Ebro Delta: a quick stop for flamingos
The last stop of our route: a short visit to the Ebro Delta to see the flamingos, and what else there is to do if you come for a whole day.
The last stop of our route was the Ebro Delta itself (Delta de l’Ebre). It was my second time here. This time we decided on just a quick visit: it was almost five in the evening, and both we and the kids were pretty tired.
We really came only for the flamingos, and even brought a monocular. The flamingos were there, but this time the flock was small.
In general, you can easily spend a whole day in the Ebro Delta, or even several. Things to do:
- Take a boat trip and cross the line where the river meets the sea. Boats to the river mouth leave from Riumar and Deltebre.
- Walk to the spot where the Ebro flows into the Mediterranean.
- Admire the rice fields.
- Eat seafood: paella with crab (arròs amb cranc blau) and oysters from the Ebro Delta, which are quite well known in Catalonia.
- Visit an eel farm.
- Relax on the beaches: there are lots of them.
- And, of course, watch the birds. Herons, many other species and huge flocks of flamingos live here.
They say there will be many more birds in a couple of months. And it’s true: in winter lots of migratory birds arrive in the delta, and there are twice as many flamingos as in summer.
For more about the delta, see our Ebro Delta guide.
💡 Bring binoculars or a monocular: the flamingos often stay far from the road.
🌐 Translated from Russian; the translation hasn't been proofread yet.