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Serra Gelada Natural Park

Altea, La Marina Baixa, Alicante

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Serra Gelada Natural Park

Nature · Altea, La Marina Baixa, Alicante

The Serra Gelada Natural Park, declared on 29 July 2005 by Decree 129/2005, protects 5,655 hectares across the municipalities of Benidorm, l'Alfàs del Pi and Altea. Its highest point is the Alt del Governador, at 430 metres above sea level, and its rugged coastline features cliffs of more than 300 metres. It is home to seabirds such as the European storm petrel, the shag and Audouin's gull, as well as the peregrine falcon and Cory's shearwater; the dominant vegetation is Aleppo pine, and beneath its waters lie meadows of Posidonia and Cymodocea. At its north-eastern end stands the Albir lighthouse, and the area preserves a hanging fossil dune of notable geological value.

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