Fragas do Eume

Forests of SpainNatural parks of SpainProtected areas established in 1997Protected areas of Galicia (Spain)Province of A Coruña

The Fragas do Eume is a natural park situated in north-west Spain. Fraga is a Galician word for "natural woodland", (old-growth forest) and the park is an example of a temperate rainforest in which oak (Quercus robur and Quercus pyrenaica) is the climax vegetation. The protected area extends along the valley of the Eume River within the Ferrol municipalities of Pontedeume, Cabanas, A Capela, Monfero, Pontedeume, and As Pontes de García Rodríguez. Less than 500 people reside within the park, where the San Juan de Caaveiro Monastery can also be found here. The area was declared a natural park (a level of protection lower than national park) in 1997. It is one of six natural parks in Galicia. The European Union has recognized the park as a Site of Community Importance. In addition to its wide variety of ferns, it is an important site for amphibians and invertebrates such as the Kerry slug.

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Fragas do Eume
Senda dos Encomendeiros, A Capela

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Mosteiro de San Xoán de Caaveiro (Ex-colexiata de Santa María de Caaveiro)

Senda dos Encomendeiros
15613 A Capela
Galicia, Spain
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