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[[File:SGardunha CNovo 3704.jpg|thumb|right|350px|The mountain of Gardunha]]
The '''Gardunha''' mountain range (''Serra da Gardunha''), so called by the [[Moors]]{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}} (''Gardunha'' or ''Guardunha'' meaning refuge), is located in central [[Portugal]], in [[Centro Region, Portugal|Centro Region]], beyond the [[Serra da Estrela]] range, giving way to an extensive plain called [[Beira Baixa Province]]. It was covered with vineyards in the time of [[Denis of Portugal|King Denis]], who reigned in the 13th and 14th centuries. But the sovereign decided to pull them up and replace them with [[chestnut]] trees all over the Alcambar valley. The valley became known as the King's groves. Unfortunately though, due to man's negligence, violent fires destroyed a significant number of trees, although some areas were reforested. ''Pirâmide'' (1,223m/4,013ft), is the highest point in Gardunha mountain range.
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[[Category:Mountains of Portugal]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Europe]]
[[Category:Natura 2000 in Portugal]]