page_title: Protected areas of Portugal
section_title: Natural Monument
hierarchical_section_title: Protected areas of Portugal / National / Natural Monument
caption_attribution_description: Aramossáurio, cartão de visita do parque das Pegadas da Serra de Aire
context_page_description: The Protected areas of Portugal are classified under a legal protection statute that allows for the adequate protection and maintenance of biodiversity, while providing services for ecosystem that maintains the natural and geological patrimony.
context_section_description: A Natural monument is a naturally formed occurrence with a singular, rare our representative characteristics in terms of its ecologic, aesthetic, scientific or cultural value, requiring its conservation and maintenance. This classification envisions the protection of its natural value, namely notable occurrences of geological patrimony, the integrity of its characteristics and the areas immediately around them, with the adoption of constraints to limit inappropriate use.
  Natural Monument of Cabo Mondego (Portuguese: Monumento Natural de Cabo Mondego)
  Natural Monument of Carenque (Portuguese: Monumento Natural de Carenque)
  Natural Monument of Lagosteiros (Portuguese: Monumento Natural de Lagosteiros)
  Natural Monument of Pedra da Mua (Portuguese: Monumento Natural da Pedro da Mua)
  Natural Monument of Pedreira do Avelino (Portuguese: Monumento Natural da Pedreira do Avelino)
  Natural Monument of the Pegadas de Dinossáurios de Ourém-Torres Novas (Portuguese: Monumento Natural das Pegadas de Dinossáurios de Ourém/Torres Novas)
  Natural Monument of Portas de Ródão (Portuguese: Monumento Natural das Portas de Ródão)
caption: Symbolizing the dinosaurs that ranged the area of the Natural Monument of the Pegades de Dinossáurios de Ourém-Torres Noves
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