To take advantage of the holiday from Easter week Far from processions, destinations such as Sacra Ribeirathe Alpujarrathe Dorpsberg or the Ebro Delta They can be The perfect refuge to make contact with nature And run away from everything else.
Like everyone Easter weekWhile many stay in the city not to miss the traditional processions, Others prefer to take advantage of the holiday to make an alternative plan, to escape from the urban bustle and to make contact with nature again.
Go outside to explore less busy natural environments, breathe in pure air and live new experiences in places full of beauty. Everything, moreover, far from the typical agglomerations of these dates.
Responsible tourists
Loose natural spaces They expect this Easter week The first public peak of the year with the desire of his managers to be too compatible with the care of the environment, for which they ‘trustResponsible tourists‘, That ideal guest who entertains and knows and respects the rules.
LAs protected areas are “areas to enjoy, but in which not everything is worth”says Juana Barber, president of Europarc-Spain, the forum that brings them together.
The National Parks, 16, are on the eve of the more than 1,840 Spanish protected natural spaces and nowadays wait for one of the largest cards of the season.
In 2023, last with available data, 15,016,250 people went to the National Parks. That of the Mediterranean climate (Monfragüe, Cabañeros, Las Tablas de Daimiel, Doñana and Sierra de Las Nieves) reached their peak of visitors in April, according to a report from the autonomous agency that regulates them.
«It is an important time, so that people can know the parks. But you have to have a series of behavior because we are not the only living beings in that territory, ”says Barber, also head of the Natural Parks Management Office of the Diputación de Barcelona
For us, The ideal visitor is one that is reported on the internet or in the visitor centers before he has access to a natural space“, Says the expert. «He wants to enjoy nature, but he understands that limitations are set. It is important that if we say ‘you cannot pass here’, let’s say why. If you see the closed path and nobody inform you, you have the feeling that it is random. And it’s never “.
The protection of a path, the flora or a species or the safety of the visitors themselves can support those limitations.
According to Barber, «Most visitors behave well, but the one who doesn’t do it ends«.
Leaving out of marked roads, leaving waste and abuse of bicycles are some of the most common violationsS, in addition to the desire to “go to the end point by car” of the route.
“When we all arrive by car to the top, there is no room to leave it”, “he is ijroed.
Loose pets are a problem that must be tackled
You can also cause serious incidents, loose pets in natural spaces.
Barber understands that the person who lives in the city resists himself to bind the dog when he goes to the countryside. «But that loose animal is a problem, especially where there is livestock farming“It is.
«For sheep it is an animal that they do not recognize and that causes fear, so they tend to flee“, And quotes” an episode of more than 50 dead sheep, drowned among themselves, “scared the dogs of visitors.
Services and routes for people with disabilities
Francisco Muñoz Collado, director of the Sierra Nevada National Park, also defines how that «Responsible touristsE »who search:«Those who know the values in the area and who performs the visit without jeopardizing them«.
The director is of the opinion that all national parks “have sufficient recreational user infrastructures” to meet the requirements of visitors without threatening the natural values of the area. Surveillance services “advise and supervise also” users.
Sierra Nevada is waiting for an “not excessively numerous” inflow into low mountain areas, but half and half because the snow will put on skiers.
In this context, More and more natural spaces that offer services and routes for people with disabilities.
“For us, this must of course be the leap of the 21st century,” says Juana Barber. «When we can do (the parks) accessible to all types of people and for every disability. It is a big challenge. They are not simple or cheap works, but it is in the priorities of the management of spaces in Spain, ”he says. Ephe / ecoticia.com