Duruelo de la Sierra | 897 km de Douro
O projeto 897 pretende itinerar o Sons do Douro pelos 897 km do rio Douro. Cremos que a música é um meio de comunicação e interação de excelência e, convenientemente, dela faremos uso para cumprir o objetivo. É com e por ela que iremos aproximar lugares e pessoas ao longo de 897 km de rio. Fazendo a jornada da foz para a nascente, com as pipas atreladas, sublinhamos a tese do renascer a imagem e o imaginário do Douro. Tendo como objetivo principal mesclar pessoas, identidades, sabores, contos, cantigas, cores, bagagens e sons por onde nos vamos apeando ao longo da jornada, criamos novos caminhos e abordagens sociais, musicais e afetivas. Queremos experimentar novos lugares e maneiras de comunicar, novas comidas, bebidas e batidas mas queremos, sobretudo, no regresso, depois de no pico de Urbión cantar a génesis e fazer das pernas pontes e dos troncos barragens, buscar inspirações para novos repertórios e cantigas e perceber que as fronteiras são nem linhas de ar.
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Douro:
he Douro is one of the major rivers of the Iberian Peninsula, flowing from its source near Duruelo de la Sierra in Soria Province across northern-central Spain and Portugal to its outlet at Porto. Wikipedia
Length: 557 mi
Source: Picos de Urbión
Mouth: Atlantic Ocean
Cities: Porto, Peso da Régua, Vila Nova de Gaia, Valladolid, MORE
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day trip on Douro river porto, portugal
Douro river is one of the major rivers of the Iberian Peninsula, flowing from its source near Duruelo de la Sierra in Soria Province across northern-central Spain and Portugal to its outlet at Porto.The Douro River, which is the scenic backdrop to Porto and is crossed by magnificent bridges and the route for relaxing boat tours.
Cinematic footage over Douro, Portugal
The Douro is one of the major rivers of the Iberian Peninsula, flowing from its source near Duruelo de la Sierra in Soria Province across northern-central Spain and Portugal to its outlet at Porto.
These reaches of the Douro have a microclimate allowing for cultivation of olives, almonds, and especially grapes, which are important for making the famous Port wine. The region around Pinhão and São João da Pesqueira is considered to be the centre of Port wine, with its quintas (or farms/estates) that extend along the steep slopes of the river valleys. In the 21st century, many of these quintas are owned by multinational wine companies.
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Douro river, Porto, Norte, Portugal, Europe
The Douro is one of the major rivers of the Iberian Peninsula, flowing from its source near Duruelo de la Sierra in Soria Province across northern-central Spain and Portugal to its outlet at Porto. The name, Latinized Durius, may have come from the Celtic tribes that inhabited the area before Roman times: the Celtic root is *dubro-. In modern Welsh, dŵr is water, as well as dour in modern Breton with cognate dobhar in Irish. In Roman times, the river was personified as a god, Durius. The Douro vinhateiro (winegrowing), an area of the Douro Valley in Portugal long devoted to vineyards, has been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Traditionally, the wine was taken down river in flat-bottom boats called rabelos, to be stored in barrels in cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia, just across the river from Porto. In the 1950s and 1960s, dams were built along the river, which ended this river traffic from the upper regions in Spain and along the border. Now Port wine is transported in tanker trucks. In 1998, Portugal and Spain signed the Albufeira Convention, an agreement on the sharing of trans-boundary rivers to include the Douro, Tagus and Guadiana. The convention superseded an original agreement on the Douro, signed in 1927, that was expanded in 1964 and 1968 to include tributaries. It is the third-longest river in the Iberian Peninsula after the Tagus and Ebro. Its total length is 897 kilometres (557 mi), of which only sections of the Portuguese extension below the fall line are navigable, by light rivercraft. In its Spanish section, the Douro crosses the great Castilian meseta and meanders through five provinces of the autonomous community of Castile and León: Soria, Burgos, Valladolid, Zamora, and Salamanca, passing through the towns of Soria, Almazán, Aranda de Duero, Tordesillas, and Zamora. In this region, there are few tributaries of the Douro. The most important are the Pisuerga, passing through Valladolid, and the Esla, which passes through Zamora. This region is generally semi-arid plains, with wheat and in some places, especially near Aranda de Duero, with vineyards, in the Ribera del Duero wine region. Sheep rearing is also still important. For 112 kilometres (70 mi), the river forms part of the national border line between Spain and Portugal, in a region