Tourist attractions Sabrosa

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..

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..

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.

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 ..

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

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..