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The Douro vinhateiro (vine-land) of the Douro Valley in Portugal, long devoted to vineyards, has been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The wine was taken downriver in flat-bottom boats called rabelos, to be stored in barrels in cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia, just across the river from Porto.
The Rabelo boat, used to transport port wine from the Douro Valley to the cellars near the city of Porto. The rabelo boat is a traditional Portuguese wooden cargo boat that was used for centuries to transport people and goods along the Douro River. It is flat-bottomed, with a shallow draught, which was necessary to navigate the often shallow ...
In 1758, one of the first wine-producing regions of the world, the Região Demarcada do Douro was created under the orientation of Marquis of Pombal, in the Douro Valley. Portugal has two wine-producing regions protected by UNESCO as World Heritage: the Douro Valley Wine Region (Douro Vinhateiro) and Pico Island Wine Region (Ilha do Pico ...
Douro DOC wine. Douro is a Portuguese wine region centered on the Douro River in the Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro region. It is sometimes referred to as the Alto Douro (upper Douro), as it is located some distance upstream from Porto, sheltered by mountain ranges from coastal influence.
View of the city of Porto and Ponte das Barcas (restored after the disaster) from the Vila Nova de Gaia riverside, Henry L'Eveque, 1817. On 29 March 1809 the Ponte das Barcas (Bridge of Boats), a pontoon bridge on the River Douro in Porto, Portugal was the site of one of the world's most deadly bridge disasters which occurred during the First Battle of Porto between Portuguese and invading ...
Barco de Guerra N. Snrª do Bom-Sucesso. Nossa Senhora do Bom Sucesso 64-72 (c. 1766) - Rebuilt 1800 and renamed Dom João de Castro, to Brazil 1822; Nossa Senhora de Belém e São José 54 (c. 1766) - BU 1805; São Sebastião 64 (c. 1767) - BU 1832
Name Image Year of build Length Capacity Operator Class Port of registry Flag Register No. Notes A-Rosa Alva: 2019: 79.80 m (262 ft) 126: A-ROSA Flussschiff
The Douro-class ships were designed by the British shipbuilder Yarrows and were based on Ambuscade, a prototype destroyer built for the Royal Navy in 1926 by Yarrow. [1] They were 323 feet (98.45 m) long overall, with a beam of 31 feet (9.45 m) and a draught of 11 feet (3.35 m).