Portugal and the Douro River up to the Spain boundary
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The Douro, golden river, is one of the most impressive river in Europe. Enjoy a cruise with breathtaking landscapes and sceneries as well as an important cultural legacy.
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.
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Barcelona:
Barcelona is the capital city of the autonomous community of Catalonia in Spain and the country's 2nd largest city, with a population of 1.6 million. Founded as a Roman city, in the Middle Ages Barcelona became the capital of the County of Barcelona. After merging with the Kingdom of Aragon, Barcelona continued to be an important city in the Crown of Aragon. Besieged several times during its history, Barcelona has a rich cultural heritage and is today an important cultural centre and a major tourist destination. Particularly renowned are the architectural works of Antoni Gaudí and Lluís Domènech i Montaner, which have been designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The headquarters of the Union for the Mediterranean is located in Barcelona. The city is known for hosting the 1992 Summer Olympics as well as world-class conferences and expositions and also many international sport tournaments. wiki Parque Guell, Sagrada Família, Gaudi, La Pedrera, o Futbol Club de Barcelona e o Espanyol de Barcelona, o Montjuïc, entre outros.
Barcelona Travel Video.
Date: august 2010
City: Barcelona, Spain
Part 2 of 4
Traveling in Barcelona, a beautiful city in the northeast of Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea, the Catalan capital with 2 million inhabitants. Starting the day with FGC - Ferrocarriles de la Generatitat de Catalunya and the TMB - metropolitan transport of Catalonia to the center of the metropolitan area coming from Manresa, Igualada, Tarragona, Badalona, San Andreu de la Barca, San Boi, Cornellà .. .. I will write something else soon ...
Kayaking in Portugal
During our RTW bicycle tour we were invited to go kayaking with a class on their last day of the school year.
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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.
Casa das Arribas, BEMPOSTA MGD, Portugal, HD Review
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Casa das Arribas, is situated in the International Douro Natural Park, located in the town of Cardal do Douro. Built on the foundation of a former elementary school, the Casa is set on the slopes of the river Douro, featuring a scenic view of Albufeira de Bemposta.
All the air-conditioned rooms feature a private bathroom with free toiletries. The wooden-floored units also feature a terrace and a view of the gardens, mountain-range and river. The property offers free private parking to its guests.
The Casa das Arribas includes a common area with a fully-equipped kitchen, where guests are welcome to prepare their meals. A dining area and barbecue facilities are also available. Several restaurants are accessible within a 10-minute drive from the property, serving typical Douro cuisine.
Casa das Arribas features a living room with fireplace. Outside, the terrace and barbecue area offer a nature-surrounded rest, with its fresh air and lush natural surroundings. It’s situated in the middle of a mature garden overlooking a vast juniper forest.
Guests can rent bycicles with the front desk and discover the region, as well as go hiking in of the many natural paths available.
It is a 10-minute drive to neighbouring Spain and the Zamora region.
Hostal Residencial Laranjeira en Viana Do Castelo (Portugal)
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Residencial Laranjeira se ubica en el centro de la ciudad portuguesa de Viana do Castelo. A pocos pasos podrán encontrar la playa, lo que permite el fácil acceso para practicar diferentes deportes náuticos.
Algunos servicios que ofrece el alojamiento:
- Alquiler de bicicletas
- Caja fuerte individual
- Servicio de guardería
- Habitaciones para no fumadores
- Internet en las habitaciones
- Parking
- Servicio de bar o cafetería
- Servicio de habitaciones las 24 horas
- Traducción simultánea
Sobre Viana do Castelo:
Viana do Castelo es una ciudad portuguesa capital del municipio del mismo nombre en la subregión Minho-Lima. La ciudad limita con el Océano Atlántico en un precioso paraje al norte del país.
La presencia del río, montaña y mar convierten a la ciudad en un hermoso enclave natural. Se trata de una ciudad tranquila, segura y con una excelente calidad de vida. Posee un hermoso patrimonio natural, histórico y monumental que puede verse a través de sus grandes instalaciones culturales y sociales.
En cuanto a lugares de ocio, se pueden encontrar diversos teatros, cines, bibliotecas o museos. La presencia del río y el mar ofrece unas condiciones ideales para practicar deportes náuticos.
About Viana do Castelo:
Viana do Castelo is a Portuguese city in the municipality of the same name located in the Minho-Lima Subregion. The city borders the Atlantic Ocean in a beautiful place in the north of the country.
The presence of the river, mountains and sea, make the city a beautiful natural setting. It is a city which is quiet and safe and has an excellent quality of life. It has also a beautiful natural, historical and architectural heritage that is reflected in its great cultural and social facilities.
Referring to leisure you can find many theatres, cinemas, libraries and museums. The presence of the river and the sea make the city an ideal place for practising water sports.
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Casa Texas - De Vissende Hollander
Casa Texas ligt op 10 minuten van het centrum van Orellana la Vieja. Door Spaanse wildernis omgeven, dichtbij het immense stuwmeer Orellana van maar liefst 5000 hectare groot! Deze schitterende accommodatie biedt slaapgelegenheid voor 7 personen! Heeft een luxe zwembad met ligstoelen, een barbecue plaats met uitzicht over het indrukwekkende landschap. Casa Texas heeft zijn naam gekregen door het type huis welke volledig is gemaakt van hout. Casa Texas is uitermate geschikt om naar toe te gaan met het gezin. Doordat het vlakbij het dorp ligt zijn uitjes hiernaar toe mogelijk. De luxe van de accommodatie en daarbij het zwembad waarbij iedereen zich kan vermaken.
Voor de vissers is het mogelijk om een complete hengelsport uitrusting voor het karpervissen of roofvissen te huren per dag of per week!
Het Orellana stuwmeer is het laatste van de drie grote stuwmeren die het peil van de Guadiana-rivier regelen (gezien vanaf de plek waar deze Extremadura binnenkomt) en ligt tussen de streken La Serena en Vegas Altas del Guadiana (beiden provincie Badajoz). In het landschap domineren de stilstaande wateren van het stuwmeer, geflankeerd door halfhoge gebergtes (Sierra de Pela, 724 m., Sierra del Castillo, 697 m.) die uitsteken boven de grote oppervlaktes. In het dorpje Orellana la Vieja vlakbij de woning kunt u de Spaanse cultuur opdoen of savonds naar de leuke barretjes en restaurants. In de haven zijn restaurants en in de zomermaanden worden hier verschillende activiteiten gehouden.
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Pozo de los Humos - Masueco side
Checking out the top of the falls from the various lookouts on the Masueco side