Marjal de Rafalell i Vistabella
The Marjal de Rafalell i Vistabella isn’t just a pretty wetland—it’s one of the last marshes that used to fringe the Turia, stretching from Alboraya up to Sagunto. Spanning about 102.92 hectares, it’s nourished by groundwater and historic irrigation remains, and it hosts stands of reedbeds and rushes that shelter palustrine birds and wading species. Submerged banks cradle aquatic plants like Potamogeton nodosus and Potamogeton pectinatus, while shorelines hint at dunar and saladar vegetation with species such as Limonium angustebracteatum and Arthrocnemum fruticosum. You’ll notice the ecosystem’s honesty—fish like Anguilla anguilla, Dicentrarchus labrax, Mugil cephalus, and Atherina boyeri move through the waters, and there are habitats believed to accommodate reintroductions of Valencian endemics such as Valencia hispanica, …
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