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A description is given of the plant life of the small hill of Sào Bartolomeu, Nazaré in W Portugal which, because of its steep terrain, retains some features of the country’s original vegetation. Lists are given of its vascular plants {c. 150, lichens (c. 68) and bryophytes (c. 17). Its phyto- geography with its elements of Mediterrancan, Euro-Siberian and Macaronesian phytochoria is discussed; the dominant one is Mediterrancan. A brief phytosociological survey is presented. Although most of its plants are not rare, the importance of Sào Bartolomeu’s hill as a compact portuguese refugium for a wide and interesting range of plant forms is emphasised, and the need for a formal protected status is stressed.