MONFRAGÜE

Monfragüe National Park, its Biosphere Reserve and the Socioeconomic Impact Area, is a first class tourist destination.

This heritage must be preserved and protected with zeal but also must be compatible with tourism and sustainable development of the resources of our region.

National Park Monfragüe a benchmark and Mediterranean scrub forest is located in the province of Cáceres, in the center of the triangle formed by Navalmoral de la Mata, Plasencia and Trujillo.

Declared a Natural Park in 1979 and National Park in 2007, Monfragüe occupies an area of 17852 ha., And represents one of the largest and most representative sites of Mediterranean forest and thicket. The Tagus River and its tributary, the Tiétar provide the aquatic environment and sculpted in large quartzite cliffs where spectacular settle griffon vulture colonies and nesting peregrine falcons, Bonelli's eagle, and owl. On its banks and channels we can find the kingfisher, myths, cormorants and mockingbirds, and other related aquatic environment such as the otter.

This year, has held Extremadura Birdwatching Fair,which has attracted a large mass of both Spanish and foreign visitors.

This fair takes place only at four locations in Europe, being in Monfragüe one of the most important. Extremadura Birdwatching Fair has become one of the biggest European events in the sector in record time. The fair with the collaboration of environmental and tourism organisations, has the objective of increasing the value of a more friendly environment and sustainable tourism. Fair will be the principal Spanish event entirely focussed on the sector and its peculiarities.

Extremadura Birdwatching Fair will be an open and flexible forum, where the business world, nature and institutions will discover the high potential of this type of tourism. In this sense, we understand Extremadura Birdwatching Fair as a professional meeting, which will adapt itself to demands from different leading sectors, always looking for the best profitability.