Just over an hour's sail from Mallorca, the Cabrera archipelago is the best example of undisturbed island ecosystems in the Spanish Mediterranean.

Since 1991, the national maritime-terrestrial park has been home to all the natural wealth of this group of calcareous islands and islets, important colonies of seabirds, endemic species and one of the best-preserved seabeds in the Mediterranean Sea.

The park is dominated by small woody shrubs with small leathery leaves, which form the garrigue, a scrub perfectly adapted to the rigours of the Mediterranean climate. There are several endemic species: Balearic astragalus (Astragalus balearicus), rubia (Rubia angustifolia ssp. cespitosa), tragamoscas (Dracunculus muscivorum), Balearic hypericon (Hypericum balearicum), etc. It is an important stopover point on the migratory route of more than 150 species of birds, both in spring and autumn. The islands' neighbours range from Audouin's gull (Larus audouini) to Eleonora's falcon (Falco eleonorae). The seabed is also a very important part of the park, with more than 200 species of fish and numerous endemic invertebrates.

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