Where the Douro is born in terraces and the wine becomes landscape.
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the district
Vila Real is the gateway to Trás-os-Montes and the Douro Wine Region, a land of deep valleys and vines clinging to the hillside. Here the landscape is heritage, and the pace of life is different.
what to see
The viewpoints over the Douro Wine Region, terraces that look painted on.
Alvão Natural Park, waterfalls and schist villages.
Casa de Mateus, a garden and baroque palace.
Peso da Régua, capital of Port wine, nearby.
Winding roads that are, in themselves, a journey worth taking.
