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Grande Lagoon, Villafranca

Villafranca de los Caballeros, La Mancha de Toledo, Toledo

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Grande Lagoon, Villafranca

Nature · Villafranca de los Caballeros, La Mancha de Toledo, Toledo

The Laguna Grande de Villafranca is a 72-hectare wetland in the municipal area of Villafranca de los Caballeros (Toledo), within a lagoon complex that also includes the neighbouring laguna Chica, of 37 hectares. On 20 June 2003 both were declared a Natural Reserve. It is one of the largest fluvial lagoons in La Mancha, also used for recreation, with an average depth of about 2 metres; its waters are classified as hyposaline sulphated magnesian. The complex is a wildlife refuge and the main natural and tourist attraction of the municipality.

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