Lake of Pitillas

(Navarra)

At the bottom of the mountain range of Ujué, three kilometres to the south-east of Pitillas in the midst of a steppe-type landscape, springs the wetland lake (laguna) of Pitillas, the largest natural reservoir in Navarre with a surface area of 216 hectares and a maximum depth of three metres. Storks, geese, starlings, common loons, bitterns, lagoon eaglets, bee-eaters, swallows… hundreds of birds fly gently across the lake at Pitillas, creating a real natural mosaic whose colours, movements and sounds will transport you to a world of soothing sensations. This natural area, situated 60 kilometres south of Pamplona and three kilometres from Pitillas, in the Central Zone of Navarre, is a Nature Reserve, a Special Protection Area for Birds and a Wetland of International Importance, which gives an idea of its exceptional environmental value.