This is an ancient lagoon separated from the sea and over 6,000 years old. The vegetation here has configured different stratums as we move away from the sea, creating different images during the year thanks to the variation in water conditions.

This causes it to have a first order animal variety together with being rich in plants.

Nevertheless, the current Prat is a result of centuries of human intervention, a prime example of this being the peat bogs which can be considered a sustainable financial activity compatible with the present environmental preservation policies.

Yet besides its natural wealth, an evening walk along any of the numerous paths crossing it offers us a chromatic panoramic of reddish yellows contrasting with the Spanish east coast sea shine.

Irta mountain range
Irta mountain range is a row of mountains 573 metres high and with almost 20 km looking out over the sea. It stretches out between the districts of Alcalà de Xivert, Peñíscola and Santa Magdalena de Polpis offering its east side to the Mediterranean littoral. Its privileged location has made it an impregnable fortress since ancient times and a perfect vantage point to contemplate a rough sea with fiendish onslaughts.

This is the last Natural Park to have been recognised by the Valencian government in 2002.

It is a space rich in natural assets where the sea waters crash against the sharp cliffs although they arrive smoothly and calmly at the coves, some of which are hardly accessible. Irta offers the largest virgin coastal space within the Valencian Community.