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The Nino Konis Santana reserve houses the country's largest remaining primary forest, with coral reefs containing around 500 species of fish. It also includes Lake Iralalaro.
UNESCO designated 14 new biosphere reserves in 14 countries today, including the Nino Konis Santana National Park in Timor-Leste, considered one of the most ecologically significant landscapes in Southeast Asia.
The Mountain Villages Network will launch the first Mountain Agroecology School this Friday in the village of Lapa dos Dinheiros, in the municipality of Seia, focusing on the chestnut tree and the regeneration of chestnut groves in the Serra da Estrela.
Reporter Andreia Marques is in Piornos, in the Serra da Estrela. At the highest points of the mountain range there is snow and access routes are closed.
National Road 338, which crosses the central massif, has been closed since 04:00 between Piornos, A Torre and Lagoa Comprida because of snow, which continues to fall with some intensity.
There is still no forecast for the reopening of the access road to the highest point on the mainland.
The road has been closed to traffic since 04:00 this Tuesday.
On Monday there were no suitable conditions for visitors to enjoy the snow due to bad weather.
Taking advantage of a sunny Saturday, thousands of people travelled to Serra da Estrela. Most were accompanied by family, especially their youngest children, who were able to play in the snow.
Temperatures remain below zero degrees Celsius.
Light rain is expected, mainly in the North and Centre. There will also be the possibility of snow on the highest points of the Serra da Estrela due to the passage of a cold front.
IPMA forecasts the possibility of snowfall at the highest points of the Serra da Estrela.
Open roads and accumulated snow across the mountain range are drawing visitors.
With the Serra da Estrela covered in snow, and despite the weather conditions not always being favourable, many visitors arrive every day.
The weather in mainland Portugal will be dominated by a typically wintry pattern in the last days of the year, due to the influence of an anticyclone located south of Iceland.
The mountain range experienced this month the heaviest snowfall in the past two winters.
IPMA issued a yellow warning for these areas, with snowfall expected above 1,200 metres.
The mountain range recorded the heaviest snowfall of the past two winters.
Braga, Castelo Branco, Guarda, Viana do Castelo, Vila Real and Viseu are on orange alert for snowfall. Access routes to the Serra da Estrela are closed.
Home News Roads closed due to snow Roads closed due to snow Access to the central massif of the Serra da Estrela mountain range has been closed to traffic since 7:20 am due to snowfall, a civil protection source said.
Home News Portugal ski resort now open Portugal ski resort now open The Serra da Estrela Ski Resort officially opened to the public this Thursday, December 18th, with the initial availability of three green slopes, supported by a ski lift and a conveyor belt.
Heavy snowfall has resulted in the closure of access routes to Serra da Estrela, affecting travel and tourism in the region.