of narrow canyons. It formed a historical barrier to invasions, creating a cultural/linguistic divide. In these isolated areas, in which the Aldeadávila Dam impounds the river, there are protected areas: the International Douro Natural Park (on the Portuguese side) and the Arribes del Duero Natural Park (on the Zamoran margin). The Douro fully enters Portuguese territory just after the confluence with the Águeda River; once the Douro enters Portugal, major population centres are less frequent along the river. Except for Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia at the river mouth, the only population centres of any note are Foz do Tua, Pinhão and Peso da Régua. Tributaries here are small, merging into the Douro along the canyons; the most important are Côa, Tua, Sabor, Corgo, Tavora, Paiva, Tâmega, and Sousa. None of these small, fast-flowing rivers is navigable. Major Spanish riverside towns include Soria, Almazán, Aranda de Duero, Tordesillas, Zamora and major Portuguese towns include Miranda do Douro, Foz Côa, Peso da Régua, Lamego, Vila Nova de Gaia, and Porto. The most populous cities along the Douro River are Valladolid and Zamora in Spain, and Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia in Portugal. The latter two are located at the mouth of the Douro at the Atlantic Ocean. In Portugal, the Douro flows through the districts of Bragança, Guarda, Viseu, Vila Real, Aveiro and Porto. Porto is the main hub city in northern Portugal. Its historic centre has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its significant architecture and history. These reaches of the Douro have a microclimate allowing for cultivation of olives, almonds, and especially grapes, which are important for making the famous Port wine. The region around Pinhão and São João da Pesqueira is considered to be the centre of Port wine, with its quintas (or farms/estates) that extend along the almost vertical slopes of the steep river valleys. In the 21st century, many of these quintas are owned by multinational wine companies. Recently, a prosperous tourist industry has developed based on river excursions from Porto to points along the Upper Douro valley. The Douro railway line (in Portuguese: Linha do Douro) was completed in 1887; it connects Porto, Rio Tinto, Ermesinde, Valongo, Paredes, Penafiel, Livração, Marco de Canaveses, Régua, Tua and Pocinho. Pocinho is near the city of Foz Côa, which is close to Côa Valley Paleolithic Art site. This is considered important to the archaeological pre-historic patrimony, and it has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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AmaWaterways Trip Down Douro River in Portugal on European River Cruise & Visit to Casa de Mateus
AmaWaterways trip eastward down the beautiful Douro River Valley on European River Cruise vacation cruising on-board the luxury cruise ship AmaVida and seeing many other visiting the famed Casa de Mateus along the way as documented by travel filmmaker Clint Denn. The Douro is one of the major rivers of the Iberian Peninsula, flowing from its source near Duruelo de la Sierra in Soria Province across northern-central Spain and Portugal to its outlet at Porto. The name, Latinized Durius, may have come from the Celtic tribes that inhabited the area before Roman times: the Celtic root is *dubro- and in modern Welsh dŵr is water with cognate dobhar in Irish.
The Douro vinhateiro, an area of the Douro Valley in Portugal, has been classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Traditionally, the wine was taken down river in flat-bottom boats called rabelos to be stored in barrels in cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia, just across the river from Porto. In the 1950s and 1960s, dams were built along the river ending this river traffic on Spanish and border sections. Now Port wine is transported in tanker trucks.
The Matthew House is ordered to be built in the first half of the eighteenth century by Antonio José Botelho Mourão, 3rd Morgado de Mateus. Substitui-se à casa da família já existente no local em inícios do século XVII. It replaces the existing home on the site in the early seventeenth century. Em 1911 é classificada como Monumento Nacional. In 1911 is classified as a National Monument.
A arquitectura barroca, de gosto italiano, é atribuída a Nicolau Nasoni pela coerência do estilo e semelhança com outras obras de sua autoria. The Baroque architecture of Italian taste, is attributed to Nasoni consistency of style and resemblance to other works of authorship. Segundo Robert Smith, especialista na sua obra, o arquitecto terá dedicado à construção da Casa, ou pelo menos à sua fachada central e decoração, os anos entre 1739 a 1743. According to Robert Smith, an expert in his work, the architect will be devoted to the construction of the house, or at least its central facade and decor, the years between 1739-1743.
