Flora and Fauna

The landscape is mostly mountains that descend to an intensive cultivated coastal plain in the South and West. In the South of the country an incredible rocky landscape stretches from Sagres until Quarteira and forms the so called Algarve. From Quarteira and Faro (the capital city of the Algarve) until Spain there are widespread sand beaches and only little rock formation. The coast is the sand Algarve. The biggest rise in the mainland is the Serra da Estrêla with its «Torre» of 1993 meters.
There are many different tree species in Portugal, such as oaks, gum trees, cork oaks, fig trees, peach trees, lemon trees, tangerine trees, poplars, olive trees, coolibah trees and many more. On the dry soil grapes grow as well and these are the grapes used for the world-famous port wine. Citrus fruits such as oranges and lemons flourish well.
Apart from countless bird species, there are many different wild animals in Portugal, such as wolves, lynx, foxes, boars, wild goats, deer and hares.