The Sirens Reef, Cabo de Gata

Located near the Cabo de Gata cliff, it is one of the most emblematic places in the Natural Park. The vertical forms that are observed are remains of volcanic rocks, which originated after the crystallization of magma inside the volcano, more than 12 million years ago in the Tertiary period.

The Sirens Reef is therefore the rest of an old volcanic chimney that was subjected to a process of differential erosion.

It probably receives this name due to the presence of a monk seal colony that fishermen in the area called mermaids or sea lions. These seals inhabited the entire coast of Cabo de Gata until the middle of the 20th century. Currently they are critically endangered throughout the Mediterranean.

The name, however, is evocative and romantic and transports us instantly to scenarios of great adventures and fantastic trips.