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While adding new ships every year, AmaWaterways is always retrofitting existing ships with the latest amenities, upgrades and inventions. With a commitment to bring the best in river cruise vacations, AmaWaterwayshas always and will always lead the way in unparalleled on-board services that are constantly fine-tuned for the highest customer satisfaction. These factors, combined with a slate of new itineraries and specialty programs such as extremely popular Wine River Cruises, which were launched in 2010, had made AmaWaterways the front runner in this burgeoning new segment of the travel business.
Over the years AmaWaterways garnered a number of Magellan Awards from Travel Weekly, picked up an Award of Excellence form Luxury Travel Advisor, a Cruise Passenger Readers Choice Award in Australia for Best River Ship and was recognized for its Twitter account that put AmaWaterways on the list of The Top 25 Online Cruise Vacation Influencers by Influencers in Travel.
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Barragens no rio Douro Régua Bagaúste
Douro Valley
Barragens no rio Douro Régua Bagaúste
O rio Douro (Duero, em castelhano) é um rio que nasce em Espanha, na província de Sória, nos picos da Serra de Urbião (Sierra de Urbión), a 2.080 metros de altitude e atravessa o norte de Portugal. A foz do Douro é junto às cidades do Porto e Vila Nova de Gaia. Tem 927 km de comprimento. Este é o segundo rio mais extenso da Península Ibérica.
Há duas versões para a origem do seu nome. Uma delas diz que, nas encostas escarpadas, um rio banhava margens secas e inóspitas. Nele rolavam, noutros tempos, brilhantes pedrinhas que se descobriu serem de ouro. Daí o nome dado a este rio: Douro (de + ouro). Já outra versão diz que o nome do rio deriva do latim durius, ou seja, 'duro', atestando bem a dureza dos seus contornos tortuosos, e das paisagens que atravessa, nomeadamente as altas escarpas das Arribas do Douro, no trecho Internacional do rio, entre Miranda do Douro e Barca d'Alva (Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo). A derivação por via popular do seu nome sugere romanticamente uma ligação a Rio de Ouro (D'ouro), mas tal não tem aderência histórica.
A UNESCO designou em 14 de Dezembro de 2001 a região vinhateira do Alto Douro (45°68' N, 5°93' W) na lista dos locais que são Património da Humanidade, na categoria de paisagem cultural.
A bacia hidrográfica do Douro tem uma superfície de aproximadamente 18.643 km² em território português o que corresponde a cerca de 19,1% da sua área total que é de 97.603 km².
Nasce na Espanha, nos picos da serra de Urbión, (Sória), a 2080 metros de altitude e tem a sua foz na costa atlântica, na cidade do Porto. O seu curso tem o comprimento total de 850 km. Desenvolve-se ao longo de 112 km de fronteira portuguesa e espanhola e de seguida 213 km em território nacional. A sua altitude média é de 700 metros. No início do seu curso é um rio largo e pouco caudaloso. De Zamora à sua foz, corre entre fraguedos em canais profundos. O forte declive do rio, as curvas apertadas, as rochas salientes, os caudais violentos, as múltiplas irregularidades, os rápidos e os inúmeros saltos ou pontos tornavam este rio indomável.
The Douro or Duero (Latin: Durius, Spanish: Duero, pron. ['dwe̞ɾo̞], Portuguese: Douro, pron. ['doɾu] is one of the major rivers of the Iberian Peninsula, flowing from its source near Duruelo de la Sierra in the province of Soria across northern-central Spain and Portugal to its outlet at Porto. Its total length is 897 km, of which only sections on the Portuguese river are navigable by light rivercraft.
The name may have come from the Celtic tribes that inhabited the area before Roman times. (However, although in modern Welsh dwr is 'water' with cognate dobhar in Irish, the Celtic root is *dubro- ).
In its Spanish section, the Duero crosses the great Castilian meseta and meanders through five significant provinces of the autonomous community of Castile and Leon: Soria, Burgos, Valladolid, Zamora, and Salamanca, passing through the towns of Soria, Almazán, Aranda de Duero, Tordesillas, and Zamora.
