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2. Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Province - Wikipedia

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   The historical province of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro. Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˌtɾaz uʒ ˈmõtɨz i ˈaltu ˈðoɾu]) is a historical province of Portugal located in the northeastern corner of the country, known for its scenery, which includes plateaux, river valleys, mountains, and castles.

3. Douro DOC - Wikipedia

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   Alto Douro was one of the 13 regions of continental Portugal identified by geographer Amorim Girão, in a study published between 1927 and 1930. Together with Trás-os-Montes it became Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Province. The style of wines produced in the Douro range from light, Bordeaux-style claret to rich Burgundian-style wines aged in ...

4. Trás-os-Montes - Wikipedia

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   Trás-os-Montes (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˌtɾaz uʒ ˈmõtɨʃ]) is a geographical, historical and cultural region of Portugal.. Portuguese for "behind the mountains", Trás-os-Montes is located northeast of the country in an upland area, landlocked by the Douro and Tâmega rivers to south and west and by the Spanish communities of Galicia and Castile and León to the north and east.

5. List of World Heritage Sites in Portugal - Wikipedia

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   Alto Douro Wine Region: Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Province: 2001 1046; ii, iv, v (cultural) The valley of the Douro river and its main tributaries is a cultural landscape where wine has been produced for about two millennia.

6. Douro - Wikipedia

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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 .

7. Provinces of Portugal - Wikipedia

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   Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro – the natural regions of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, that included Vila Real District, Bragança District, the municipality of Vila Nova de Foz Côa (in Guarda District) and the municipalities of Armamar, Lamego, São João da Pesqueira and Tabuaço (in the district of Viseu).