Doñana National Park & El Rocío
Parque Nacional de Doñana / El Rocío
One of Europe's most important wetlands and a World Heritage Site. Take an off-road vehicle to see flamingos and Iberian lynx habitat, then visit El Rocío, a village of sandy streets that feels like a Western movie town.
Doñana National Park sits at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River, a mix of marshes, dunes, pine forests and beaches. It is the wintering ground for hundreds of thousands of migratory birds and the main habitat of the endangered Iberian lynx. It was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1994. The core area can only be entered on an official off-road vehicle tour (about 4 hours, departing from El Acebuche) or by boat from Sanlúcar de Barrameda. The streets of El Rocío village on the park's edge are all sand, and horse riders and white shrines create a distinctive scene. Every year at Pentecost, a grand pilgrimage takes place. By car, it is about 1 hour away.
Opening hours
Visitor center about 08:00–19:00; off-road tours require a reservation
Nearby sights
- Italica
- Triana
- Mercado de Triana
- Torre del Oro
- Real Maestranza Bullring
- Museum of Fine Arts of Seville
- María Luisa Park
- Seville Cathedral & La Giralda