What to do and what to see on Doñana Beach
Matalascañas is a perfect place to spend your holidays with a wide range of leisure activities to spend your free time and to visit. Not only the beach, which is a great attraction, a beautiful and comfortable beach where you can plant your umbrella and relax while the water wets your feet, but it has many more things to offer you. Do you want to know which ones? Well come on, from ON Hotels we are going to show you.
Doñana National Park
Doñana National Park is the largest national park in Europe and the second largest in Spain. Located in the province of Huelva, it has been declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO.
It is internationally recognized with several different wildlife habitats. The park is home to more than 300 species of birds, 330 species of fish and more than 12,000 species of plants. Doñana is also the home of the Iberian lynx, one of the most endangered species in Europe.
Dune Park
It is a system of dunes that runs from Matalascañas to Mazagón along the coast. There are about 130 hectares in which you can see dunes and pine forests next to the sea.
It originated thanks to a fault in which there are sediments that colonized the vegetation. If you want to tour the Dunar Park and discover its fauna and flora, you can do so through its trails, just over 6 kilometers long.
Fig Tree Tower
If you have ever been to Matalascañas beach, you have surely seen it. The only thing is that you may not know what the so-called “plug” is.
Years ago, Matalascañas was called Torre de la Higuera, where its current name comes from. Its name came from the beacon tower that was here. This tower was used to light a fire and warn of an event.
It is their remains that can be seen today on the demolished beach, something that occurred during the Lisbon earthquake in 1755.
If you want to discover everything Matalascañas has to offer you, why don't you come spend a few days at ON Hotels? We are waiting for you!
