{"id":13976,"date":"2015-07-05T17:36:38","date_gmt":"2015-07-05T17:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/en\/?p=1218"},"modified":"2019-03-21T11:38:47","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T11:38:47","slug":"a-day-in-pinhao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/en\/a-day-in-pinhao\/","title":{"rendered":"A Day in Pinh\u00e3o"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-16.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7847\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-16.jpg\" alt=\"Douro2014 - 16\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-16.jpg 540w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-16-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-16-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>T<\/em><em>rain Station of Pinh\u00e3o<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During our stay at <em>Vintage House Douro<\/em> (<a title=\"The Vintage House Douro\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/en\/the-vintage-house-douro\/\">see<\/a>), we had the chance to visit (once again) Pinh\u00e3o, located in the right margin of Douro, it is the center of the demarcated region of Port Wine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pinh\u00e3o is a small parish belonging to Alij\u00f3 and its landscape is classified by UNESCO as <em>Cultural Heritage of Humanity<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-9.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7843\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-9.jpg\" alt=\"Douro2014 - 9\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-9.jpg 540w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-9-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Pinh\u00e3o in the background\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We already had been at Pinh\u00e3o a few\u00a0times and every time I go back I love it! Not by the architecture of the buildings that unfortunately is not one of the prettiest, not pretty at all! But the surrounding landscape makes us forget all that!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-10.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7844\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-10.jpg\" alt=\"Douro2014 - 10\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-10.jpg 540w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-10-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pinh\u00e3o is not big, actually it is very small, but there\u2019s a series of pretty interesting things to do and therefore spending a day in perfect communion with Douro and Nature.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/pinhao-1.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7836\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/pinhao-1.jpg\" alt=\"pinhao - 1\" width=\"540\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/pinhao-1.jpg 540w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/pinhao-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Train Station of\u00a0Pinh\u00e3o<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can choose to do\u00a0like us and go to Douro whenever you have the chance! And for that opportunity, I\u2019ll enumerate a series of small pleasures that you can access from Pinh\u00e3o in this small paradise we call Douro.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This was one of our itineraries, for a day only.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dourox_196.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7865\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dourox_196.jpg\" alt=\"dourox_196\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dourox_196.jpg 540w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dourox_196-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Viewpoint of Casal de Loivos*<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Casal de Loivos<\/em>:<\/strong><br \/>\nWe started quite early in the morning and after a wonderful breakfast at <em>Vintage House<\/em> we made a small detour to <em>Casal de Loivos<\/em>. This small locality, in the highest area of Pinh\u00e3o, has a breathtaking viewpoint!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the most idyllic images I ever had the pleasure to see. Just ask any resident of Pinh\u00e3o where it is and they\u2019ll indicate you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-22.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7852 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-22.jpg\" alt=\"Douro2014 - 22\" width=\"540\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-22.jpg 540w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-22-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">\u00a0Pinh\u00e3o and Douro seen from\u00a0Casal de Loivos<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dourox_6.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7860\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dourox_6.jpg\" alt=\"dourox_6\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dourox_6.jpg 540w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dourox_6-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>PipaDouro and Vintage House<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>PipaDouro:<\/strong><br \/>\nIs there something better than getting to know the Douro region from the river itself? Navigating between the hills filled with vineyards and terraces? No, there is not!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And so, after a a perfect view from the viewpoint and having Douro at our feet, nothing like embracing\u00a0the river at his heart.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>PipaDouro<\/em> is not just a boat service, <em>PipaDouro<\/em> is the service that while seeking excellence, works without destination, the client himself decides what he wants, everything in order to make our experience, \u201c<em>The Experience<\/em>\u201d!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-8m.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7842\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-8m.jpg\" alt=\"Douro2014 - 8m\" width=\"540\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-8m.jpg 540w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-8m-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We made a two hour boat ride in the <em>Friendship I<\/em> boat (we have also traveled in the smaller and equally charming <em>Pipadouro II<\/em> before). <em>Pipadouro<\/em> is located right in front of the <em>Vintage House Douro Hotel<\/em>, you can embark there, but obviously you should book before.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To know more about this subject read Jo\u00e3o\u2019s article\u00a0(<a href=\"%20http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/en\/pipadouro\/\">see<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-2m.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7840\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-2m.jpg\" alt=\"Douro2014 - 2m\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-2m.jpg 540w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-2m-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We opted to make a small stop and grab lunch in one of the local restaurants, right in front of the river, simple and homemade food to the good inland style, with a very reasonable price. You can also choose to have lunch in one of the <em>Quintas<\/em> of\u00a0Douro.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/pinhao-3.