Serra da Gardunha

Serra Gardunha presents over twenty kilometers, occupying about ten kilometers wide and reaching a maximum altitude of 1227 meters, stealing some of the attention of Beira Baixa.

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An area with a strong human intervention, it continues to retain its great potential in particular oak Quercus pyrenaica and Quercus Robur, the Asphodelus bento-rainhae, an endemic plant of this mountain, which through the conservation of these also preserves the lizard life -of-water (Lacerta schreiberi).

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What explore

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Serra da Gardunha houses the Geopark Naturtejo Meseta Meridional, born of a common mind sharing a natural well, it extends along Castelo Branco, Idanha-a-Nova, Nisa, Oleiros, Penamacor, Proença-a-Nova e Vila Velha de Ródão. Being a territory that attracts thousands of people, the Geopark Naturtejo contains various tourist products aimed at the satisfaction of visitors, highlighting the footpaths.

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  • Route Gardunha – with a distance of 17.5 km.
  • Schist way Sarzedas – In Wells Miners – 15 km.
  • Fossils Trail – a route with 3 Km-
    Route Barrocais – with 7 km.
  • Route Erges GeoRota Dew – with a distance of 9 km.
  • The Secrets of Mourao Valley – 6.5 km.
  • Route of Conheiras – a route with 10.6 km.
  • Travel by Earth Bones – the largest route 18 km.
  • Rails Conhal – 9.8 km.
  • Geology and Archaeology Urban – 8 km.
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