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Protected AreasParque Natural do Tejo InternacionalThe River Tagus is the longest River flowing across Portugal. Its source is in Spain and the river travels a great distance before reaching Portuguese territory, where it establishes the frontier between the two countries over a 50 km stretch that (...)
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Protected AreasParque Natural de MontesinhoThroughout the Park one senses an intense rural atmosphere, expressed in the villages where the traditional slate or granite houses merge with the landscape itself. Sometimes one can hardly sense the presence of these houses, given the almost (...)
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Protected AreasPaisagem Protegida da Albufeira do AziboIn the heart of the north-eastern region of Trás-os-Montes, you should take some time to discover the Protected Landscape Area of Albufeira do Azibo.Situated in the municipality of Macedo de Cavaleiros, the dam that forms this reservoir was built in (...)
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Protected AreasVulcão dos Capelinhos - FaialCapelinhos Volcano - FaialThe Capelinhos Volcano is located in the "Capelo Peninsular", formed by the lava flows from a line of volcanoes located along a fault, with a WNW-ESSE orientation.The Capelinhos volcano is the last of the volcanoes in the (...)
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Protected AreasReserva Natural da Serra da MalcataThe main reason why the Serra da Malcata Nature Reserve was created was preservation of the Iberian lynx and its habitat. This endangered feline is an endemic species of the Iberian peninsula. It is considerably smaller than Eurasian lynxes and its (...)
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Protected AreasPaisagem Protegida da Serra do AçorLocated next to Arganil, the protected landscape of the Serra do Açor includes a zone of great natural beauty included within the European network of biogenetic reserves - the Margaraça Woodlands. The luxurious vegetation found on these slate slopes (...)
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Protected AreasReserva Natural do Paul do BoquiloboLocated around 6 kms from Golegã, Paul do Boquilobo is an alluvial plain of marshland and humid zones, where the local life depends upon the volume of the current of the River Tejo and River Almonda that flow around its borders.the landscape is (...)
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Protected AreasReserva Natural Regional Ilhéu de Vila FrancaIlhéu de Vila Franca Regional Nature ReserveIlhéu de Vila Franca was classified as a Regional Nature Reserve in 2004.The area resulted from a submarine eruption that produced an almost perfectly circular caldera, measuring around 150 m in diameter (...)
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Protected AreasReserva Natural do Paul de ArzilaThe Paul de Arzila Nature Reserve was created in order to protect an important internationally recognized marshland zone in Ribeira de Cernache, next to the River Mondego. The zone encompasses part of the municipalities of Coimbra, Condeixa and (...)
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Protected AreasCentro de Educação Ambiental de Vale GonçalinhoThe Vale Gonçalinho Environmental Education Centre is the obligatory starting point for a visit to the Special Protection Zone for birds in Castro Verde, providing information on the region’s natural heritage. Known as the “Campo Branco” (White (...)
