Houses of the historic city center of Porto

Getty Images/Flickr RF

The Douro & Trás-os-Montes

It's the dynamic Rio Douro that brings diversity to the province it has defined, a province with granite bluffs, wine caves, medieval stone houses and steep, terraced vineyards. Romantic Porto, Portugal’s second-largest city, is at its mouth; one of the world’s oldest demarcated wine regions is close to the source; and scores of friendly villages in between have always relied on it for water, food and commerce. Alongside the river, the region also boasts intricately carved cathedrals, baroque churches, palatial quintas (estates), beaux arts boulevards and 18th-century wine cellars.


Attractions

Must-see attractions

Plan with a local

Articles

Latest stories from The Douro & Trás-os-Montes

Filter by interest:

A view of a village clinging to a hill rising from the banks of the Cavado river in Peneda-Gerês national park in northern Portugal, with rugged green hills beyond.

Sports

Why adventure lovers should head to northern Portugal

Jul 9, 2019 • 6 min read

Go Beyond

The Douro & Trás-os-Montes and beyond