National Park

1. These are extensive natural or near-natural areas established to protect large-scale ecological processes, along with the complement of species and ecosystems characteristic of the area, which also provide the basis for environmentally and culturally compatible spiritual, scientific, educational, recreational, and visitor opportunities. 2. A natural space of high natural and cultural value, little altered by human activity, whose conservation is of general interest to the State. It is the highest level of nature protection contemplated in Spanish legislation (Law 30/2014). The Spanish National Parks Network currently consists of fifteen areas: Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici; Maritime-Terrestrial of the Cabrera Archipelago; Cabañeros; Caldera de Taburiente; Doñana; Garajonay; Maritime-Terrestrial of the Atlantic Islands of Galicia; Monfragüe; Ordesa y Monte Perdido; Picos de Europa; Sierra de Guadarrama; Sierra Nevada; Tablas de Daimiel; Teide; and Timanfaya. The Sierra de las Nieves (Malaga) will be added soon.