| The wild area of the Sierra remains
intact, as well as the local ancestral customs, of ethnographical
interest. The traditional architecture is represented by the
"palloza", a prehistoric construction of oval ground
plan, made of stone, wood and rye straw, which serves as house,
straw loft and stable.
This wonderful site offers a wide variety of landscapes:
forests, peaks or rivers that run towards fountains. The
"fragas" can also be found (mixed forests of Atlantic
species).
The varied species of the indigenous vegetation grow at
different altitudes. The valleys are covered in ash trees,
oaks and elms. The mountain summits are crowned by holly
trees, maples, service trees and hazel trees. On the sierra
peaks and sunny areas predominate the Quercus pyrenaica,
birches, service trees and moors.
The fauna of Os Ancares includes some endangered species,
such as the capercaillie, the bear and the marten.
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