Integrating the municipalities of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, Freixo de Espada-à-Cinta, Miranda do Douro and Mogadouro, the Douro Internacional Natural Park covers the 122 kilometers of border section of the Douro River and extends south, to the Douro Valley. From a very deep valley and two plateau areas (essentially granite), one to the North with altitudes of around 700-800 meters and the other to the South with altitudes of around 600-700 meters. The gorges carved by the Douro and Águeda rivers are extremely deep (up to 200 meters) and of great beauty. The Park reaches its maximum altitude (895 meters) …

A cultural itinerary encompassing locations visited by the writer Camilo Castelo Branco in Ribeira de Pena or mentioned by him in his literary works. There are seven: the Ponte de Cavês (mentioned in the short story "Como ela o amava" and the play "O Lobisomem"), the village of Friúme (where the writer lived between 1840 and 1842), the Parish Church of Salvador (where he married Joaquina Pereira de França at the age of 16 in 1841), the Chapel of Our Lady of Guia (mentioned in the work "Doze Casamentos Felizes"), the Chapel of Granja Velha (where the writer learned from …

This village was founded in 1616 on the estate of S. Luís de Jacentes (now Assentes), belonging to D. Estêvão de Faro - Count of Faro and Commander of S. Salvador de Jones. It also belonged to D. Diniz de Faro, the second and last Count of Faro, and to D. Juliana de Faro, the Countess of Faro. It was a town, formerly called Farinho, a very fertile land, especially in cereals. In 1775, the town's grantee was D. José Luís de Vasconcelos e Sousa, 6th Count of Pombeiro and 1st Marquis of Belas. Its parish priest was from the …

Located on a plain above the Alva river, Sabugueiro is the highest village in Portugal (an altitude of 1050 metres). It started from the shacks of sheperds that used the mountain's pastures for their sheep and their goats. The engraving on the rock by the Canariz Fountain is a testimony to the peopling of the area in remote times. Even though there are still shepherds and related activities (wool and cheese production), rural tourism has developed in the last few years and there are several typical houses currently adapted. The shpherds still move to the Douro region in the winter …

Fortified village, whose defense is composed of two lines of surrounding walls and a deep moat excavated in the rock on the South side. One of the features of this pre-Roman settlement is little spacing between the two lines of wall (about 10 meters). Within the second, on the north side, building alignments are visible. With the construction of the albufeira of Venda Nova, in the Decade of 1940, this place got the configuration of a peninsula. On the hillside East of castro, spent the 17th via romana to prove it we have the milestone of Claudius I, with 38 …

In the triangle between Solveira, Santo André and crows at the end of the Stream, approximately 900 metres maximum elevation is the castro de Soutelo. It is a fortified village whose typology is also consistent with the settlements of the iron age, but which is surrounded of traces of the Roman era, therefore with a broader occupation period. Presents two orders of Hadrian's wall, interior wall which surrounds the village and the outer is only visible from the sides, North, South and East. The West was the gap. Inside the village, and turned to the West there is an extensive …

Commissioned in 1542 by Friar Martinho de Santa Maria, the Convent presents an austere architecture, being practically devoid of ornamentation. Inside, the only noteworthy features are sculptures of saints and Christs, made of terracotta and wood, placed in niches, the tiles that adorn the chapels, and also the inlaid work composed of small stones mixed with shells and shards of earthenware, used in the decoration of fountains, walls, and chapels. The ceramic and wooden sculptural pieces, stonework and flagstones, painted ceilings, and gilded woodcarving stand out. Over the centuries it underwent several renovations, and in 1863 it was acquired by …

Construction of the building began in the 1920s and dragged on for many years. It was finally inaugurated on 24 June, 1957. The work was architecturally inspired in the great communal palaces of northern France and Flanders. The building consists of a basement, six floors and interior patios, occupying an area of ​​2,438 m2. Constructed of granite from the quarries of S. Gens and Fafe, with the remaining materials being: reinforced concrete, marbles of different colours and oak and sucupira woods. In front of the main door and framed by the ramp is the statue of Almeida Garrett, inaugurated in …

This temple is located at the top of Monte Farinha, overlooking Mondim de Basto, at around 990 meters above sea level. Set in a landscape of great beauty and surrounded by the Serra do Alvão mountains, it is a place of reference in terms of history, archaeology, religion and even sport. Devotion to Our Lady of Grace attracts thousands of pilgrims to the sanctuary every year, mainly on its three official festivals: the Ascension, on the last Sunday of May, the centuries-old pilgrimage of Santiago, which is lost in the memory of time, on the 25th of July (already referenced …

Its construction dates back to the 19th century, notable for its eclectic architecture and the imposing main façade, with a grand entrance and grand design. It is also particularly notable for the memory of the consul who once lived there. This was the home of diplomat Dr. Aristides de Sousa Mendes, who, while serving as Consul General in Bordeaux in 1940, saved thousands of lives from the Nazi Holocaust of World War II. The house features a rectangular floor plan, and is spread over three floors, the top floor featuring a mansard roof. The main façade is marked by the …