L'Ametlla de Mar

The Ebre Delta, Catalonia.

The Ebre Delta

The Ebre Delta has a variety of different ecosystems, including sand dunes, salt marsh and rice fields, it is the most important agricultural region of Catalonia, with rice being the main crop (50%), fruit and vegetables take up 25%.
Naturally results of changes in the seasons can be seen for example terraces in winter, flooded by the water in the spring, green in summer. All these aspects have their own singular beauty.

Around the coastal areas, an attractive lacustrine landscape of the Mediterranean can be found, with great lagoons surrounded by reed beds and juncares. In the forests, great saline ground extensions with vegetation “lasalicores fruticosos”, (rushes of sea) can be found and in addition the long and desert sandy beaches, with dunes and other samples of vegetation are a must to be seen.


The Ebre Delta (delta de l'Ebro) is the largest humid zone in Catalonia. It is the second most important natural aquatic habitat in Spain after the Doñana National Park. The Delta is of international importance for its plant species and its fauna, which consists mostly of birds as one can find 95 nesting species, as well as a zone to spend the winter and feeding grounds for birds.


The National Park was created in 1983 to harmonise the natural values of the area with the human activities.


The landscape of the delta has a great personality that gives a perfect picture of the unique Catalonian character.

 

 

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