The first habitat recreation we find on the itinerary

This area has been inhabited for over 3,000 years, since the Bronze Age. But its most significant change came in 1183 when the territory was granted to the Order of Calatrava, which protected it for centuries due to its strategic importance as grazing land for its war cavalry.

The "masiega" (Great Fen-Sedge) is a bioindicator plant, which informs us about the health of the aquatic ecosystem in which it grows.

The appearance of this installation is reminiscent of old watering troughs, where water flowed almost continuously, offering small shelters where communities of algae and other aquatic plants thrived.

A transitional space between the more humid soils and those containing salt and gypsum.

A puzzle of ecosystems with a long and valuable natural history.

The Ruidera terraces include cultivated fruit trees and flora typical of the region's high mountains.

A landscape dominated by the white juniper.

This natural environment has been successfully recreated in the Botanical Garden of Castilla-La Mancha, even imitating the famous waterfalls that connect the large freshwater pools.

Willow groves protect riverbanks from the destructive action of floods.

This flora appears in seasonal watercourses in the southern and southeastern extremes of the region.

A unique place in Castile-La Mancha.

A transition zone between the territory of La Mancha and the semi-arid southeast.

A forest recreation area with deciduous trees and shrubs commonly found in the Upper Tagus and the Serranía de Cuenca.

The forests that withstand the most water stress on the Peninsula.

Xerophytic forests with a clear Levantine influence.

Home to a unique endemic species, the Abenuj cattail

In the region of La Manchuela their green pineapples are consumed in aguasal

The black pine is one of the longest-living pines in our country.

The Spanish juniper grows in moorlands with fragile, skeletal soils, which is why juniper groves are protected by European regulations.

A white juniper forest typical of southern areas.

Common white juniper groves in humid areas.

A special area for birds in autumn.

Holm oak forests with piruétano trees common in western castellanomanchego.

Cork oaks are common trees in Mediterranean forests on acidic soil.

The word “maquia” comes from the Italian macchia.

Different species of rockroses have been brought together in the recreation of these scrublands.

This small rock garden includes various colonizing silicicolous species.

One of the most common forests in La Mancha.

They are located in the southwest of the province of Albacete, in the bordering or lower altitude territories of the Sierras del Segura and de Alcaraz.

With a wide variety of plant species generally associated with rocky areas or steep, stony terrain.

Holm oak forests that grow in the eastern Betic mountain ranges from 1000 m altitude.

Holm oak groves with a simplified structure, typical of the Alcarria region and nearby moorlands.