Semana Santa Estepa

Seville enchants

The Nature Reserve of the Endorreic Complex of Lebrija-Las Cabezas, together with that of Espera, are the last redoubt of a great lagoon system that ran through the entire countryside between Seville and Cadiz. Human activity has gradually reduced the wetland to the lagoons of La Cigarrera, Galiana, Peña, Pilón, Taraje (the only permanent one) and Charroao, known as Bujadillo or Herradura.

Like the rest of the wetlands located in the strip between the Baetic mountain range and the Guadalquivir Depression, this wetland area consists of three shallow lagoons: Zarracatín, Arjona and Alcaparrosa. Its seasonal nature makes it dependent on dependent of direct rainfall recharge; therefore, it is usually dry in the summer or during persistent drought.

The Laguna del Gosque is an endorheic and seasonal wetland. It is located on flat terrain, in an area of undulating relief and gentle hills, near the Sierra de los Caballos, in the south of the province of Seville.

Los Tollos Lagoon is located between Jerez de la Frontera and El Cuervo, in the provinces of Cadiz and Seville. It is considered of special ecological relevance, owing to the significant biological communities it harbours, and the relationship that humans have established with this space over time.

It is a 10-hectare natural environment where more than 50 bird species nest and breed. Hundreds of birds use this lagoon as a stopover along their annual migratory route. Visiting hours (booking required).