page_title: Alvão Natural Park
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Alvão Natural Park / Geography
caption_attribution_description: This is a photography of a Site of Community Importance in Portugal with the ID: PTCON0003. Natura2000 entry, EEA entry
context_page_description: Alvão Natural Park is a protected area founded in 1983, and located in the municipalities of Mondim de Basto and Vila Real, in the Tâmega and Douro Subregions of northern Portugal. Although the smallest of Portugal's natural parks, it extends through 72.2 square kilometres of mountainous land, populated by approximately 700 locals.
context_section_description: The park is located in the Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro provinces, in the district Vila Real, divided between the municipalities of Vila Real (parishes of Borbela, Lamas de Olo and Vila Marim) and Mondim de Basto (parishes of Ermelo and Bilhó), occupying an area of 7220 hectares or 72.2 square kilometres (27.9 sq mi).
  The highest peak in natural park is Caravelas, 1,339 metres (4,393 ft) above sea level, and the lowest point is Lousa along the Rio Olo, roughly 260 metres (850 ft) above sea level. There is an altitudinal range of 1,079 metres (3,540 ft), and the  park is divided into two zones: an elevated area along the Rio Olo watershed that mostly corresponds to the parish of Lamas de Olo, and a lower area that includes Ribeira de Fervença and the Olo watershed in the parish of Ermelo. The transition between the two is marked by a sudden drop associated with the Fisgas waterfall.
caption: The Serra do Alvão at sunset
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