Geography
Nestled in the mountains, where the Montemuro inclines towards the Douro valley, Felgueiras is a parishes of hilltops, escarpments and semi-forested ranges located eight kilometres southeast of the village of Resende. The parish is limited in the north by the civil parish of Cárquere and Resende, to the east by Paus, south by Feirão and Panchorra, and west by Ovadas.
From São Cristóvão to Carvoeiro, and from Ladário to Côto, the land is built on a plateau of escarpments bisected by river valleys from 700 to 1142 metres altitude. The highest altitude is dominated by Monte de São Cristóvão, at an alitude of 1141 metres, cut by mountain valleys that trek towards the Douro River. Landscapes from this mountain include the valley of Bestança, the Serra do Marão, a freat part of the Douro Valley, in addition to the Serra do Gerês, on certain days.
With an accented relief, Montemuro is covered in heather and species of plants of the families Fabaceae, in addition to wild Maritime pine (Latin: Pinus pinaster). Common adders (Latin: Alnus glutinosa) and White willow (Latin: Salix alba) grow along the ravines, while in the forests of Portuguese oak (Latin: Quercus faginea) owls are common.
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