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Portugal: CP Class 1400 diesel loco departs Ermida on a Porto to Regua train (Douro Valley line)
Portugal: CP Class 1400 diesel loco (number 1429) departs from Ermida station on the 0900 Porto Sao Bento to Regua passenger train on the scenic Douro Valley line. Recorded 14th May 2005.
This scene is now history as there are no longer any scheduled loco hauled passenger trains on this line.
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CP Class 1400 locomotives
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The Série 1400 are a series of 67 diesel-electric locomotives built for the Portuguese Railways (CP) between 1967 and 1969. They have a top speed of 105 km/h.They were ordered primarily to replace steam locomotives then still in use on CP. Designed and engineered by English Electric, they are closely modelled mechanically on the British Rail Class 20 locomotives but using a more powerful 8CSVT 1330 bhp engine. The locomotives were designed for the 1668mm (5' 5⅔) Iberian track gauge and larger loading gauge than possible in Great Britain. The first ten were built in England at the Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, but the remaining locomotives were assembled in Portugal by Sorefame. The locomotives share many components with the larger and more powerful Série 1800.
During the early years of 21st century some have been sold for further service in Argentina, but as of 2012 some remain in service with CP, but no longer haul passenger trains.
Pinhao
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Spectacularly located at the confluence of the Douro and Pinhão rivers, 22 km upstream from Peso da Régua, the small town of Pinhão is the epicentre of the Port winemaking area, and a place where the soil and climatic conditions are considered to be at their very best. Although a sleepy town for most of the year, Pinhão bursts into life in autumn during the annual grape harvest, attracting pickers from all over the country.
Douro River
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The Douro is one of the major rivers of the Iberian Peninsula, flowing from its source near Duruelo de la Sierra in Soria Province across northern-central Spain and Portugal to its outlet at Porto.
It is the third longest river in the Iberian Peninsula after the Tagus and Ebro; its total length is 897 kilometres (557 mi), of which only sections of the Portuguese extension are navigable, by light rivercraft.
The Douro fully enters Portuguese territory just after the confluence with the Águeda River; once the Douro enters Portugal, major population centres are less frequent. Except for Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia at the river mouth, the only population centres of any note are Foz do Tua, Pinhão and Peso da Régua. Tributaries here are small, merging into the Douro along the canyons; the most important are Côa, Tua, Sabor, Corgo, Tavora, Paiva, Tâmega, and Sousa. None of these small, fast flowing rivers are navigable.
In Portugal, the Douro flows through the districts of Bragança, Guarda, Viseu, Vila Real, Aveiro and Porto. Porto is the main hub city in northern Portugal and its historic centre is declared as a UNESCO monumental place.
There are five dams on the Portuguese Douro alone functioning to make the flow of water uniform, generate hydroelectric power, and allow navigation. Ships with maximum length 83 metres (272 ft) and width 11.4 metres (37 ft) can pass through five locks. The highest one on Carrapatelo dam has a maximum lift 35 metres (115 ft). Level of Pocinho lake reaches 125 m a.s.l.
The Douro railway line (in Portuguese: Linha do Douro) was completed in 1887; it connects Porto, Rio Tinto, Ermesinde, Valongo, Paredes, Penafiel, Livração, Marco de Canaveses, Régua, Tua and Pocinho. Pocinho is near the city of Foz Côa, which is close to Côa Valley Paleolithic Art site, (an Archaeological pre-historic patrimony) another UNESCO Heritage site.
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Portugal: Two CP Class 1400 diesels pass on passenger trains at Pinhao (on the Douro Valley line)
Portugal: Two CP Class 1400 diesels pass on local passenger trains at Pinhao on the scenic Douro Valley line. Loco 1424 (in special blue livery) is working the 1006 from Regua to Pochino and loco 1404 (standard orange livery) is working the 0940 from Pochino to Regua. This scene is now history as there are no longer any scheduled loco hauled passenger trains on this line. Recorded 7th March 2004
CP Class 1400 locomotives
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The Série 1400 are a series of 67 diesel-electric locomotives built for the Portuguese Railways (CP) between 1967 and 1969. They have a top speed of 105 km/h.They were ordered primarily to replace steam locomotives then still in use on CP. Designed and engineered by English Electric, they are closely modelled mechanically on the British Rail Class 20 locomotives but using a more powerful 8CSVT 1330 bhp engine. The locomotives were designed for the 1668mm (5' 5⅔) Iberian track gauge and larger loading gauge than possible in Great Britain. The first ten were built in England at the Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, but the remaining locomotives were assembled in Portugal by Sorefame. The locomotives share many components with the larger and more powerful Série 1800.
