Lago de Sanabria and Sierras de Segundera and Porto Natural Park
The great lake
The park is located in northwestern Zamora, within the natural region of Sanabria. It is a mountainous area with deep valleys, and many lagoons of glacial origin. The most important of them is Lake Sanabria.
An impressive glacier with ice tongues more than 20 kilometres long originated Lake Sanabria. Today, its 318 hectares of surface and a depth that reaches up to 51 metres make it the largest on the Iberian Peninsula. This is why the Park is an amazing place to study the action of glaciers on the ground, through numerous walking paths. Its vegetation is mainly oak forests, although there are also alders, ashes, willows, birches, hollies, yews and chestnut trees. As for the fauna, there is a great variety of species: 76 types of birds and 17 large mammals, namely the gray partridge and the wolf.
Lago de Sanabria and Sierras de Segundera and Porto Natural Park
Zamora (Castilla y Leon)
Zamora (Castilla y Leon):
- Cobreros
- Galende
- Porto
- Trefacio
What you need to know
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Cultural information
Puente de Sanabria takes its name from the old 18th century bridge that crosses the Tera river. The weekly market, held every Monday (a true commercial hub for the area), means this village is an important meeting point for people in the surrounding area. The Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora is of particular interest, a humble shrine located on the banks of the Tera river, with a beautiful transept featuring the traditional figures of Jesus on the cross and the Virgin.
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Environmental information
More than 15% of the park's plant species are endemic. The fauna includes the gray partridge and the red-backed shrike.
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