Parques Naturais em Portugal

Natural Park - An area which is characterized by containing natural landscapes, semi natural and humanized, in the national interest.

Parques Naturais em Portugal

• The only National Park in Portugal is Peneda-Gerês.

Parque Nacional Peneda-Gerês

The Peneda-Gerês National Park is the first protected area in Portugal, and the only one that has the status of a National Park.

• The park covers 70,290 hectares

Parque Nacional Peneda-GerêsFlora:

Carvalho alvarinho

Medronheiro

Carvalho Negral

Parque Nacional Peneda-Gerês

Parque Nacional Peneda-GerêsFlora:

Azereiro

Blueberry

Parque Nacional Peneda-Gerês

Parque Nacional Peneda-GerêsFauna:

Marta

Squirrel

Morcego-arborícola-pequeno Small arboreal bat

Parque Nacional Peneda-GerêsFauna:

Vipera latastei

Lusitanian Salamander

Shrew of red teeth

Garrano - Wild Horse

Parque Natural do Douro Internacional

The Douro International Natural Park is a natural park that covers the area where the Douro River forms the border between Portugal and Spain, as well as the river Águeda.

Parque Natural do Douro Internacional

Fauna:

Blue Blackbird

Wild pig

Rat cabrera

Parque Natural do Douro Internacional

Fauna:

Vulture-of-Egypt

GriffonCrested Grebe

Parque Natural do Douro Internacional

Flora:

Oak

Olive tree

Parque Natural do Douro Internacional

Flora:

Corktree

Holmoak

Almond

Parque Natural Serra da Estrela

• The park covers an area of 88 295 hectares.

Parque Natural Serra da EstrelaFlora:

Thistle

Giesta

Parque Natural Serra da EstrelaFlora:

Sargaço

Fetus

Parque Natural Serra da EstrelaFauna:

Estrela Mountain Dog

Red-beak Magpie

Parque Natural Serra da EstrelaFauna:

Ferreirinha

Lark-Little

CommonGuarda rios

Redhead Chasco

Parque Natural Sintra-Cascais• The National Park Sintra-

Cascais covers an area of 14,583 hectares.

Parque Natural Sintra-CascaisFlora:

Willow

Poplar

Parque Natural Sintra-CascaisFlora:

Pinaster

Eucalyptus

Parque Natural Sintra-CascaisFauna:

Salamander-of-yellow-spottedSapo-parteiro

Horned viper Newt-of-orange-womb

Parque Natural Sintra-CascaisFauna:

Screech owl

Açor

Eagle-of-bonelli

SeagullPardelas

Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina

• The park covers na area of 74788 hectares.

Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina

Flora: There are more than 100 rare endemic species, 12 does not exist nowhere else in the world.

Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina

Fauna:

cobra-rateira

cobra-lisa-bordalesa

Portuguese Boga

Barbo-do-Sul

Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina

Fauna:

Fishing eagle

Peregrine falcon

Marine Raven

Otter