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  2. Douro - Wikipedia

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    A SPOT Satellite image of the Douro River Profile of the Douro River, from its source in the mountains of the Sistema Ibérico to Foz do Douro. It is the third-longest river in the Iberian Peninsula after the Tagus and Ebro. Its total length is 897 kilometres (557 mi), [12] of which only sections of the Portuguese section, being below a fall ...

  3. Douro DOC - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Entre Douro e Minho - Wikipedia

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    As its name implies, the province is bounded by two rivers, the Douro on the south, and the Minho, or Miño, on the north. Some old maps show areas south of the Douro River belonging to the old Entre-Douro-e-Minho territory, while other old maps make the province exactly match the current Viana do Castelo District, Braga District and Porto ...

  5. Douro International Natural Park - Wikipedia

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    It is located in the municipalities of Miranda do Douro, Mogadouro, Freixo de Espada à Cinta and Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, spanning a lengthy area along the Douro River where it functions as the border between Portugal and Spain (hence "International Douro"). The park also includes the border area of the Águeda River.

  6. List of rivers of Portugal - Wikipedia

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    Agadão River; Águeda River (Douro) Águeda River (Vouga) Albufeira River; Alcabrichel River; Alcantarilha River; Alcoa River; Alcobaça River; Alcofra River; Alfusqueiro River; Algibre River; Algoz River; Alheda River; Aljezur River; Almançor River; Almonda River; Almorode River; Alpiarça River, Ribeira de Ulme, Vala de Alpiarça ...

  7. 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.

  8. Joseph James Forrester - Wikipedia

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    The result was the publication in 1848 of a remarkable map of the Douro river from Vilvestre, on the Spanish frontier, to its mouth at St. João da Foz (Oporto), on a scale of 4½ inches to the Portuguese league. [1]

  9. Dom Luís I Bridge - Wikipedia

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    The Dom Luís I Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte de Dom Luís I), or Luís I Bridge, is a double-deck metal arch bridge that spans the river Douro between the cities of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia in Portugal. At its construction, its 172 metres (564 ft) span was the longest of its type in the world.