The largest of these parishes, Gaveira, Soajo, Cabeiro Gondoriz and Sistelo, are located in the mountainous areas that are part of Peneda-Gerês National Park.
The Peneda-Gerês National Park comprises 26,26% of its area (211,74 km² out of a total 806,19 km² belonging to that park).
There are also scenic natural parks and mountain ranges, such as the Peneda-Gerês National Park, the Montesinho Natural Park, the Alvão Natural Park and four World Heritage Sites: the Alto Douro Wine Region, the Prehistoric Rock-Art Sites in the Côa Valley, the Porto historical Center and the Guimarães historical Center.
Vilarinho da Furna was located on the southern slopes of Serra Amarela, giving the village both good solar exposure and protection from the northerly winds from the higher mountains.
In Portugal 100 or so survive in the Peneda-Gerês National Park in northern Portugal, this population joins the Galician one.
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