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Butterfly Park Empuriabrava

Butterfly Park Empuriabrava is a compact tropical zoo set inside a 2,000 m² greenhouse on the Costa Brava, where a recreated rainforest is home to free-flying butterflies, parrots, toucans, wallabies and a cast of quieter surprises. For roughly ninety unhurried minutes you can wander among animals that roam the paths beside you and watch the whole butterfly life cycle up close. What lifts it above a typical small menagerie is its dual role as an animal refuge and a conservation classroom: many of its birds arrived as donations that can no longer survive in the wild, and the park's stated aim is to teach visitors about habitat protection and the reality of keeping birds as pets. A warm, shaded walk full of colour, wildlife and gentle education, it is especially well suited to families with young children.