This wonderful country house is placed in an area of outstanding beauty (UNESCO 2001). There are many beautiful walks to the Douro River, through vineyards and valleys. There are opportunities to visit (and taste) the local wines and ports – surely the best you will find. You will have the opportunity to experience the culture, the scenery and the history of this wonderful region, well known for the richness it has shown since the foundation of Portugal. The famous Portuguese writer Miguel Torga described the Douro region as “an excess of beauty”.

This campsite benefits from its privileged location, on the right bank of the Tâmega River, providing nooks of wonderful beauty, where there is no shortage of spaces with shadows and abundant vegetation. Offers numerous amenities and accommodations and has as main attraction the river beach, 50, is also a small pool which is situated in the highest part of the Park. Alternatively can pay a visit to the historic heritage of the city of Amarante, only one kilometre away and taste delicious cuisine in the local restaurants.

Visiting Dona Júlia is like traveling through the authentic flavors of Portugal, where all the senses are refined in a cuisine that strives for excellence in traditional cooking, combined with a daily and careful selection of local, fresh and self-produced products. The extensive wine cellar includes a surprising selection of award-winning national and international wines, stored with innovative technology to preserve the entire essence of the wine. All this, combined with an elegant and exclusive service, with the unmistakable art of Dona Júlia.

This monument evokes the ancient legend of cingeleiro. Pray this legend in the middle ages, a group of cingeleiros found a slab with the face of Christ Crucified, while going out there plowing the fields. After the clean up, they took her to the center of the village, where flocked the others cingeleiros. From then on, every year, they come together to celebrate the feast of the blessing of the Cattle.

The City SPA is a space dedicated to beauty and relaxation, where various treatments are proposed and unique rituals that revitalise body and soul. Anti-stress programmes, Exotic Delight, Absolute SPA Ritual or the Total Time Out Unique rituals, facials, Dry and Aqua, the desire is to try them all! In the end, a tea terminates in beauty this sensory experience.

Located in the Barroso region, this village, surrounded by green landscapes, still has communal customs, such as the village's oven. Th following monuments stand out: a simple, granite chapel devoted to Saint Amaro, the culm houses, used for agricultural products and animals, and several rural houses, namely the "Portela House". The Celebrations of Saint Amaro are on January 15.

This project by the Catalan architect Josep Lluis Mateo stands out in the city center landscape for its innovative architecture. It is a hollow building, clad in metal and wood, with four floors. In addition to the exhibition spaces, it has a synthetic ice skating rink and an auditorium with 275 seats, equipped with a high-quality acoustic system, without the use of amplification systems.

The Hotel Secrets of Vale Manso results from alterations to the former Estalagem Vale Manso. This luxury hotel provides a luxurious stay in a space where everything has been thought out in detail. It offers 22 rooms and two suites extremely comfortable and perfectly equipped, all with balcony overlooking the Lake of Castelo de Bode dam.

The Lagido Surf House is the perfect place for all lovers of surfing. Is the only surf camp located within the island of Baleal, providing a different lodging experience, where out of the House is being on the beach. Offers kitchen, two bathrooms and a specific zone of showers after a session in the waves. Provides equipment rental service still for the practice of sport.

Former enclosed field of a farm with a convent that the earthquake destroyed. Nowadays it is a set of gardens and preserve, rich in exotic vegetation. The Casa do Regalo with the lakes, greenhouses, Virtues statue and the bust of Dom João V stands out. Integrated in this area is the Palácio das Necessidades, classified as Public Interest Monument and where the Foreign Office is set.