Tranco Reservoir

Published on 03/11/2014

Santiago-Pontones (Sierra de Segura) , Hornos (Sierra de Segura)

Nature, Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park

El Tranco is the largest reservoir in the province of Jaén, and one of the largest in Spain, with a capacity of 498 cubic hectometres and an area of 1,500 hectares.
In the centre of the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park, it is fed mainly by the waters of the Guadalquivir.
Of fundamental scenic and ecological importance to the Park, El Tranco also offers active tourism in the form of water sports.
A small island rises from its waters, known as Bujaraiza island because it holds the remains of the castle of the same name.

More about this place…

In the heart of the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park, the Tranco reservoir stands out as the largest in the province, holding almost 500 hm³, and one of the oldest. Yet its importance goes beyond its use as a reservoir: it is a resource of enormous ecological and scenic value. It is well worth stopping at the many viewpoints around it to take in the commanding presence of its waters set among the mountains.

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