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Peneda - Gerês

Route to visit the churches near the Peneda-Geres National Park, considered by UNESCO as a World Biosphere Reserve. It is one of the greatest natural attractions of Portugal, because of its rare and stunning natural beauty and its ecological and ethnographic value.

Points of Interest

Following this route through part of the Spanish territory included in the Intervention Plan, you can learn about some of the major Art History treasures located in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon.
Pitões das Júnias

Pitões das Júnias

Pitões das Júnias, one of the highest villages in Portugal, belongs to the municipality of Montealegre in the district of Vilareal within the National Park of Peneda-Gerês.Its origin is directly associated with the foundation of the…

Chã

Chã

The village of Chã, in the district of Vila Real, in the region of Tras-os-montes is located on the banks of the Pisões reservoir in the north of Portugal. This village is found in a privileged area of great beauty that conserves its rural…

Covas do Barroso

Covas do Barroso

Located between two mountain ranges, this municipality is made up of several villages.  This region possesses the largest collection of archeological remains in Portugal.A significant number of forts from the Iron Age have been found in the vicinity…

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