MONTESINHO NATURE PARK - (Parque Natural de Montesinho)

 

MONTESINHO NATURE PARK

41° 53' 22" N;  6° 50' 32" W

Montesinho Natural Park (Portuguese: Parque Natural de Montesinho) is a protected natural area of approximately 75,000 hectares in northeastern Portugal, located in the Braganza district (subregion: Alto Trás-os-Montes), and established as such on August 30, 1979. It is one of the largest natural parks in the country.

The area, which takes its name from the village of Montesinho and which includes the Serra de Montesinho and the Serra da Coroa, is also nicknamed Terra Fria ("cold land") and was created above all with the aim of protecting the rural customs of the local population.

Territory
Montesinho Natural Park is located in the northern part of the province of Bragança, north of the city of Bragança and extends from the border with the Minho region in the west to the border with Spain in the east and north.
The area is characterized by the presence of hills mainly made up of schist and granite. The mountains of the area reach a maximum altitude of 1481 meters.

The climate of this area is the harshest in all of Portugal (hence the nickname of Terra Fria).

Around 9,000 people live in the area of the Montesinho natural park, as it tends to decrease.
villages

About ninety villages are located in the park area. Among these are:
Franca
Guadramil
Montesinho
Rio de Onor
Vinhais

Altitude: min 438m; max 1486m (Montesinho)

Temperature: variation: – 12º C; + 40º C

Animal species: 240 vertebrates (150 bird species)

Where to stay + Where to eat + Where to buy + What to do

https://natural.pt/protected-areas/parque-natural-montesinho?locale=en

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 SEARCH IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER 

IN THE DISTRICT OF BRAGANÇA

Aldeia  de  Montesinho; 

Alfândega da Fé;

Algoso              +          Vale  de  Algoso;

Argozelo          +             Miners  Bridge;

Avantos ;

Aveleda ;

Azinhoso ;

BRAGANÇA;

Campo  de  Víboras  +  Uva  +  Vila Chã;

Caçarelhos             +                  Angueira;

Carção                     +                         Mora;

Carrazeda de Ansiães;

Castelo  Branco;

Fornos;

França;

Freixo de  Espada à  Cinta;

Gimonde;

Lagoaça;

Macedo de Cavaleiros;

Macedo  do  Peso  +  Peso  +  Valcerto;

Miranda do Douro;

Mirandela;

Mogadouro;

Montesinho  Nature  Park;

Outeiro;

Penas  Roias;

Pinelo                 +        Vale  de  Pena;

Torre de  Moncorvo;

Rio  de  Onor;

Romeu    +   Jerusalém  do  Romeu;

Sambade;

Santulhão;

São  Joanico               +               Pinta;

São  Martinho  do  Peso;

Urros        +       Lousa         +        Mós;

Vale  de  Lobo             +            Chelas;

Vila Flor;

Vila  Verdinho   +    Vale  de  Couce;

Vimioso;

Vinhais;

Return to mainland Portugal & 

the Azores and Madeira islands

VIANA DO CASTELO;
VILA REAL;
BRAGANÇA;
BRAGA;
PORTO ;
AVEIRO;
VISEU;
GUARDA ;
COIMBRA;
CASTELO BRANCO;
LEIRIA;
LISBOA;
SANTARÉM;
PORTALEGRE;
SETÚBAL;
ÉVORA;
BEJA;
FARO = ALGARVE;

AZORES ISLANDS;

MADEIRA ISLAND;

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