Nature of A Limia

A Limia is a flat, almost horizontal depression in the south of Ourense, crossed by the Limia river and, until the 20th century, occupied by the Lagoa de Antela. Further south, the Baixa Limia raises the Xurés and Larouco ranges and opens the Limia valley towards Portugal ^[1][2]. This section gathers the nature entries with sources.

Entries

• The Limia river: source, course, tributaries, fish and the history of the Lethes.
• The cow of A Limia: the native limiá cattle breed.
• Protected natural areas: Veiga de Ponteliñares, Baixa Limia – Serra do Xurés, Serra da Pena and the Faramontaos river.
• Waters of A Limia: the river, the lagoon and the parishes’ springs and washhouses.
• Trees, ponds and trails of Xinzo de Limia: catalogued trees, ponds, waterfall and the Way.
• The Lagoa de Antela has its own section.

Two territories in one river

The Limia rises in Sarreaus, runs through the upper basin, with a wide, flat valley, and passes Xinzo de Limia; from there the bed narrows towards Portugal, receives the waters of the Salas and of the Xurés and Larouco ranges and enters the Lindoso dam ^[1]. In the Baixa Limia lies the Baixa Limia – Serra do Xurés Natural Park, which borders the Peneda-Gerês National Park in Portugal ^[1].

Three landscapes

The plain of A Limia, with oligotrophic waters and hay meadows, where birds such as the little bustard or the short-eared owl live and the lagoon thistle has its home; the mountains, with Pyrenean oak woods, birches and hollies, in the Pena and Xurés ranges; and the Limia valley, which joins them and carries the waters to Viana do Castelo. The cross-border Gerês-Xurés area has been a Biosphere Reserve since 2009.

FAQ

Sources

1. «O río Limia», xinzodelimia.eu (captura de Wayback). http://www.xinzodelimia.eu/rio_limia.htm
2. «Río Limia», Wikipedia en castelán (CC BY-SA 4.0). https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Río_Limia