La Garza del Piron 

Environment´s information

The route of the Piron Valley is one of the 16 recommended routes by the Board of the Tourism, with this text: ?The Valley of the river Pirón borns in the Mountain CHian of Guadarranma, exactly in the Mojón? Fountain. It is a perfect valley to practice the hiking and the enjoyment of the nature, from the mountain chain starts, up to it lays down in the Castilian plateau, walking around oaks, passing by monasteries or ranches. Once we visit the valley, we can meet with the Monastery of St Mary of the Mountain Chain in ruins, the ranch Alfaro and small picturesque villages and with a big charm. And nearly at the end of the valley we can find the Mill of Covatillas or the Hermitage of Santiaguito?.
The valleys of Pirón and River Viejo belong two beautiful canyons of the southeast mountain chain of Segovia and with its calcareous relief of caves, canyons. Its flora stands out by: juniper, holm oaks, willow, ash and black poplar. Regarding to birds, stand out: vulture, falcons, bee-eater and Egyptian vulture.
The Romanesque Route of Pirón includes more than thirty churches and hermitages more or less in ruins or rebuilt, pictures, sculptures and baptismal font.