Surface: 74 800 hect.

Localization: North-East, District of Bragança

Fauna: wolf, deer, roe deer, boar, otter, mole, royal eagle, black sweep, hunter and blue kestrel, grey partridge, screech-owl (coruja-das-torres).

Culture: The singular party of masks in the village Sto Estevão on 26th of December, used to celebrate when the boys become adults.

Cultural Patrimony builded:

• Village of Rio de Onor (half in Spain, half in Portugal)

• Village of Guadramil

• Village of Montesinho

• Village of França

• Village of Moimenta, with the church and Roman road

• Church of Sacoias

• "Mamoa" of Donai/Tumberinho

• Pillory of Paço

• Pillory of Vilar Seco

• Santa Cruz

• Senhora da Hera

• Serra de Montesinho

• Alto da Corôa

• Pinheiros

Surface: 7 220 hect.

Localization: North, District of Vila Real, Serra do Alvão

Weather: usually damp weather

Fauna: wolf (rare), roe deer, wild boar, mole, royal eagle (aquila chrysaetos), eagle with round wing, screech-owl (coruja-do-mato), blue titmouse, salamander with yellow spots, triton with orange belly, toad (sapo-corredor), snake (cobra-de-água-de-colar).

Activities: culture of flax and transformation into linen.

Walking circuits: Ermelo, Galegos da Serra, Lamas de Olo

Cultural Patrimony builded:

• Village on schist and pillory of Ermelo

• Village of Barreiro

• Village of Lamas de Olo (on granite)

• Mill and aqueduct of Lamas de Olo

• Medieval bridge (close to Ermelo)

Surface: 101 060 hect.

Localization: Central, Districts of Castelo Branco and Guarda, on the highest Portuguese mountain (1993 meters)

Fauna: fox, wolf (rare), wild boar, otter, genet, badger, weasel, wild cat, mole, eagle with round wing, kestrel hunter (circus pygargus), eagle (águia-cobreira), screech-owl (coruja-do-mato), sparrow-hawk, goshawk, ringdove, jay, bullfinch with reddish brown chest (pisco-de-peito-ruivo), Argelian wall lizard, wall lizard of the mountain, toad (sapo parteiro), Iberic frog, Portuguese salamander, snake (cobra-de-água-viperina).

Human Ocupation: The park is occupied since the Middle Age. One important activity is the job of shepherd, wich results in a very good cheese made of sheep milk. With the shepherds there is always the beautiful dogs natives of the region - the full-blooded Serra da Estrela dogs. They are big dogs, 62-72cm tall and 30-50 kg weight, dense hair, small ears and good shepherds.

Walking circuits:

Cultural Patrimony builded: Guarda-Torre-Vide, Vila Soeiro-Gouveia-Louriga, Videmonte-Verdelhos-Loriga

• The castle, church, window in style Manuelino, and pillory of Linhares

• Pillory, chapel of Sta Marta, palace (paço) and old city hall of Melo

• Castle of Folgosinho

• Pillory of Valhelhas

• Old castle (castro) of Tintinolho

• Pillory of Sta Marinha

• Pillory of Valezim

Surface: 38 900 hect.

Localization: Center, Districts of Leiria and Santarém

Fauna: important groups of bats, magpie (gralha-de-bico-vermelho/pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax), sparrow-hawk, screech-owl (coruja-do-mato), woodpecker, royal-blackcap, the snakes' eagle (águia-cobreira), falcon, salamander with yellow spots and toad of black nail.

Human Ocupation: The park is occupied since the prehistory, including the Roman and Moor periods.

Other characteristics: once the ground was full of stones the men tried to clean the fields to cultivate them. With the stones they build walls to divide the fiels, houses and mills. Due to erosion of the limestone, very commnon on the park, resulted the caves of Sto António, Alvados and Mira d'Aire. In the park is also placed the only one salt-pan of the country that is not close to the sea: the salt-pan of Fonte da Bica.

Walking circuits: Serra da Lua, Arco da Memória and Vale de Ventos.

Cultural Patrimony builded:

• Roman road (Alquidão da Serra)

• Dolmen, chapel and church (Alcoberta)

• Church of Mira d'Aire

• Salt-pan of Fonte da Bica

• Village of Alcaria

• Village of Portela de Vale Espinho

• Common Cistern (Serro Ventoso)

• Arco da Memória (close to Mendiga)

• Walls of small stones (choussos) in Arrimal

• Place with great architectonic interest (Moliana)

• Mill (Casal do Guerra)

• Church of Monsanto

• Shepherd's shelter (Casinas)

Surface: 14 583 hect.

Localization: district of Lisboa

Fauna: hawk ("falcão-peregrino"), goshawk, sparraw-hawk, Bonneli eagle ( hieraaetus fasatus), royal owl, screech-owl ("coruja-das-torres"), sea crow with crest (phlacrocorax aristotelis), sea crow with white faces, small merganser, shady sparrow, red partridge, bittern, ringdove, jay, spotted starling, fox, mole, weasel, genet, polecat, shrewmole with white teeth, hedgehog, triton with orange belly ( triturus boscai), toad ("sapo-parteiro"), water lizard, salamander with yellow spots, triton "marmorado", horned viper, tortoise with channeled carapace and several snakes.

Human Ocupation: The park has inhabitants since the paleolithyc; Romans, Visgoths and Mussulmans lived there. There are vestiges of the dense ocupation of Romans and Arabs. From the actual activities one must remark the production of the good wine Colares.

Other characteristics: Reference to the eruptive massif of Sintra with 80 to 85 million years, the cliffs of Azenhas do Mar, the formations resulted by the wind and sea erosions between Cidadela and Ponta Alta, and the dunes of Guincho/Pinhal da Marinha.

