Dunas de Mira, Gândara e Gafanhas

Dunas de Mira, Gândara e Gafanhas (transl.

Dunes of Mira, Gândara and Gafanhas), is a Natura 2000 Site of Community Importance (code: PTCON0055) in Portugal.

Dunas de Mira, Gândara e Gafanhas covers the dune system between Vagos and the Cape Mondego, in the municipalities of Vagos, Mira, Cantanhede, and Figueira da Foz.

[1] Vegetation within this protected area is dominated by plants adapted to coastal habitats, including Ammophila arenaria and Pinus pinaster.

In the cliffs of Cape Mondego, Portuguese endemic species like Armeria welwitschii can be found.

Armeria welwitschii , a Portuguese endemic, in the cliffs of the Cape Mondego