Oporto and North Region
In the north of Portugal the landscape features fine countryside areas with its rolling hills, deep valleys, impressive slopes of the Port terraced vineyards and sheltering villages that still preserve the old community ways. The north is rich in scenarios that allow direct contact with nature and tranquility. In here you will find some of the largest protected areas in Portugal like the Peneda-Gerês National Park or The International Douro Natural Park that are excellent for birdwatching, specially prey birds.
Peneda-Gerês National Park
See More +GPS Coordinates (central point): 41º52’N08º08’W
Habitats: Mountainous areas, mountain scrubland and pastureland, rocky outcrops and scarps, peat bogs, lakes, rivers and streams, oak and pine forests, riverside woodland and marshland.
Montesinho
See More +GPS Coordinates (central point): 41º51’N 06º52’W
Habitats: Mountainous areas, mountain scrubland and pastureland, rocky outcrops and scarps. Pyrenean oak forests, chestnut groves, riverside woodland, marshland and cultivated fields.
International Douro Natural Park
See More +GPS Coordinates (central point): 41º05’N 06º45’W
Habitats: Douro and Águeda rivers, Mediterraneam scrubland, rocky outcrops, river scarps, holm-oak forests, riverside woodland, marshland and cultivated fields.
