Natural Park of s’Albufera

About this heritage

S'Albufera de Mallorca was declared a Natural Park on January 28, 1988 (Decree 4/1988). It is also a wetland of international importance included in the Ramsar Convention and in the Natura 2000 Network, as a Special Protection Area for birds (SPA) and a Site of Community Importance (SCI). S'Albufera is the largest and most important wetland in the Balearic Islands (2,036.23 ha), mainly meadow, included within the municipalities of Muro and sa Pobla. It has a very ancient origin and has varied in extent and characteristics according to changes in sea level. Part of the meadow originated in the Tertiary era, but the current wetland was formed less than 100,000 years ago. The coastal dunes are more recent, about 10,000 years old.