Santoña, Victoria and Joyel Marshes Natural Park

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Santoña, Victoria and Joyel Marshes Natural Park, Natural park in Cantabria, Spain

The natural park encompasses 6,500 hectares of estuaries, salt marshes, and mudflats across eleven municipalities in northern Spain along the Cantabrian coast.

The area received protection as a Natural Reserve in 1992 and gained Natural Park status in 2006, marking a commitment to preserve its ecological systems.

Local communities maintain traditional fishing practices in designated areas of the marshes, continuing generations of sustainable resource management.

Visitors can access the interpretation center at the Port of Santoña, which requires advance reservations through telephone number +34 942 67 17 24.

The wetland complex houses over 130 species of water birds, making it northern Spain's largest concentration of migratory and wintering waterfowl.

Location: Cantabria

Inception: 2006

GPS coordinates: 43.43278,-3.48250

Latest update: May 12, 2025 15:38

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