Avis Best Road - Portugal, Duoro Valley, Peso da Régua to Pinhão
The World's Best Driving Road according to the Avis Driving Ratio (ADR). Portugal, Duoro Valley, Peso da Régua to Pinhão.
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Great Places to Stay in Portugal - Casa de Canilhas in the Douro Valley
An award-winning home with magnificent views over the Douro Valley. From the food and travel website,
Régua -- Cais & Envolvente / Quay & Surrounding -- Douro (Portugal)
RÉGUA: CAIS & ENVOLVENTE - A cidade do Peso da Régua, mais conhecida apenas por Régua, fica situada no Norte de Portugal e vive essencialmente do turismo. Em 1988 foi reconhecida pelo Office Internacional de la Vigne et du Vin como Capital Internacional da Vinha e do Vinho. Da Régua parte-se à descoberta do Douro, das suas gentes, dos seus viticultores, das suas Quintas integradas em pacotes turísticos completos. A Rota do Vinho do Porto foi inaugurada em 1996. O visitante poderá visitar vinhas e adegas e participar em diversos trabalhos vitivinícolas. Os serviços estão disponíveis durante todo o ano e as marcações poderão ser feitas na Rota do Vinho do Porto - Associação de Aderentes, situada no Largo da Estação do Caminho de Ferro, na Régua. Na Régua há uma outra tradição que se tem mantido viva ao longo de gerações: os rebuçados. Olha o rebuçado da Régua, levem rebuçados da Régua! Era assim que quem chegava à Régua, de comboio, era saudado pelas Rebuçadeiras, mulheres de bata branca que vendem rebuçados na estação do Caminho de Ferro.
RÉGUA: QUAY & SURROUNDING - The city of Peso da Régua, known by only Régua, is located in northern Portugal and lives mainly from tourism. In 1988 it was recognized by the Office International de la Vigne et du Vin as City of Vine and Wine. From Régua, you can set off to discover the Douro, its people, its growers, their Farms integrated into full tour packages. The Port Wine Route was launched in 1996. The visitor can visit vineyards and wine cellars and participate in various work wine. The services are available throughout the year and markings can be made in the Port Wine Route - Association Subscribers, located near Railway Station of Régua. At Régua there is another tradition kept alive over generations: the mints. Look at the mints of Régua, take mints of Régua! It was thus that those who arrived at Régua, by train, were welcomed by women in white coats selling mints at Railway Station.
Scenic Douro River (Linha do Douro) Train Ride | Porto São Bento to Pocinho
Embark on a scenic train ride with breathtaking early spring views of the picturesque Douro River. The rail journey starts at the São Bento Railway Station in Porto, which is considered to be one of the most beautiful railway stations in the world with its azulejos covered walls and continue through the urban and semiurban landscapes of greater Porto. The double track line narrows to a single track at Vila Meã and after a short while the Douro appears. The Douro rail line follows the river all the way till Pocinho located near the Spanish border. The trip takes approx. 3½ hrs and covers a distance of some 160 kms with 21 halts (InterRegional train). It is considered to be among the most scenic train routes in Europe.
Some of the stations enroute in this video include:
São Bento (Porto): 0:10
Campanhã (Porto): 3:00
Ermesinde (Valongo): 6:00
Paredes: 8:55
Caide: 10:57
Vila Meã: 11:39
Line reaches Douro River: 12:58
Mosteiro: 13:50
Aregos: 16:15
Ermida: 17:32
View of the Ermida Resende-Baião bridge: 17:40
Rede: 20:25
View of Peso da Régua: 22:14
Pinhão: 24:34
Alegria: 30:40
Ferradosa: 36:32
Freixo de Numao-Mos do Douro: 48:15
Pocinho: 52:25
Portugal, un avant-goût d'été - Échappées belles
Le dernier prix des World Travel Awards a classé en 2017, le Portugal comme la Meilleure destination du monde. Pays agréable et authentique, reconnu par de nombreux guides, écrivains de voyage, blogueurs et médias du monde entier, le Portugal invite à la découverte ! Tiga s'intéresse au nord du pays. La ville industrieuse de Porto est le point de départ de son voyage. Puis, elle met le cap sur la côte Atlantique ainsi que sur l'intérieur des terres, notamment sur la vallée du Douro.
