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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 .
There are 17 World Heritage Sites listed in Portugal, with a further 18 on the tentative list. The first four sites listed in Portugal were the Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon, the Monastery of Batalha, the Convent of Christ in Tomar, and the town of Angra do Heroísmo, in 1983.
This is a list of women artists who were born in Portugal or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
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 ...
Daniela Ruah returned home after a long vacation in Portugal, but she made sure to pay tribute to the meaningful trip with a sweet montage of family photos featuring her husband, David, and their ...
crosses the River Douro: Ponte D. Maria Pia: Bonfim, Porto: 1877: closed railway bridge over River Douro: Ponte de Dorna: Castro Laboreiro e Lamas de Mouro, Melgaço: Ponte Eiffel: Santa Maria Maior, Viana do Castelo: 1878: road-rail bridge over the River Lima: Ponte de Ermelo do Rio Olo: Ermelo, Mondim de Basto: Ponte Ferreira: Campo e Sobrado ...
also: People: By gender: Women: By nationality: Portuguese This category exists only as a container for other categories of Portuguese women . Articles on individual women should not be added directly to this category, but may be added to an appropriate sub-category if it exists.
Map of the DOCs and IPRs of Portugal. 1. Bucelas DOC, 2. Colares DOC, 3. Setúbal DOC, 4. Carcavelos DOC, 5. ... Cima Corgo, and Douro Superior, and the special ...