During the early years of 21st century some have been sold for further service in Argentina, but as of 2012 some remain in service with CP, but no longer haul passenger trains.
Pinhao
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Spectacularly located at the confluence of the Douro and Pinhão rivers, 22 km upstream from Peso da Régua, the small town of Pinhão is the epicentre of the Port winemaking area, and a place where the soil and climatic conditions are considered to be at their very best. Although a sleepy town for most of the year, Pinhão bursts into life in autumn during the annual grape harvest, attracting pickers from all over the country.
Douro River
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The Douro is one of the major rivers of the Iberian Peninsula, flowing from its source near Duruelo de la Sierra in Soria Province across northern-central Spain and Portugal to its outlet at Porto.
It is the third longest river in the Iberian Peninsula after the Tagus and Ebro; its total length is 897 kilometres (557 mi), of which only sections of the Portuguese extension are navigable, by light rivercraft.
The Douro fully enters Portuguese territory just after the confluence with the Águeda River; once the Douro enters Portugal, major population centres are less frequent. Except for Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia at the river mouth, the only population centres of any note are Foz do Tua, Pinhão and Peso da Régua. Tributaries here are small, merging into the Douro along the canyons; the most important are Côa, Tua, Sabor, Corgo, Tavora, Paiva, Tâmega, and Sousa. None of these small, fast flowing rivers are navigable.
In Portugal, the Douro flows through the districts of Bragança, Guarda, Viseu, Vila Real, Aveiro and Porto. Porto is the main hub city in northern Portugal and its historic centre is declared as a UNESCO monumental place.
There are five dams on the Portuguese Douro alone functioning to make the flow of water uniform, generate hydroelectric power, and allow navigation. Ships with maximum length 83 metres (272 ft) and width 11.4 metres (37 ft) can pass through five locks. The highest one on Carrapatelo dam has a maximum lift 35 metres (115 ft). Level of Pocinho lake reaches 125 m a.s.l.
The Douro railway line (in Portuguese: Linha do Douro) was completed in 1887; it connects Porto, Rio Tinto, Ermesinde, Valongo, Paredes, Penafiel, Livração, Marco de Canaveses, Régua, Tua and Pocinho. Pocinho is near the city of Foz Côa, which is close to Côa Valley Paleolithic Art site, (an Archaeological pre-historic patrimony) another UNESCO Heritage site.
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Ruta del Duero, GR 14, casi 1000 Kilómetros de paisajes diversos en la mejor ruta natural entre España y Portugal. Comienza en el nacimiento del río Duero en los Picos de Urbión, en Duruelo de la Sierra, y finaliza en su desembocadura en las márgenes de Oporto y Vila Nova de Gaia.
Conoce el fantástico Duero y sus maravillosos municipios. Planifica tu ruta y obtén toda la información necesaria para ello en rutadelduero.es aimrd.com
Portugal: Two CP Class 1400 diesels pass on passenger trains at Pinhao (on the Douro Valley line)
Portugal: Two CP Class 1400 diesels pass on local passenger trains at Pinhao on the scenic Douro Valley line. Recorded 13th May 2005.
Loco 1413 is working the 0940 from Pochino to Porto Sao Bento and loco 1408 is working the 0750 from Porto Sao Bento to Pochino. This scene is now history as there are no longer any scheduled loco hauled passenger trains on this line.
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CP Class 1400 locomotives
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The Série 1400 are a series of 67 diesel-electric locomotives built for the Portuguese Railways (CP) between 1967 and 1969. They have a top speed of 105 km/h.They were ordered primarily to replace steam locomotives then still in use on CP. Designed and engineered by English Electric, they are closely modelled mechanically on the British Rail Class 20 locomotives but using a more powerful 8CSVT 1330 bhp engine. The locomotives were designed for the 1668mm (5' 5⅔) Iberian track gauge and larger loading gauge than possible in Great Britain. The first ten were built in England at the Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, but the remaining locomotives were assembled in Portugal by Sorefame. The locomotives share many components with the larger and more powerful Série 1800.
