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The Ebro delta is the most important wetland area of the Iberian peninsula's Mediterranean coast and one of Europe's finest. Its landscapes of endless views are home to a unique mixture of rice paddies, lagoons, immense beaches and dunes, and are partially protected by the Ebro delta nature park. |
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One of the largest and richest coastal lagoons of the delta is Aufacada. This lagoon and its surrounding marshes are situated near an old estuary of the Ebro (Gola de Migjorn) and is one of those with the highest ecological value,
despite having suffered over recent years with the transformation of the area into rice paddies. |
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It is home to a variety of environments and plant communities that vary with the salinity and depth of the water and its proximity to the sea: reed beds, jonquils, salicornias and dune vegetation. |
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As with all marshes, birds are the most visible and striking fauna. Aufacada shelters some of the most important colonies of water birds in the Delta and indeed the entire Peninsula. Species include ardeids, such as the squacco and purple herons, the colourful purple gallinule, the red-crested pochard or the graceful whiskered and black terns. The winter brings many water birds to the area. There are also numerous species of fish, such as the endemic Valencia toothcarp and the Spanish toothcarp, amphibians, dragon flies, and many others. |
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This purchase was made to recover and restore a sector that had been converted into a rice paddy, to reduce and limit hunting and fishing, and to welcome visitors with observatories and itineraries.
The area is managed in collaboration with the Ebro Delta nature park and SEO/Birdlife. |
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How to get there? |
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| Take the road running parallel to the canal on the right bank of the Ebre from Sant Jaume d'Enveja, on which there are signposts for the Illa de Buda, Platges del Serrallo and Aufacada. Follow the road for 8.5 km, always parallel to the canal, until at the end of the straight stretch take a right at the signpost for Aufacda. After 2.5 km you will come to the Migjorn viewing point, which affords a view over the lake. |
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