Albufera Natural Park + Boat Trip + Local Typical Food

The Albufera Natural Park is the most important in the province of Valencia. It consists of a lake separated from the sea by a narrow coastline with dunes stabilized by a pine forest (Dehesa or Devesa del Saler). In addition, it is a transit area for many migratory bird species and rice crops occur along the way. As an anecdote, the Valencian writer Vicente Blasco Ibáñez wrote the novel Cañas y barro, set in the Albufera at the beginning of the 20th century. Of enormous ecological value, it houses endangered species such as the "samaruc" and is one of the few lagoons that are in good condition in the Valencian Community, whose coast was formerly formed by a succession of lagoons and marshes.

Following the road that runs along this coastal strip formed on the Valencian coast, we will make the first stop at the Gola de El Pujol, one of the 5 gorges or channels that connect the Albufera with the Mediterranean. In this place, we will make a small itinerary of about 700 meters that will run parallel to the Gola from the gates that connect the lake with the sea to the Camí Vell de la Devesa, at the height of an artificial lake. Through a series of indications in the form of informative posters we will get to know the flora, fauna, traditions and history of the Albufera.