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Serras de Aire e Candeeiros Natural Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
The park in Alvados
Map showing the location of Serras de Aire e Candeeiros Natural Park
Map showing the location of Serras de Aire e Candeeiros Natural Park
LocationEstremadura and Ribatejo provinces
Coordinates39°30′20″N 8°47′30″W / 39.50556°N 8.79167°W / 39.50556; -8.79167
Area383.93 km2 (148.24 sq mi)[1]
Created1979
Visitors31,882 (in 2015-2020 (yearly average))[2]
Governing bodyICNF
WebsiteSerras de Aire e Candeeiros Natural Park

Serras de Aire e Candeeiros Natural Park (PNSAC) is a natural park in central west Portugal. It occupies an area of 383.9 km2 (148.2 sq mi) and is the most important repository of limestone formations in Portugal with a variety of geological formations associated with karst topography such as caves (including pit caves), sinkholes, uvalas, poljes, limestone pavements, ponors, among others.[3] It was made a protected area in 1979 with the intend to protect the existing natural aspects and the architectonic and cultural heritage linked to the local populations.[4]

  1. ^ "Serras de Aire e Candeeiros Nature Park". natural.pt. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Número de visitantes que contactaram as áreas protegidas". ICNF. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference ICNF was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Decreto-Lei 118/79, 1979-05-04" (in Portuguese). Diário da República. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

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