Serra de Arga Natural Park
Located in the district of Viana do Castelo (North of Portugal), near the sea, between Coura and Lima rivers, Serra D’Arga is a granite mountain with a maximum height of 825 m (Alto do Espinheiro, Montaria).
Around Serra D’Arga there are seven mountain villages (Montaria, Dem, Arga de S. João, Arga de Baixo, Arga de Cima, Covas and Cerquido). These villages preserve some of the rural heritage and the local customs and are all situated within municipalities of Viana do Castelo, Ponte de Lima, Vila Nova de Cerveira and Caminha.
“Discover a hidden paradise”
Serra D’Arga covers an area of 4493 ha and is considered one of the main wilderness areas in Portugal mainland, keeping natural habitats of wild fauna such as Iberian wolves and wildhorses and wild flora, for this reason is classified as a Natural Park.
Walking through Serra D’Arga you can enjoy a stunning view of the mountains that reach the sea but you can also see garranos – a species of wild horses that live only in Serra D’Arga and in the Peneda – Gerês National Park. A Serra D’Arga is as well a territory of Iberian Wolf and while walking through the mountain area you can sometimes see their tracks.
Serra D´Arga is famous for its watermills, waterfalls and natural lagoons.