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7838\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/pinhao-3.jpg\" alt=\"pinhao - 3\" width=\"540\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/pinhao-3.jpg 540w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/pinhao-3-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>The beautiful tiles of the station tell Douro\u2019s, and its people, history <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the afternoon we continued our tour in the small village, passing through the emblematic Train Station of Pinh\u00e3o, erstwhile the most important connecting point between the\u00a0town people with the exterior, enhancing\u00a0its development, with commerce installing next to the station where daily arrived people from all the surrounding villages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can also do a small train ride between Pinh\u00e3o and Tua, always along the riverbanks, or even choose to arrive here coming from Porto in a trip you\u2019ll hardly forget.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-11.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7845\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-11.jpg\" alt=\"Douro2014 - 11\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-11.jpg 540w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-11-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Quinta-do-Bomfim-14.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7774\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Quinta-do-Bomfim-14.jpg\" alt=\"Quinta do Bomfim - 14\" width=\"540\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Quinta-do-Bomfim-14.jpg 540w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Quinta-do-Bomfim-14-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Quinta do Bomfim<\/em>:<\/strong><br \/>\nWe continued our trip heading to <em>Quinta do Bomfim<\/em>, one of the most emblematic of the region that now houses the most recent enotourism center of\u00a0the Symington family.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Quinta-do-Bomfim-18.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7778\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Quinta-do-Bomfim-18.jpg\" alt=\"Quinta do Bomfim - 18\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Quinta-do-Bomfim-18.jpg 540w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Quinta-do-Bomfim-18-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is a must visit place at Pinh\u00e3o and has a wonderful terrace over the Douro, which by itself would be worth the visit!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To know more about this subject read Jo\u00e3o\u2019s article\u00a0(<a title=\"Quinta do Bomfim\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/en\/quintadobomfim\/\">see<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-19.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7850\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-19.jpg\" alt=\"Douro2014 - 19\" width=\"540\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-19.jpg 540w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-19-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Talho Qualifer<\/em>:<\/strong><br \/>\nFrom here we go back to the station (around 5 minutes) to visit a place where we always go back to when visiting Pinh\u00e3o, the Talho Qualifer (butcher\u2019s).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This small butcher\u2019s is not quite what we are used to when we go to our usual supplier, first it is the home of a different figure, Fernando Rebelo, the Butcher. When we visit it for the first time we can\u2019t get the famous Italian butcher Dario Cecchini of our minds, famous for enchanting tourists in the small locality of Panzano in Chianti.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dourox_175.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-7863\" src=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dourox_175-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"dourox_175\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dourox_166.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-7862\" src=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dourox_166-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"dourox_166\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-17.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-7848\" src=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-17-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Douro2014 - 17\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But here, the story is not about Dante or the giant <em>costolet\u00f5es <\/em>(ribs), but about a masterly way of serving and presenting his work, more precisely the <em>fumeiro<\/em>. Here there are delicatessens for every taste, and of all kinds, says the legend that some cut the effects of alcohol and others are even good to treat cellulite.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Home remedies apart, here we can find every type of pork cuts transformed into smoked goods, from<em> lingui\u00e7as<\/em> and <em>chorizos<\/em> to fillet or ribs, without forgetting the wonderful bacon to which we can never resist.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-18.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7849\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-18.jpg\" alt=\"Douro2014 - 18\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-18.jpg 540w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-18-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-5.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7841\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-5.jpg\" alt=\"Douro2014 - 5\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-5.jpg 540w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Douro2014-5-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Quinta das Carvalhas<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In case you have time or choose to stay more days in the region well worth it), visit some of the most important wine producers of Douro and Porto, many of them located in the important \u201c<em>Cima Corgo<\/em>\u201d area. From the imposing <em>Quinta do Noval<\/em>, to<em> Quinta das Carvalhas<\/em> of <em>Real Companhia Velha<\/em>, from <em>Niepoort<\/em> to <em>Wine &amp; Soul<\/em>, from <em>Quinta de la Rosa<\/em> to <em>Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo<\/em>, the options are many and for every taste, from the most classic and historical wines to the most irreverent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You must have in mind that most of these <em>Quintas<\/em> are not open to the public or prepared for wine tourism, so you must book your visit with time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"_5wd9\" data-reactid=\".l.$mid=11436118689752=2ea78a2b768999c7c92.2:0\">\n<div class=\"_5wde\" data-reactid=\".l.$mid=11436118689752=2ea78a2b768999c7c92.2:0.0\">\n<div class=\"_5w1r _5wdf _3okg\" data-reactid=\".l.$mid=11436118689752=2ea78a2b768999c7c92.2:0.0.0\">\n<div class=\"_d97\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-reactid=\".l.$mid=11436118689752=2ea78a2b768999c7c92.2:0.0.0.0\"><span class=\"_5yl5\" data-reactid=\".l.$mid=11436118689752=2ea78a2b768999c7c92.2:0.0.0.0.0\"><span data-reactid=\".l.$mid=11436118689752=2ea78a2b768999c7c92.2:0.0.0.0.0.0\">Besides that you can travel the N222 between Pinh\u00e3o and R\u00e9gua, the road that separates Douro from its beautiful &#8220;Quintas&#8221; and that was recently elected the Best Road in the World to drive.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Embark on this adventure and let yourselves be carried away by the Douro charms.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/cidades\/%20http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/en\/a-day-in-amarante\/\"><strong><em>Vers\u00e3o Portuguesa<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Text: C\u00edntia Oliveira | Photos: Flavors &amp; Senses<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">* \u00d3culos Porsche Design by Carrera (Vintage) powered by\u00a0<a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"http:\/\/opticadoporto.com\">\u00d3ptica do Porto<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Train Station of Pinh\u00e3o During our stay at Vintage House Douro (see), we had the chance to visit (once again) Pinh\u00e3o, located in the right margin of Douro, it is the center of the demarcated region of Port Wine. 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