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solopes Says: Pinhão means... Porto. So, if you decide to go, do reserve some time, to visit one or more producers, taste and buy according to your preferences (and budget), and, most of it, let your eyes enjoy the landscape, where the beauty of the river marries the geometry of the...
Bwana_Brown Says: The idea of using decorative ceramic tiles was introduced to Portugal by the Moors. Over the years, their use for floor, wall and ceiling decorations became even more prevalent, with widespread use in the country by 1500 onward. The tiles depict many different scenes and...
Portugal Wine Travel - 2006 Harvest Tour - Part 3
MarioPortugal Says: 2006 Harvest Tour - Part 3Like an unforgettable time on your honeymoon, there are some things that can be revisited, but they never live up to the memory of the first time. Ask any individual who spent the next four days with us in the Douro and they’ll all say the same...
MarioPortugal Says: Praia Fluvial, the river beach, is my favourite area in small Pinhão. I guess that most of the travellers that cross Pinhão definitely miss this enjoyable area.The whole area has been totally recovered a few years ago (I'm not sure about the specifics about this) and it turn...
The Tiles of Pinhão's Railway Station
MarioPortugal Says: Pinhão's Railway Station is considered (probably) the most beautiful in the whole Portugal. Its exterior walls are decorated with Tile Panels depicting the Port Wine theme. The Tile Panels were painted by J.Oliveira in 1937 and produced by Aleluia factory in Aveiro (in...
GREATEST Port trip ever! - by David Spriggs
MarioPortugal Says: In October 2005, Mr David Spriggs toured the Port Wine vineyards & wineries in the Douro Valley. This Tip features parts of his report.GREATEST Port trip ever![...] Day 4 –[...]We awoke in the morning and packed our bags for the big move from Oporto to the Douro. We took the...
1 Review and 104 Opinions We chosed this hotel for its quite and beautiful surroundings, and because its a member of the hotel...
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Restaurante Ponto Grande: Friendly owner and great food at a good price.
Harri-Mo Says: Ponto Grande is located on the main street in Pinhao. Opening for dinner at 7:30 - 8:00 pm. Typical chunky table and chairs, tiled walls. A real family ambience, you fell you're at someone's home. We met the owner on the street in the afternoon as I was looking for a menu in...
The Restaurant at Silval's Rural Wine Hotel: Food from the north of Portugal
MarioPortugal Says: Silval Rural Wine Hotel, near Pinhão, has a restaurant that welcomes passing by visitors for either lunch and/or dinner.Food to be served is generally the typical local food from the north of Portugal, the Trás-os-Montes region.Wines being served, by request, are Dorna Velha...
Flamanim Says: If you want a wonderfull vieuw from the Douro river, take the train from Pinhào or Peso da Regua in the direction of the Spanish border to the village Pacinho ( 5,70 euro )You always ride near the Douro-river where no cars can come. This is the only possibility to see the...
Bwana_Brown Says: Cruising the Douro River is now a major tourist activity in Portugal, made possible by the construction of dams along its lower stretches leading down to Porto itself. Here, we met a cruise ship, the 'Dora Azul', coming down-river from Pinhao on the headpond of a dam that we...
Café Veiga: Visit Café Veiga for the local craft on sale !!
MarioPortugal Says: Café Veiga is located on the main road that crosses Pinhão. It's a simple place that provides drinks & snacks. Since it's located right in front of Pinhão's rail station, I guess that at one point and due to the steady tourist traffic their owners decided to offer more than...
MarioPortugal Says: In Pinhão visitors will find a very cool wine shop that is located right by the Douro river.Its name is Balseiros and visitors will find here various types of Douro & Port Wines of various local producers.Besides wines, visitors may also purchase several other typical good...
Vines planted on sloped hills !!!
MarioPortugal Says: When I'm visiting the Douro Valley and the vineyards that produce grapes for the famous Port Wine, I always get amazed about the enormous difficulty that it had had been planting vines on those sloped hills !!!
An unique landscape - The Valeiras
MarioPortugal Says: picture of Quinta do Noval, near Pinhão.---- quote ---During the pre-phylloxera period, the vineyards were planted along valeiras, curved strips of land that ran parallel to the lay of the land on the hillsides and about 7 to 8 palmos wide (between 1m54 and 1m76) at their...
Magalhães Vintage Port 2000 -EXCELLENT by Decanter
MarioPortugal Says: In December 2003 Decanter Magazine published a report on 40 Single Quinta Vintages tasted blinded.Out of the 40 Single-Quinta Vintage Ports:» 1 got 5***** stars - Excellent.» 8 got 4**** stars - Very good to excellent.» 27 got 3*** stars - Good to very good.» 3 got 2** stars...
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Sabrosa is a lovely village on the Douro region with beautiful manor houses, some of them dating from the 15th century. Strolling around such an enchanting village situated in the Douro region was a pleasant discover to all of us. The manor houses are classified as National Monuments, as well as the Parish Church.
Also, the magnificent mountains that surround the village provide a breathtaking scenario. The region's big annual event is the grapes' harvest, to produce the worldly famous Porto sweet wine and also the Douro wines.
Sabrosa is situated about 10km from Vila Real.
For further information see my Sabrosa page.
Updated Sep 29, 2004
Quinta do Silval: A Diamond in the Douro's Rough
MarioPortugal Says: Quinta do Silval ~ A Diamond in the Douro's Rough ~[...] The main reason for my trip to the Douro was to visit a Single Quinta … Quinta do Silval, which I had heard about from my buddy Mario Ferreira, but had never visited. Quinta do Silval seemed to have everything required...
The views over the Douro going up (east) river
MarioPortugal Says: The views over the Douro going up (east) river.Once in Pinhão a nice travel plan would be to take the Train and ride east.The Train railway goes east sided by the river. Visitors would then get to see these nice views over the Douro River. (5 pictures on this Tip).
Quinta do Castro's Infinity Pool
MarioPortugal Says: Quinta do Castro's Infinity Pool.Departing from Pinhão one should ride towards west on the north side of the Douro river. Quinta do Crasto's winery & vineyards are then located about 20-30 minutes away from Pinhão.Quinta do Castro is well known for its fine Douro wines but...
MarioPortugal Says: Due to its famous Port Wine and also to an unique landscape of its vineyards, etc, Pinhão, located in the heart of the Douro Valley, is one of the Top destinations for Wine Critics & International Journalists in general.Pictured on this Tip we have:» Nicos Neocleous London,...
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The morning of our 11th day in Portugal and our 8th day on the road, 1880 km from Lisbon on our circuitous route, found us at Lamego, in the north of Portugal and only a few kms south of the famous......
The Douro river area can be compared to many parts of the Rhine and Moezel region in Germany. There are a few villages along the river but they can only be reached by narrow and twisting roads. From...
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