The Serra d’Arga rising to 825 meters (Alto do Espinheiro). Is located in the Alto Minho in the mountain range of the Peneda-Geres. It is of granite origin. Like most of the mountains and hills of northern Portugal, the Serra d’Arga comes from granite outcrops, and all existing rocks are derived directly or indirectly from this plutonic […]
Biomass coverage of the Serra do Gerês, Serra Amarela, Serra do Peneda and Serra do Soajo, as well as the Mourela and Castro Laboreiro plateaus, are dominated by four distinct biomes: oak forest, shrubbery, marshes and riparian vegetation. The floristic diversity includes 823 vascular taxa that occur in 128 types of natural vegetation. The oak forests […]
The park tries to simultaneously encourage and control tourism, since the park’s nature would not resist a massive flow of tourists. Accordingly there are six small camping sites and several hikingtrails are marked, making it relatively easy to find many of the most interesting spots, such as the castros at Castro Laboreiro and Calcedónia and the monastery at Pitões das Júnias. The […]
The Roman Geira, a Roman road, crosses the region, which formerly connected the Roman civitas of Asturgia and Braccara Augusta. Long stretches of the road, along the Homem River are still preserved, along with several Roman bridges and numerous millenarium markers. The Germanic tribe of the Buri accompanied the Suebi in their invasion of theIberian Peninsula and establishment in Gallaecia (modern northernPortugal and Galicia). The Buri settled in the region between the Cávadoand Homem […]