Au sommaire :
- La jeunesse de Porto
- Vignobles familiaux et vendanges dans la vallée du Douro
- Les pêcheurs Xavega, un art ancestral
- Agueda, capitale du vélo
- Ils ont décidé de sauver les villages abandonnés
- Travail de l'or à Gondomar
Le carnet des bonnes adresses Echappées Belles Portugal !
Restaurants :
Rebaldaria - Facebook.com/Rebaldaria - restauranterebaldaria@gmail.com
Rua dos combatentes da grande guerra, n°21. AVEIRO
Dom Fernando - dom-fernando.pt
Calçada Arrais Ançã
3830-453 Costa Nova do Prado
Ilhavo - Portugal
Casa Ribeiro - facebook.com/restaurantecasaribeiro
Praça dos Poveiros n°2
4000 Porto
Sus Douro - susdouro.com
Rua José Vasquez Osório, loja C1
5050-280 Peso da Régua
Taberna do Alcaide - tabernadoalcaide.pt
Rua Direita - Linhares da Beira
Adega Típica da Pena
Aldeia da Pena, Caixa 6
3660 Covas do Rio
Exploitation de vins de Porto :
Quinta das Laranjeiras
José Guedes
Rio Bom
P. Cambres
5100-421 Lamego
Ricardo Araujo - Site :
Douro River Cruise Pinhão Portugal Movie
Douro River Cruise Pinhão Portugal Movie
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Portugal's River of Gold - Cruising the Douro River with Viking River Cruises
The River of Gold itinerary with Viking River Cruises takes you deep into the heart of the Douro. After exploring the capital city of Lisbon for 2 days, enjoy a relaxing motorcoach ride to Porto, stopping in the charming town of Coimbra along the way. Following an included city tour of Porto, your ship will set sail on the Douro taking you through one of the most picturesque vineyard regions in the world! Each day you’ll embark on a new excursion learning about the process of making port wine, visiting medieval cities, and sampling the region’s local delicacies. You’ll also enjoy traditional Portuguese cuisine and entertainment as you explore Portugal’s River of Gold!
RÉGUA (Douro Valley) - Portugal
Slideshow, video and photos J.T.(Porto-Portugal)
RÉGUA:
Some hotels of great quality and natural beauty, as an example Aqua Pura.
Capital of the wine, the vine and vineyards. It is the center of the demarcated region of the Douro.
Douro Valley - first demarcated region of wine in the world
18th. - Marquis of Pombal
O Peso da Régua (muitas vezes chamado simplesmente de Régua) é uma cidade portuguesa no Distrito de Vila Real, Região Norte e subregião do Douro, com cerca de 10 000 habitantes.
É sede de um pequeno município com 96,12 km² de área e 17 987 habitantes (2004), subdividido em 12 freguesias. O município é limitado a norte pelos municípios de Santa Marta de Penaguião e Vila Real, a leste por Sabrosa, a sul por Armamar e Lamego, a sudoeste por Mesão Frio e a oeste por Baião. O concelho foi criado em 1836 por desmembramento de Santa Marta de Penaguião. É também conhecida como a capital do vinho e da vinha. É o centro da região demarcada do Douro.
Peso da Régua (many times called Régua) is a Portuguese city in the District of Vila Real, Region North and Douro Region, with about 10 000 inhabitants.
Headquarters of a small city with 96,12 ² of area and 17 987 inhabitants (2004), subdivided in 12 county. The city is limited the north for the cities of Saint Marta de Penaguião and Vila Real, the east for Sabrosa, the south for Armamar and Lamego, the southwest for Mesão Frio and the west for Baião. The Town was created in 1836 by dismemberment of Saint Marta de Penaguião. Also it is known as the capital of the wine and the vine. It is the center of the demarcated region of the Douro.
One of Portugal's most internationally famous products, Port wine, was named after the city because it was originally shipped from the area or, more precisely, from Vila Nova de Gaia, a city just across the river which belongs to the same conurbation. The country was also named after the Latin name of this city, Portus Cale (English: Port of Gaia).
Porto (also Oporto) is a city in northern Portugal and is the second largest city in Portugal
This Will MAKE any BORING River tour UNFORGETTABLE | Douro Valley, Portugal
Get lost in the Amazonian river, the best thing to do in the Douro Valley in Portugal. That was such a unique landscape!
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The Douro Valley, Portugal
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