RÉGUA (Douro Valley) - Portugal

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Slideshow, video and photos J.T.(Porto-Portugal)
http://jorgetavares.planetaclix.pt

RÉGUA:

Some hotels of great quality and natural beauty, as an example Aqua Pura.

Capital of the wine, the vine and vineyards. It is the center of the demarcated region of the Douro.

Douro Valley - first demarcated region of wine in the world
18th. - Marquis of Pombal

O Peso da Régua (muitas vezes chamado simplesmente de Régua) é uma cidade portuguesa no Distrito de Vila Real, Região Norte e subregião do Douro, com cerca de 10 000 habitantes.
É sede de um pequeno município com 96,12 km² de área e 17 987 habitantes (2004), subdividido em 12 freguesias. O município é limitado a norte pelos municípios de Santa Marta de Penaguião e Vila Real, a leste por Sabrosa, a sul por Armamar e Lamego, a sudoeste por Mesão Frio e a oeste por Baião. O concelho foi criado em 1836 por desmembramento de Santa Marta de Penaguião. É também conhecida como a capital do vinho e da vinha. É o centro da região demarcada do Douro.

Peso da Régua (many times called Régua) is a Portuguese city in the District of Vila Real, Region North and Douro Region, with about 10 000 inhabitants.
Headquarters of a small city with 96,12 ² of area and 17 987 inhabitants (2004), subdivided in 12 county. The city is limited the north for the cities of Saint Marta de Penaguião and Vila Real, the east for Sabrosa, the south for Armamar and Lamego, the southwest for Mesão Frio and the west for Baião. The Town was created in 1836 by dismemberment of Saint Marta de Penaguião. Also it is known as the capital of the wine and the vine. It is the center of the demarcated region of the Douro.

One of Portugal's most internationally famous products, Port wine, was named after the city because it was originally shipped from the area or, more precisely, from Vila Nova de Gaia, a city just across the river which belongs to the same conurbation. The country was also named after the Latin name of this city, Portus Cale (English: Port of Gaia).
Porto (also Oporto) is a city in northern Portugal and is the second largest city in Portugal

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  • Que video mais fraco.. nao tem ponta de qualidade. O artista so sabe andar ás voltas sobre ele proprio. Chega a causar enjoo

  • Nice work! i like those motion pictures. If you are interessed in more of this i have i did a animation of sunsets and tipical portuguese houses. You find on my channel or look for "casa portuguesa animation"

  • Olá Será que me podes enviar o video? Estou a fazer um trabalho sobre Peso da Régua. E iria ser muito útil! Se puder ser agradeco

    *Lucia

  • saudades de ver isso td

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