Oak tree in Cornalvo Natural Park, Extremadura

Cornalvo Natural Park

Badajoz

Cornalvo

The Cornalvo Natural Park is located near Mérida; inside, you can find the reservoir that bears the same name, on the Alberregas River, and its dam.

This space is made up of two parallel mountain ranges in an east-west direction. Not very high, these mountain ranges are called Sierra del Moro and Sierra Bermeja.

Cornalvo Natural Park

06892  Trujillanos, Badajoz  (Extremadura)

Type of area:Natural Park Area:11,601 hectares Email:ci.cornalvo@juntaex.es Tel.:+34 630 125 172 Tel.:+34 924 327 400 Website:Cornalvo Natural Park

Badajoz (Extremadura):

  • Aljucén
  • Guareña
  • Mérida
  • Mirandilla
  • San Pedro de Mérida
Useful information

What you need to know

  • Cultural information

    The Cornalvo Natural Park is near the city of Mérida, whose Roman archaeological site is a World Heritage Site. Its Roman theatre stands out. Inside the park, you can find the Roman Cornalvo dam, declared a National Monument in 1912. It is a reservoir, shaped like a horn, about 4 kilometres long.

  • Environmental information

    Its fauna is of particular notice. More than 200 species of vertebrates have been catalogued in the area. Among them, the Montagu's harrier.

  • Information for visits

    Access to the park is free, and best done from Mérida.