Vila Real, Serra do Alvão and Rede Natura 2000.
Mountain plateau dominated by a mosaic-like landscape of agricultural, grazing, and forest lands. High altitude arid landscape with vegetation used to hot summers and cold winters. The area contains small villages and hamlets. The area features environmental degradation. Forests have been reduced to hedges and bushes due to intensive grazing and logging, as well as the spread of invasive species. Most activities are carried out in private or public agroflorestal terrains.