Our Doñana Trip from Sevilla will start from Seville in the company of one of our specialized guides to enjoy a wonderful day in nature.
Our first stop will be the Seville town of Puebla del Río, at the gates of the Doñana marshes. Completely crossed by the Guadalquivir river, in this municipality we find one of the best preserved wild olive forests in the area, the Dehesa de Abajo, which is home to the largest colony of white storks in Europe that take advantage of the treetops and the nearby lagoon of La Rianzuela to nest. The small elevation of this meadow above the marsh is ideal for observing hundreds of birds in their natural habitat and the flat landscape of the marsh.
«The Dehesa de Abajo in the Doñana region is home to the largest colony of white storks in all of Europe and a well-preserved wild olive forest»
Each year, the marshes give refuge to approximately 200,000 individuals of more than 300 different bird species, which makes this place the most important natural area on the European continent. The area is also the largest rice field in Spain by planted area, and the one with the highest productivity thanks to the high summer temperatures and the water available in its surroundings thanks to the Guadalquivir. Its peculiar geography and landscape have been the scene of such famous filming as the award-winning film Isla Mínima.
Leaving the rice fields behind, we will continue our tour until we reach the northern area of the Doñana National Park, and we will stop to visit the Village of El Rocío, famous throughout the country for its pilgrimage. An evocative village of other times in Andalusia, where a typical Andalusian atmosphere of past centuries is recreated, as if it were a trip back in time, with its sandy streets crossed by horses and people on foot.