Alto Tajo · 9 places
Woodlands, common pastures and remarkable trees
Alto Tajo is above all a great forest: Scots and black pine woods, Spanish juniper woods, Portuguese oaks, wooded pastures and riverside forests. This list gathers the atlas’s wooded pastures and remarkable trees, whether exceptionally large or unusually shaped.
Pine woods dominate the landscape and have supported the region for centuries. Spanish juniper, among Europe’s longest-lived trees, survives on the plateaux. Valleys hold Portuguese oaks and maples, with poplars, willows and hazels beside water.
Woodland also supplied materials and knowledge. Everyday plants describes historical uses of juniper, oak, pine, lavender and asphodel, identifying where each practice is documented.
When to go
Autumn for colours and mushrooms; spring for fresh green growth and flowers.
Traces to keep reading
These places connect the theme with the territory’s stories. Choose a trace and open its page to follow the story.
- Pino de las 7 garras: Discover a remarkable tree without damaging roots or branches.
- Maranchón’s juniper woods: Explore a landscape different from mountain pine woods.
- Belvalle’s common pasture: Discover woodland’s relationship with traditional uses.
This landscape through layers of time
The places in this theme preserve traces of these eras. A single place can appear in several.
All places (9)
Dehesa of Olmeda de Cobeta: ancient pollarded Pyrenean oaks
Olmeda de Cobeta
Dehesa de Belvalle (Beteta)
Beteta
Olmos de la Soledad (Lebrancón)
Lebrancón