Walking circuit: Sintra -> old road of Colares (Seteais, Monserrate) -> Colares -> Penedo -> Pé de Guerra -> Peninha -> Capuchos -> Castelo dos Mouros -> Pena (palace and park) -> São pedro de Sintra.

Cultural Patrimony builded:

• Ancient jet of water (Cintra).

• Church of Sta Marta (Cintra).

• Pre-historic monument of Praia das Maças.

• Pillory of Colares.

• Chapels of Sto António (Peneda), São Mamede and São Sebastião.

• The fortress of Roca (Cabo da Roca).

• Pre-historic necropolis of Vale de São Martinho.

• Pillory of Sintra.

• Portico of the mother-church of São João das Lampas.

• Citadel of Cascais.

• The fortress of Guincho.

• The fortress of Nossa Sra da Guia (close to Cabo Raso).

• The Castles of Arabs ("Mouros") at Sintra.

• The park of Pena (Sintra).

• Palace of Pena (Sintra).

• Monserrate (close to Colares).

• Capuchos (close to Colares).

• Sanctuary of Peninha (close to Cabo da Roca).

Surface: 10 821 hect.

Localization: district of Setúbal

Fauna: fox, badger, genet, wild-cat, hare, weasel, polecat, several colonies of bats, hawk (falco peregrinus), Bonneli eagle ( hieraaetus fasatus), royal owl, kite, sparraw-hawk, goshawk, "shoed"-eagle, screech-owl ("coruja-das-torres"), "brushwood" screech-owl, Gallician-owl and more than 130 sorts of butterflies.

Human Ocupation: The park is occupied since very early, during the Pre-History and the Metals Age. The most interesting urban places are Vila Nogueira de Azeitão, Vila Fresca and Aldeia de Irmãos.

Other characteristics: The park preserves actually the most significant ancient mediterranean forest. The main sorts are oak, holm-oak, arbutus-tree, laurel and wild olive. It's possible to see in the park many structures related with water: aqueducts, depots, common washing-places. The most known wine of the region is the Moscatel de Setúbal. The windmills are frequent on the park.

Walking circuit: Track of Montes de Azeitão; track of the mills; track of Sopé da Serra; track of Casais da Serra.

Cultural Patrimony builded:

• New and Old Convents (close to Portinho da Arrábida).

• Castle of São Filipe.

• Church of São Lourenço, Paço dos Duques de Aveiro, Quinta das Torres, palace of Bacalhoa (Vila Nogueira de Azeitão).

• Pillory and fountain (Vila Nogueira de Azeitão).

• Roman road.

• Chapel of Necessidades (close to Portinho da Arrábida).

• Megalithic monument of Roça do Casal do Meio (Calhariz).

• Oceanographic Museum - Fortress of Sta Maria (close to Portinho da Arrábida).

Surface: 74 788 hect.

Localization: district of Beja and Faro

Fauna: The birds are the main fauna of the park, around 2 hundred species. The several species one can found are: "fishery" eagle (pandion haliaetus), kite with flat back, Bonneli eagle ( hieraaetus fasatus), white stork, the "towers'" kite, the hawk "peregrino", "the rocks'" pigeon, fox, genet, wild cat, weasel, Iberian lynx, otter, Iberian brushwood sand-lizard, salamander with yellow spots, tree-frog.

Human Ocupation: The park is occupied since the paleolithic period. There are signs of the existence of hunter-fishermen societies during the mesolithic period. There are also some vestiges of Roman and mainly Arab presence in the region. There are no big historic buildings in the park, only some churchs, castels and chapels.

Other characteristics: The park landscape is full of cliffs and gorges, beaches, small islands and isolated rocks. The island Ilha do Pessegueiro, near Porto Côunf;vo, is an important turistic place.

Cultural Patrimony builded:

• Fortresses of Ilha do Pessegueiro.

• Fortress of Mil Fontes.

• Castle of Aljezur.

• Church of Vila do Bispo.

• Fortress of São Vicente.

• Fortress of Belixe.

• Fortress of Sagres.

• Chapel of N. Sra de Guadalupe (Vila do Bispo).

• Ruins of Boca do Rio (close to Salema).

• Fortress of Almadena.

• Fortification ("Bateria") of Burgau.

Surface: 18 400 hect.

Localization: district of Faro

Fauna: flamingo, gray plover, curlew, several ducks (royal, "trumpeter", shoveller, duckling), halcyon, sand hawthorn berry, sea turtle-dove, dwarf long billed tern, sea-swallow with red beak, small white heron, sultana-chicken (porphyrio porphyrio), rock-bass, gilthead, sargus, around 3 hundred of shell-fishes, several crustaceos (shrimps, spider crab, ...), chameleon, turkish house lizard, viperine water snake, genet, badger, weasel, fox, otter, shrewmole, mole, hedgehog.

Human Ocupation: The oldest occupation in the coast was in the paleolithic period and in the inner side on the mesolithic. The Arabs influenced strongly the region. The fishermen community on the Culatra Island is the most representative. The cultural patrimony includes fortresses, chapels, curches, "noras" (devices to rise water), tide mills and the traditional boats for fishing ("chata", canoe, "bateira", "dori"). The Portuguese water's dog is a domestic animal characteristic of this region.

Other characteristics: The park has a lagoon system with 60 Km and a cordon of dunes, which limits the park on the sud and includes small islands and peninsulas.

Walking circuits: Close to the village Quinta de Marim and close to the village Cacela-a-Velha.

Places to visit:

• The town of Faro.

• The lighthouse of the cape Cabo de Santa Maria.

• The town of Olhão.

• The village Quinta de Marim.

• The village Fuseta.

• The village Arraial Ferreira Neto.

• Fortress of Cacela.