The Serra do Soajo forms part of the Peneda-Gerês National Park and is one of the great mountain massifs of northern Portugal. Together with the Peneda, Amarela and Gerês ranges, it forms the vast mountain amphitheatre that defines the landscape of this national park.
Its granite rocks were formed more than 300 million years ago and have given rise to a landscape of rugged terrain, rocky outcrops, valleys and high mountain grazing areas. The Serra do Soajo also retains a strong rural identity, shaped by communities that historically adapted their ways of life to the demanding conditions of the mountains.
From Olelas, its profile draws the eye deeper into Portugal and reveals the remarkable geographical and cultural continuity of the cross-border Gerês-Xurés landscape.
