Serra da Gardunha is a mountain range in mainland Portugal, 20 km long, 10 km wide and 1227 meters high. It is located in the province of Beira Baixa, in the municipalities of Fundão and Castelo Branco where it covers the parish of São Vicente da Beira.
Several decades ago the dominant production was chestnut, but in the 1930s, a disease attacked most of the soutos, on the southern slope, in the parish of São Vicente da Beira there are still some chestnut Soutos, not as extensive as before. that still produce a significant amount of nuts. Forestry includes pine and more recently eucalyptus. There are two natural spring water explorations, in São Vicente da Beira with Águas Fonte da Fraga and in Castelo Novo with Águas do Alardo.
Several decades ago the dominant production was chestnut, but in the 1930s, a disease attacked most of the soutos, on the southern slope, in the parish of São Vicente da Beira there are still some chestnut Soutos, not as extensive as before. that still produce a significant amount of nuts. Forestry includes pine and more recently eucalyptus. There are two natural spring water explorations, in São Vicente da Beira with Águas Fonte da Fraga and in Castelo Novo with Águas do Alardo.
