Covas do Douro

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The Douro is a trip worth seeing in Portugal. Fantastic views and beautiful drives.
The Douro is a trip worth seeing in Portugal. Fantastic views and beautiful drives.
This region, which is bathed by the Douro River and is part of the so-called Douro Vinhateiro, has been producing wine for more than 2000 years, among which is the world famous Porto wine. Its origins go back to the second half of the seventeenth century, when Port Wine began to be produced and exported in quantity, especially to England. However, the high profits from exports to England would lead to situations of fraud, abuse and adulteration of the quality of generous wine. The main producers of wine of Douro then demand the intervention of the government and on September 10, 1756, the "General Company of Agriculture of the Vineyards of Alto Douro" is finally created. To demarcate the physical space of the region were then ordered to implant 201 frames of granite. In the year 1761 are placed another 134 Pombaline landmarks, making a total of 335. Already on May 10, 1907, under the decree signed by João Franco, the demarcated region is again delimited, extending to the Upper Douro. The long tradition of viticulture has produced a cultural landscape of exceptional beauty that reflects its technological, social and economic evolution.
Quinta da Marka

Quinta da Marka

4 out of 5
Estrada Nacional 322-2 Sabrosa Vila Real
Stay at this farm stay in Sabrosa. Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking. Popular attractions Quinta do Popa and Quinta do Tedo are located ...
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Quinta da Marka
Quinta Nova Winery House - Relais & Châteaux

Quinta Nova Winery House - Relais & Châteaux

4 out of 5
Quinta Nova Sabrosa
Book a stay at this luxury hotel in Sabrosa. Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and an outdoor pool. Popular attractions Quinta do Popa and Fonseca Quinta do Pascanal ...
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Quinta Nova Winery House - Relais & Châteaux
Quinta da Veiga

Quinta da Veiga

4 out of 5
Ferrao, Donelo Sabrosa
Stay at this country house in Sabrosa. Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking. Popular attractions Quinta do Popa and Quinta do Tedo are located ...
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Quinta da Veiga
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D'Autor Village

D'Autor Village

4 out of 5
Rua da Algária 473 Baiao Porto
Stay at this villa in Baiao. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and an outdoor pool. Popular attractions Quinta de Covela and Eça de Queiroz Foundation are located ...
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Casa do Salgueiral

Casa do Salgueiral

3 out of 5
Tv. do Bico Santa Marta de Penaguião Vila Real
Stay at this villa in Santa Marta de Penaguião. Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking. Popular attractions Caves Santa Marta and Dourocaves Winery ...
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Casa da Lameira Douro Valley

Casa da Lameira Douro Valley

3 out of 5
Rua da Lameira 72 Peso da Régua Vila Real
Stay at this villa in Peso da Régua. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and an outdoor pool. Popular attractions Formiga Viewpoint and Archaeological Site of Alto ...
Casa da Lameira Douro Valley
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Portugal, Douro wine growing Region. View of the town of Sabrosa and it's baroque style parish church steeple.

Sabrosa

Entre montes, montanhas, vinha e oliveiras, o rio Tua com um pequeno cais ao fundo

Alijó

Pinhão

Pinhao

Panoramic view of the typical landscape of the Douro, in the north of Portugal

Tabuaço