Forests, meadows and riverbanks
Zec Oria Garaia
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; border: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;">In the southeast of Gipuzkoa, in a landscape defined by the Oria river and its tributaries, the Agauntza and the Zaldibia, extends the <strong style="mso-bidi-font-font-weight: normal;">ZEC Oria Garaia - Alto Oria</strong>. This protected area, <strong>Red Natura 2000</strong>, has a high ecological value, where nature unfolds in all its splendor. Its extensive forests, green meadows and the course of the Oria river create an ideal environment for those seeking to connect with the tranquility and essence of the Basque rural world. <br><br>It is worth mentioning its fluvial ecological corridor, a privileged habitat with valuable riverside forests (alder and ash groves) and endangered species such as the European mink.oacute; oacute; n European, besides emblematic birds such as the kingfisher and the blackbird aquá tico.</span></p>