amongstothers. mention arethepartridgeinbrine,“elmorteru- monitor canalsoberequested. routes aroundthepark,andservicesofa The staffatthecentrecanrecommenddifferent mental andculturalfacets. different aspectsofthePark fromtheenviron- The Centre’sfacilitieshaveinformationaboutthe of theA-3. Turn offtowardsVenta delMoro,alongexit266 along theAutovíaA-3 towardsMadrid. nature reserveisabout100Km.fromValencia, The InformationCentreofLasHocesdelCabriel How togethere bread crumbs. torrija cold meatpiesoftheareaandtastyfitters, French toastand migas dulces tajadas magras potaje devigilia made from and This is a protected space of superb landscape beauty and great natural and cultural value. In order to keep it for future generations: Always bear in mind the danger of fire. Make fires only in the places specially designed for this and do not drop any cigarette ends. Always pick up any rubbish and waste that you create, to take this back to where it came from. Leave the place where you have been as clean as possible. Keep on your toes and pay attention to all your senses to enjoy your visit to the utmost. Free camping is not allowed: there are con- trolled areas for this. Follow the paths and tracks as this will help to reduce erosion. Whenever you can try to move on foot, by bicycle or on horse, so as to reduce the contamination and enjoy the land- scape more. Respect any animals and plants that you find on your way. If you take your dog with you keep it on a leash at all times to avoid bothering other visitors. Respect private property. It is advisable to take these routes in small groups (from 15 to 20 persons). The best and most enduring souvenir of your trip is doubtlessly a photo. Make responsible use of all the resources. Lastly,in the event of any emergency, call 112.