Monfragüe National Park is 17.852 hectares long and it has the same limits as the Bird Protection Special Area (ZEPA) of the same name. This natural protected space spreads over both banks of the Tajo River, including the mouth and a very valuable stretch of Tiétar River. With an exceptional location, this park is at the southern border of Campo Arañuelo natural region. Its mountains form an arch that joins Las Villuercas and the mountains around Vega de Alagón, becoming a real ecologic corridor.

Monfragüe National Park is located in the heart of one of the best-preserved areas of forest and Mediterranean bush of the southwest of Spain.

The importance of the fauna in Monfragüe is mainly due to the extraordinary combination of slopes with dens vegetation, rocks and vast open areas, providing many available shelters and nesting places, as well as feeding places. Cork and holm oak trees areas hold the biggest black vulture colony of the world, with more then 250 couples, being easy to watch at any time. The Águila Imperial Ibérica, specie in danger of extinction, lives in the Park and its surrounding area, with 11 breeding couples, being one of the most values for preservation. Visitors will be amazed by the river steps, that are rocks where numerous species as cigüeña negra, buitre leonado, alimoche, águila real, halcón peregrino, búho real and chova pelirroja nest.

Other interesting species that can be observed in the Park are águila culebrera, águila real, águila calzada, azor, gavilán, milano real and elanio azul. In the preserved area, it is easy to watch cormoranes, garzas reales, ánades reales and gaviotas reidoras, especially in winter. Otherwise, the lack of rabbits has caused the decline of population of Linces Ibéricos in the Park. However, visitors will discover one of their last refugees here and a very favourable habitat for their survival.