Monte Aloia is a summit

Summit (topography)

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 in the mountains of Galicia, Spain

Spain

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, which was declared a natural park

Natural park (Spain)

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 on 4 December 1978. The park covers an area of 746 hectare

Hectare

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s and is located within the municipality of Tui

Tui, Galicia

Tui , in Spanish Tuy, is a town in Galicia , in the province of Pontevedra. It is located on the left bank of the Minho River, facing the Portuguese town of Valença....

, a town on the River Miño

Minho River

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.

It is a Site of Community Importance

Site of Community Importance

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. The vegetation consists of pine plantations and shrubland. It has remnants of the Castro culture

Castro culture

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, and elements of ethnographic interest.

Topography and geology

Mount Aloia presents a rough topography with an altitude ranging between 80 and 629 meters from the Alto de San Xiao, from which spreads an extensive stretch of the river Louro and the Minho until its mouth. The soils are acidic, of low to average depth, presenting granitic substrate that often emerges, resulting in rocks and stones, a characteristic element of the landscape of the region of the lower Minho (Baixo Miño).