Tourist attractions Peso da Régua

This peak, topped by an obelisk is at an altitude of 1,415m. It has a magnificent panoramic view over all the other bare peaks of the Serra.

The manor, built in the first half of the 18C by Nicolau Nasoni is a triumph of Baroque architecture. Notice the magnificent ceilings in sculpted wood in the large dining room and in the large salon, the richness of the library and some of the furnit..

Around here, they say “God created the earth and man the Douro”, and to see the river’s banks sculpted into steep terraces supporting row upon row of vines is to understand the immense amount of manual labour lavished on this landscape over 20 centur..

Leaving Sabrosa, the N 323 descends towards the Douro looking down on the steep-sided valley of the River Pinhão to the left. The slopes are streaked with terraces covered in vines among which stand the estate houses (quintas). About 5km before Pinhã..

This belvedere looks over the Douro and the north slope of the valley, striped with vines on supports and olive trees on terraces. Some villages and quintas (country houses) are scattered here and there. The white houses of Régua are piled up beside ..

This museum in the majestic old 18C Episcopal palace has an attractive collection of shields on the ground floor which used to adorn the facades of noble houses. On the first floor, two collections merit special attention: the five paintings on wood..

The lower valley of the Douro, near to Porto, is the domain of the famous " vinho verde " or green wine . Proper port is made further to the east from Régua to the Spanish border. The river which has been widened with successive dams, run..

The Serra do Marão is a granite and schist block delimited to the east by the Corgo, to the west by the Tãmega and to the south by the Douro. The breaking up of the ground that accompanied its rising up in the Tertiary Era has lead to various heights..

Of the early Romanesque cathedral (12C) there only remains the square belfry whose top dates from the 16C. The interior was rebuilt in the 18C.

This chapel, built in 1640, is decorated in sculpted and gilded wood from the 18C and azulejos from the 17C. Notice the painted box ceiling depicting scenes from the life of Christ.

From the foot of the staircase which leads to the sanctuary there is a pretty view over this Baroque ensemble. The facade of the church (18C) whose white rough-cast plasterwork makes the elegant granite curves stand out, dominates the cross-ramped s..

The 17C facade hides the sanctuary which is thought to be the oldest in Portugal: Visigothic in origin from the 7C, the small low space has evidence on its walls of the re-use of Roman material. Notice the sarcophagus of Afonso Pires, the Bishop of P..

An old convent church erected at the end of the Gothic era, nevertheless the cathedral also has some Romanesque characteristics most notably the craftsmanship of the capitals in the nave.

The facade of this house was reworked in the 16C in the Italian Renaissance style. It owes its name to the famous navigator who was born there.

Built in the 19C and preceded by a lantern pillory, the town hall is noteworthy for its monumental balustraded stone staircase in the Italian Renaissance style.

This shady walk, on the site of the old castle dominates the confluence of the Rivers Corgo and Cabril. In the cemetery, to the rear, there is an attractive plunging view over the gorges of the Corgo and its tributary. More to the left, a successio..

This church is decorated with multicoloured azulejos from the 17C and a pretty coffered ceiling in sculpted and gilded wood.

Chestnut trees, vines and orchards tell you of the approaching town of Mateus, famous for the manor house of the Counts of Vila Real and the rosé wine produced on the estate. The manor house ( Solar de Mateus ), built in the first half of the 18C ..

Only the church and the funerary chapel of the lords of Resende have survived at this priory . This church, which was touched up many times between the 13 and 17C has a Romanesque portal decorated with small columns and tracery capitals. The chapel,..

Lying in the fertile Barosa Valley and looking out over the Serra the Leomil, a few houses are scattered around the old monastery of Sao Joao de Tarouca