During the early years of 21st century some have been sold for further service in Argentina, but as of 2012 some remain in service with CP, but no longer haul passenger trains.
Pinhao
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Spectacularly located at the confluence of the Douro and Pinhão rivers, 22 km upstream from Peso da Régua, the small town of Pinhão is the epicentre of the Port winemaking area, and a place where the soil and climatic conditions are considered to be at their very best. Although a sleepy town for most of the year, Pinhão bursts into life in autumn during the annual grape harvest, attracting pickers from all over the country.
Douro River
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The Douro is one of the major rivers of the Iberian Peninsula, flowing from its source near Duruelo de la Sierra in Soria Province across northern-central Spain and Portugal to its outlet at Porto.
It is the third longest river in the Iberian Peninsula after the Tagus and Ebro; its total length is 897 kilometres (557 mi), of which only sections of the Portuguese extension are navigable, by light rivercraft.
The Douro fully enters Portuguese territory just after the confluence with the Águeda River; once the Douro enters Portugal, major population centres are less frequent. Except for Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia at the river mouth, the only population centres of any note are Foz do Tua, Pinhão and Peso da Régua. Tributaries here are small, merging into the Douro along the canyons; the most important are Côa, Tua, Sabor, Corgo, Tavora, Paiva, Tâmega, and Sousa. None of these small, fast flowing rivers are navigable.
In Portugal, the Douro flows through the districts of Bragança, Guarda, Viseu, Vila Real, Aveiro and Porto. Porto is the main hub city in northern Portugal and its historic centre is declared as a UNESCO monumental place.
There are five dams on the Portuguese Douro alone functioning to make the flow of water uniform, generate hydroelectric power, and allow navigation. Ships with maximum length 83 metres (272 ft) and width 11.4 metres (37 ft) can pass through five locks. The highest one on Carrapatelo dam has a maximum lift 35 metres (115 ft). Level of Pocinho lake reaches 125 m a.s.l.
The Douro railway line (in Portuguese: Linha do Douro) was completed in 1887; it connects Porto, Rio Tinto, Ermesinde, Valongo, Paredes, Penafiel, Livração, Marco de Canaveses, Régua, Tua and Pocinho. Pocinho is near the city of Foz Côa, which is close to Côa Valley Paleolithic Art site, (an Archaeological pre-historic patrimony) another UNESCO Heritage site.
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Mesao Frio
Ruta del Duero, GR 14, casi 1000 Kilómetros de paisajes diversos en la mejor ruta natural entre España y Portugal. Comienza en el nacimiento del río Duero en los Picos de Urbión, en Duruelo de la Sierra, y finaliza en su desembocadura en las márgenes de Oporto y Vila Nova de Gaia.
Conoce el fantástico Duero y sus maravillosos municipios. Planifica tu ruta y obtén toda la información necesaria para ello en rutadelduero.es aimrd.com
Peso da Regua
Ruta del Duero, GR 14, casi 1000 Kilómetros de paisajes diversos en la mejor ruta natural entre España y Portugal. Comienza en el nacimiento del río Duero en los Picos de Urbión, en Duruelo de la Sierra, y finaliza en su desembocadura en las márgenes de Oporto y Vila Nova de Gaia.
Conoce el fantástico Duero y sus maravillosos municipios. Planifica tu ruta y obtén toda la información necesaria para ello en rutadelduero.es aimrd.com
Tudela de Duero
Ruta del Duero, GR 14, casi 1000 Kilómetros de paisajes diversos en la mejor ruta natural entre España y Portugal. Comienza en el nacimiento del río Duero en los Picos de Urbión, en Duruelo de la Sierra, y finaliza en su desembocadura en las márgenes de Oporto y Vila Nova de Gaia.
Conoce el fantástico Duero y sus maravillosos municipios. Planifica tu ruta y obtén toda la información necesaria para ello en rutadelduero.es aimrd.com
Guimarães Castle Portugal
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Descenso directo de Muela de Urbión al nacimiento del Duero