Município de Arcos de Valdevez

Local administration entity, the Municipality of Arcos de Valdevez, they see trying through time, through several projects to reinforce, as well as, renew and expand the role of Arcos de Valdevez, as "Porta" of the most important biosphere reserve existing in the peninsular northwest - the Peneda Peneda-Gerês National Park / Gerês / Xurés Transfrontier Park. The implementation of this project addresses the need to promote the preservation, conservation and enhancement of the environmental heritage because they are resources that structure the territory and give it identity, reinforcing the identification of the town as a territory, capitalizing on a desired landscape coherence , at the level of tourism, nature and associated activities, promoting the local economy and the empregabilidade of the region.