Mata de Albergaria is one of the most important forests of the PenedaGerês National Park (PNPG), constituted predominantly by a secular oak that includes characteristic species of Geresian fauna and flora. It also guards a section of Via Romana - Geira - with the ruins of its bridges and a significant set of milestones.

Homem is a Portuguese river, a tributary of the right bank of the Cávado, with a length of 37 kilometers, born in the Serra do Gerês. In this river is located the hydroelectric plant of Vilarinho das Furnas, with a useful capacity of the reservoir of 69.7 hm³.