Peneda-Gerês National Park

A completely different and unique world in Portugal, with an unmatched beauty, full of colors, light and shine, so is our Peneda-Geres National Park, impossible to imagine, just live, feel and observe all its mystery and charms ready to be explored, providing a lifetime experience.

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This park consists of all the granitic mountains of Gerês, Soajo, Peneda and granitic mountains Yellow, among the oaks that dominate the vegetation of this park and endemic species like the lily and the fetus of Gerês or the famous St. John’s wort, live here thousands of animals that share the skies, the lands and waters of this park, such as the Iberian wolf (Canis lupus), the roe deer (capreolus capreolus), the ibex (Capra pyrenaica) and even ponies.

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Interesting North

Also highlighting the stands here this remained the Roman period, the village of Castro Laboreiro, Pitões of Junia, Lindoso, Soajo and Tourém are unique elements in this verdant expanse bluish, due to its proximity to watercourses. From the bottom of the valleys, both the green agricultural areas as brownish stand that express the pace of cultures over a year; climbing the slopes, the grazing grounds is the cattle feeds to provide food for the cooler times of the year. Over the centuries, man has been changing the landscape, but with their special classification and protection, the Peneda-Geres National Park preserve much of its green areas and endemic species.

Parque natural do Peneda-Geres

We highlight some points of interest such as Lamas de Mouro Gate, Historic center of Castro Laboreiro, Museum Centre of Castro Laboreiro with pieces of information about the park, Castle of Castro Laboreiro, just presenting your wall, Megalithic Necropolis of Plateau Castro Laboreiro, one of the most important of the Iberian Peninsula, consisting of about 90 gravestones monuments, archaeological site of Gião consists of a rock art demonstration, wolf Fojo, a traditional structure used in hits to the wolf, the historic center of Soajo in that stands out from the pillory as a National Monument, Port Lindoso, a structure that aims to present the information about the protected area and on its main places of interest, the century Lindoso Castle XIII, Caldas do Geres, a place known for its quality its hot springs, among others. In Pitões of Junia highlights is the little path that makes known the sights of the village of Pitões of Junia, as the Monastery of Santa Maria das Junias and Lima Meadows.

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Vista Geres
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