São João da Pesqueira, Viseu
Vila do vinho generoso (vinho do Porto), considerada o Coração do Douro Vinhateiro, na região demarcada do Douro criado pelo Marquês de Pombal que viveu na Pesqueira quando era novo. S. João da Pesqueira tem um miradouro acima da barragem da Valeira chamado São Salvador do Mundo (Ermo) com capelas, e muito antigo. Também dentro de uma pequena gruta viveu e morreu frei Gaspar (1594 - 1615). Trata-se do mais antigo concelho do país, datando a sua criação de 1055, precedendo assim todos os outros concelhos, incluindo cidades tão importantes ao tempo da fundação como Coimbra, Guimarães ou Lamego.
Aerial view over the viewpoint Quinta das Carvalhas, located on the hill of Carvalhas 487 meters high, lined by famous farms vineyards as the Real Companhia Velha and Quinta de Ventozelo. From the top of the hill you can have an embracing view to ...
Quinta das Carvalhas is a property of great beauty and spectacularity, with a predominant position on the slope of the left bank of the Douro River in Pinhão, which extends along the slopes of the right bank of the affluent Rio Torto. The oldest w...
Foz do Tua is a small village in Portugal on the right bank of the Douro river, near the town of Carrazeda de Ansiães, in the Bragança district. It is surrounded by some of the most beautiful and important farms in the Douro Valley - Quinta do Tua...
Valeira Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Douro. The construction of the dam began in 1971. The dam was completed in 1975. It is owned by Companhia Portuguesa de Produção de Electricidade On the left side of the dam is a lock, which can handle ...
The Viewpoint of Senhora de Lurdes is located at 355 meters of altitude on a granite hill surrounded by rocky shelters. The north side is steep and faces the Douro River. The south slope has a softer slope and boasts a line of wall that extends to...
The viewpoint of São Salvador do Mundo is located on the left bank of the Douro river in the Douro Demarcated Region, an area classified as World Cultural Heritage. The place is constituted by an imposing granite cone with an altitude of 493 meter...
North bank of the Douro River, with exposure mostly to the South, is the first farm in the Douro Superior. This region, with great thermal amplitudes and very little rainfall, meets all the conditions for the production of grapes of excellent qual...
Generous wine village (Port wine), considered the Heart of the Douro Wine Region, in the demarcated Douro region created by the Marquis of Pombal who lived in Pesqueira when he was young. S. João da Pesqueira has a viewpoint above the Valeira dam ...
The Square of the Republic, with a rectangular and irregular plan, develops along a West / East axis, with the Solar dos Távoras standing out in the North wing, and the 16th-century Misericórdia Chapel with a tiled facade with figurative Healing p...
In the high Middle Ages, the village was castellated, and one of the first restocking was due to Afonso III of Asturias, who conquered the fortress from the Moors. The first Charter that S. João da Pesqueira received dates back to the reign of Fer...
