Bardenas Reales
Bardenas Reales [ baɾˈðenaz reˈales ] is a semi-desert in the south of the Spanish autonomous community of Navarre , which covers an area of 415 km².
Most of the Bardenas Reales has been protected as a natural park since 1999 . On November 7, 2000, the Bardenas Reales were declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO .
Characteristic of the Bardenas Reales is the bizarre landscape, which largely consists of ocher-colored clay. This clay is the sediment of a primeval sea, which gradually silted up due to the tectonic uplift of the Iberian plate. However, the sediment layers of the Bardenas Reales de Navarra are not homogeneously made of clay, but also partly consist of harder sandstone and limestone layers. The sediment layers eroded differently due to the running water from the Pyrenees and the barrancas (dry river beds) and bizarre mountain shapes typical of the Bardenas were formed. Examples of this are the famous Castil de Tierra or the Barranco Grande.
The area of the Bardenas Reales is passable on many designated roads. However, they are mostly only roughly paved gravel roads. Leaving the paths with the vehicle is prohibited. Breaking off the dry earth is also prohibited in the biosphere reserve.
The Bardenas Reales are an unincorporated area . Beneficiaries are several neighboring communities, the monastery of La Oliva and the communities of two Pyrenees valleys, which are combined to form the Comunidad de Bardenas Reales de Navarra for this purpose .
Web links
- Bardenas Reales travel guide. In: Euskoguide.com.
- “A Month's Lifetime” - Spain - Bardenas Reales. (Video on YouTube; 4:40 minutes; drive through the countryside).
- Bardenas Reales, tourisme et randonnées dans le plus beau désert d'Espagne. In: bardenas-reales.net. November 2, 2020(French).
Coordinates: 42 ° 11 ′ 27 " N , 1 ° 28 ′ 12" W.