The House of the Farmer is more than an inheritance of traditions and memories where you can share experiences, sounds and local flavors that go back to the local collective history. Those who enjoy the privilege of a visit to the Douro, where Jacinto de Eça has finally found the reason to live, will discover, in this space, the [...]
PenaCurva, a space dedicated to satisfy the most varied demands of its clients. With an Italian concept, "Giorno e Notte", the house offers the best of Italian flavors, complemented by the delicious Portuguese francesinha. Breakfasts and snacks, accompanied by a tasty warm bread, are also part of the specialties. However, the night is not [...]
Set on the river Ovil, the bridge of Esmoriz is framed in a landscape marked by a strong rurality. The Esmoriz bridge reflects the late use of rather remote construction models. Consisting of a single perfect back arc, it forms part of the road crossings associated with the religious and economic importance of the neighboring Monastery [...]
"It is also there in view of the Douro and mated with orange trees and more fruit trees. It flows from a steep hill on the summit of pine trees ... The village in the distance is a beautiful crib. " In the mid-1940s, Alves Redol described the village of Porto Manso in a book with [...]
Situated on the south bank of the Ovil River, the Forest Park of Campelo and Ovil has a physical maintenance circuit, a picnic area and a leisure area next to the Rio Ovil. In the Forest Park you can see some woodlands of oaks (Quercus pyrenaica and Quercus robur, nicknamed in this region of Carvalho and Carvalha respectively) not [...]
Beautiful and well kept garden with lush trees and a fountain in the central area. Flora (specific botany):. Cordelia (Limburgia) .Chamaecyparis lawsoniana .Melia azedarach (amarguseira) .Fagus sylvatica (beech) .Cryptomeria japonica elegans .Punus cerasifera "Pissardi"
Regional restaurant with emphasis on typical local gastronomy. The Roasted Egg with Oven, Green and Portuguese-baked Rice are the main dishes of traditional cuisine.
In the XVIII century and part of the XIX, Santa Comba de Telões was parish of the county of Baião. Perhaps this is the reason that justifies the dimensions of this chapel and its four altarpieces, one of which is dated 1715. The Baroque grammatical altarpieces have great decorative value. During its conservation and restoration [...]
Gothic temple, built probably at the end of the thirteenth century and that re-uses in the main chapel an inscription dating from 1188 but that is inverted and that may be related to a previous building. Coincidentes with the construction of end of century XIII are the vestibules of the central facade and lateral south in pointed arches. Featured […]
The church of Santa Cruz do Douro has undergone several architectural renovations throughout the ages. At the moment stands out the decoration in gilded carving of the main chapel and the profusely decorated frontier arch that is inserted in the national baroque with its ample florons. Panels in gilded and polychrome carving with pictures of the passion of christ [...]
