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cachaseiro Says: Visiting the surrounding vinyards at Regua is one of the main sights of this region as this is the very heart of the portwine production.Quinta da Pacheca is one of the best and easiest places to do it as it is located just a couple of kilometers from the town of Regua and...
ELear Says: When I was in Regua – November 2009 – I came across a wonderful exhibition of ceramics and caricatures (sometimes the two categories overlapped) in the public library. Much more interesting than I’d expected. The trompe l’oeil pieces, often with shellfish and insects...
Vasco da Gama: For a week cruise on the Douro, you may choose...
acilina Says: This is one of the Hotel Boats where you can spend a week, visiting not only the river Douro, but also the towns, villages and manor houses around.
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The cruise included the lunch. There is a large restaurant that occupied an intire floor of the boat.
Written Oct 13, 2002
acilina Says: In this part we pass by Pinhão, which as a beautiful bridge and one of the nicest railway station. Appreciate the Portuguese tile-work in the station walls.Near is Sabrosa with a large number of manor houses built in the 15th century, when a rich and influent aristocracy...
acilina Says: 16h30 - Arrival at Barca D'Alva Transfer by bus to Pocinho Railway Station We are very close to the spanish frontier.Near Barca d'Alva we can visit Freixo de Espada a Cinta. It is rich in monuments, such as the most famous heptagonal tower, part of the ancient castle. the...
acilina Says: 14h45 - Arrival at Pocinho dam Floodgate (20 meters difference in level) We are near Vila Nova de Foz Coa. here there are remains left by romans and arabs. King D. Dinis had the mother church built here. There are water sports, handicrafts (copper an tin, laces and...
acilina Says: Hot Land is another name for the upper part of the Douro, where Carrazeda de Ansiaes is situated. The Douro and the mountain are still the masters of the powerful scenery, the hillsides sloping down towards the river most of the time, the vineygards contrasting with the...
acilina Says: At 12h30 we arrived at Valeira dam Floodgate (32 meters difference in level). It's a unique experience!Port wine served on board. Alijó is around here. The ecological tourism has an appointment with nature in the mouth of the river Tua. Water sports, or shoot in the forest...
acilina Says: Near this part is the Vila Real. This ancient town has always played an important role in our History. The Cathedral, in Gothic style, the Baroque churches of Clerigos and S. Pedro, the fine mansions that the noble and rich have built, the museams, art galleries, theatre and...
acilina Says: We depart from Peso da Regua.The Companhia Geral dos Vinhos do Alto Douro, created in 1678, was the main reason for the development of Peso da Regua and spendid Casa do Douro is still to be found here. Its thermal springs have gained it a desrving fame but the Douro and the...
acilina Says: I've done a one day cruise in the half of the portuguese part of Douro River, the one nearest to the spanish frontier. There are many other cruises. Some are for a week-end, others for a week. We depart from Regua in boat, till Barca D'alva, with lunch at board. Then we came...
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This is like a typical rabelo boat, those who carry the wine down the river Douro, but this one is doing tourist trips
Written Oct 14, 2002
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It's amazing to climb the river in a dam!
Can you imagine how it is possible to climb or go down in order to overcame the diference of water levels in the dam?
Some boats (in our case, 1, 2 or 3) enter a large box with high walls. The box has a rectangle shape, but show us only 3 of its 4 faces. We enter by the one that is missing. Then, slowly, the forth wall appears (sometimes moving vertically, other times moving horizontally from both sides) and so, the box remains closed with its 4 faces. Then, the water rise inside the box and our boat rise to, of course, so at the end we are at the water level in the upper side of the dam.
Written Feb 25, 2003
Porto wine in a cruise under the sun
acilina Says: A cruise on the river Douro is an unforgettable experience.Tis is the departure from Peso da Regua.
acilina Says: The Vintage House is a luxury Hotel located at Pinhão, in the heart of the Douro Valley, overlooking the river.The Vintage House Hotel was converted from an old Port wine storage warehouse and incorporates features from the original building dated from the XVIII century.The...
acilina Says: The mountains are excavated like a staircase, in order to be possible to plant the vineyard. Along the river one can see all the Port Wine trademarks. If you can enlarge thid picture you will see the Offley mark.
This is a report of a one day trip on a boat in the Douro river, from Peso da Régua to Barca D'Alva. It's from Peso da Régua that Port Wine usually go in the "rabelo" boats to the Porto city. This is...
The treats of "Douro In" restaurant.
Octopus skewer on a bed of traditional black eyed pea "migas" and served with a garlic and chive mayonnaise - 13.80€ (October/2007).
The commercial center of the Douro valley.
Regua, or Peso de Regua as it's full name is, is the commercial center of the Dour Valley. It's not the prettiest town in the area, but it serves as a good hub to explore the Douro valley because it...
In Peso da Regua we stopped for having food and a short look around the town. As almost the whole stay in Portugal again I was impressed by those tiles in the streets...
Peso da Regua, between Lamego and Amarante
Peso da Regua was not a "destination" on our tourist map, but as we drive the smaller roads we often come across excellent places to take a break from the hectic life of a tourist. Here in the Douro...
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