As most of you who read this blog probably already know, I recently took a trip to the Monasterio de Santo Domingo de Silos.  What you probably don’t already know is that I made another stop on that trip in addition to visiting [...]]]>

La Yecla is a narrow pass that many rare birds call home.

As most of you who read this blog probably already know, I recently took a trip to the Monasterio de Santo Domingo de Silos.  What you probably don’t already know is that I made another stop on that trip in addition to visiting the “singing monks.”  That other stop was to a nearby natural park known as “El Desfiladero de la Yecla.”

As you can see from the photo above, La Yecla is basically a very narrow canyon which happens to have a path constructed right through the middle to allow visitors to explore its depths.  The interesting thing about La Yecla is that it is home to many rare bird species — especially vultures.  I didn’t manage to see any vultures during my recent visit; however, I did enjoy the rock formations and the various man-made fountains that are fed by the river which runs through the bottom of the canyon. 

If you’re ever in the Santo Domingo de Silos area of Castilla y León, I would recommend a trip to La Yecla.  It’s something that is really quite unique to this region of Spain and you probably won’t find too many other places like it throughout Europe. 

Hasta luego,
Chris
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