Added by Diogo Tavares
Serra da Estrela Natural Park is situated in the largest mountain range in Portugal - the Serra da Estrela, and is the source of the rivers Mondego, Zêzere (tributary of the Tagus), and Alva. The park is the largest natural conservation area in Portugal and occupies about 1,000 km². More than half of its area is located above an altitude of 700 m. At 1,993 m it contains the highest peak in Continental Portugal
Highest Point
Cântaro Gordo (1869m)
Settings
Middle Mountain, Lakes, Cliffs, Rivers and Valleys
Special Features and Points of Interest
Zezere Glacial Valley, Covão da Ametade, Cântaro Gordo, Nave da Mestra
Animals you may encounter
Scarlet tiger (quadripunctaria Euphydryas)
Boga (Chondrostoma polylepis)
Rock bunting (Emberiza cia)
Ringed snake (Natrix natrix)
Black jackdaw (Corvus corone)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Iberian rock lizard (Lacerta monticola)
Ortolan bunting (Emberiza hortulana)
Pyrenean desman (Galemys pyrenaicus)
Fario trout (Salmo trutta fario)
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
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