Surely you are familiar with the great mycological wealth for the community of Castilla y León, which every year are reflected in the gastronomic Booth Search.
Therefore, it cannot surprise you that not one of the attractions of a getaway to Gredos in autumn be the mycological routes.
I admit to you that it has precisely been in my recent visit to the north of Gredos, In the province of Avila, when I have really discovered the great interest generated by the mycotourism.
To do this, as happens with any tourist activity that you carry out, the passion and knowledge that people convey to you is key.
This time it has been Juan Francisco, company promoter Gredos Guides dedicated to nature routes, who conveyed that passion and knowledge to us, and gave us a brief sample of the great mycological wealth of Gredos.
From San Martin de Pimpollar, after having studied biology and spending several years living outside his homeland of Avila, including his residence in England, not long ago returned to launch an active tourism business project, which has finally focused on the aforementioned nature routes.
In this way, when you visit Gredos depending on the time of year you will have an alternative route that will allow you to discover the natural attractions of this regional park.
Now in autumn you have the mycological routes, like the one I just participated in. Then in winter you have the snowshoe routes, and in spring, nature interpretation routes, As the flower routes.
In particular, the mycological route It usually starts during the weekends in the Park House de Hawthorn Holes, starting at 10,30:15 a.m., and for three and a half hours, in a maximum group of XNUMX people, you will get to know the incredible variety of mushrooms that take place in Gredos.
Thus, you will know that in the regional park it is estimated that there are about 350 different types of mushrooms, of which 10 are classified as excellent, and 10 as deadly toxic.
In between you find everything from mushrooms that also have gastronomic interest, to others that can cause digestive or hallucinogenic poisoning.
In our case we have been lucky enough to see a large quantity and variety of mushrooms, since this year 2014 is being splendid for its collection, whose period usually extends from the end of September to the beginning of December.
During the very interesting route I came to the conclusion of how complicated it is to identify the different mushrooms, for which you need to analyze their shape, color, smell and even flavor.
You also become aware of some of the possible confusion that can arise when recognizing a specific type of mushroom, with the consequent health risks.
At the end of the day you will return with mushrooms to cook at home, including, if you are lucky, some boletus gredulis, the name that in Gredos popularly given to a type of mushroom boletus area specific.
I can tell you that if you finally decide to participate in one of these mycological routes with Juan Francisco In this autumn season, you will surely end up wanting to return in spring to take the promising flower route.
Photos of the mycological route in Gredos
Here you have more mushroom photos and the mycological route in Gredos.
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