Portugal's Mountains Of Wonder

In Trs-os-Montes, the most remote of Portugals provinces, lying at the northeastern corner of the country, there lie two relatively small mountains that keep nonetheless a vast and rich natural heritage. Local and prominent writer Miguel Torga nicknamed the region The Wonderfull Kingdom due to its wonders of wildlife and natural sceneries. This film tells the story and portrays several of the regions surprising natural history riches, from forests to geological events, breeding birds of prey, a small butterfly that is an ant deceiver, unique plants to the region and their carnivorous cousins - the Sundew, amazing waterfalls as well as the underwater world of the rivers that create them, and Europes unique diving song bird - the Dipper. All in this small area of two mountain ranges, make the Alvo and Maro become Portugals Mountains of Wonder.