Parque Nacional Peneda Geres, Portugal
O Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês ou conjunto serrano da Peneda-Gerês , situa-se no extremo nordeste do Minho, estendendo-se até Trás-os-Montes, desde as terras da Serra da Peneda até a Serra do Gerês - daí a sua designação -, sendo recortado por dois grandes rios, o Rio Lima e Cávado. Fazendo fronteira com a Galiza, abrangendo os distritos de Braga (concelho de Terras de Bouro), Viana do Castelo (concelho de Melgaço, Arcos de Valdevez e Ponte da Barca) e Vila Real (concelho de Montalegre) numa área total de cerca de 70 290 hectares. O Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês abrange território de 22 freguesias distribuídas pelos concelhos de Arcos de Valdevez, Melgaço, Montalegre, Ponte da Barca e Terras de Bouro. Esta Área Protegida forma um conjunto com o parque natural espanhol da Baixa Limia - serra do Xurés, constituindo com este, desde 1997, o Parque Transfronteiriço Gerês-Xurés e a Reserva da Biosfera com o mesmo nome.
Homem is a Portuguese river, a tributary of the right bank of the Cávado, with a length of 37 kilometers, born in the Serra do Gerês. In this river is located the hydroelectric plant of Vilarinho das Furnas, with a useful capacity of the reservoir...
Brufe was a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Terras de Bouro, with 6.49 km² of area and 50 inhabitants. The parish was extinguished (aggregated) in 2013, within the scope of a national administrative reform, to form, together with Cibões, ...
Shrine built during the 18th and 19th centuries on a former chapel dedicated to Nª Srª das Neves. It was opened in 1857, when its staircase was still being finalized. It follows the scheme of the hill-sacral of Veresa, in Italy. The Way of the Cro...
In this valley we can see RioCabril, a tributary of the Cávado River in the Salamonde reservoir Although far from its preferred area, the olive tree is also grown in Alto Minho. Their food importance determines this and the villages' closed econom...
Although far from its preferred area, the olive tree is also grown in Alto Minho. Their food importance determines this and the villages' closed economies had to adapt, buying as little as possible from the outside and producing the maximum of con...
Mata de Albergaria is one of the most important forests of the PenedaGerês National Park (PNPG), constituted predominantly by a secular oak that includes characteristic species of Geresian fauna and flora. It also guards a section of Via Romana - ...
The people's ovens, within the PNPG area, appear systematically in dryland cereal areas, traditionally rye bread, that is, in the areas of the municipalities of Melgaço and Montalegre. Rye bread that is less durable than corn bread (corn bread can...
