Geoparque Villuercas > Information centres > INTERPRETATION CENTRE OF THE SIERRA DE VILLUERCAS ZEPA
LOCATION
On the Cancho del Fresno Reservoir road 3 km from Cañamero. It is reached by the old CC-21.1.1 road (Cañamero-Berzocana).
OPENING HOURS
By appointment: From Thursdays to Sundays from 11:00 to 13:00 hours; on Saturdays and Sundays also from 16:00 to 19:00 hours except for the third weekend of each month.
CONTACT
Telephone: 675 061 982 y 682 798 459.
It contains a model of the territory and several rooms with display elements reflecting representative habitats together with the typical fauna of each ecosystem and the ethnographical values of the district (festivals, traditional architecture, and arts and crafts).
The centre has a specific room devoted to the Villuercas-Ibores-Jara Geopark with an exhibition of its fossils, rocks, and minerals. The visit ends with the showing of a video on the Special Bird Protection Area (ZEPA) of the Sierra de las Villuercas and Valle del Guadarranque.
The terrace of the building has a vantage point which affords views of the valley of the River Ruecas and the Cancho del Fresno Reservoir.
The outside gardens contain a small sample of the autochthonous vegetation of the district.
The rooms are accessible for the disabled.
A visit free of charge which includes a guided tour
The tour begins in the room devoted to the Geopark and ends, if this is required, with going up to the observatory on the terrace of one of the rooms.
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