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Trás-os-Montes is a Portuguese wine region located in the Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro region. The entire wine region is entitled to use the Vinho Regional designation Transmontano VR , while some areas are also classified at the higher Denominação de Origem Controlada (DOC) level under the designation Trás-os-Montes DOC . [ 1 ]
The GR 14 is a Percurso pedestre de grande rota (long-distance footpath with standard waymarking) in Portugal, which connects with a corresponding path into Spain.In Portugal, it is known as the Rota dos Vinhos da Europa (European Wine Route), and Portuguese tourist maps [1] mark it as continuing through wine-growing areas of Spain and France to terminate at Strasbourg.
Lisboa-top left highlighted with the península de Setúbal. Viticulturally these regions are considered separate. Viticulturally these regions are considered separate. Lisboa , until 2009 named Estremadura , is a Portuguese wine region covering the same areas as the Estremadura region, and taking its name from the country's capital . [ 1 ]
Aqueduct arches (65 m tall) over the Alcântara valley. Note the pointed shape of the arches. The aqueduct seen from the west. The Águas Livres Aqueduct (Portuguese: Aqueduto das Águas Livres, pronounced [ɐkɨˈðutu ðɐz ˈaɣwɐʒ ˈlivɾɨʃ], "Aqueduct of the Free Waters") is a historic aqueduct in the city of Lisbon, Portugal.
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.
The Tagus (/ ˈ t eɪ ɡ ə s / TAY-gəs; Spanish: Tajo ⓘ; Portuguese: Tejo) is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula.The river rises in the Montes Universales between Cuenca and Teruel, in mid-eastern Spain, flows 1,007 km (626 mi), generally westward, and empties into the Atlantic Ocean in Lisbon.
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.
It is also the seat of the Douro intermunicipal community and of the Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro historical province. The Vila Real municipality covers an area of 378.80 square kilometres (146.26 sq mi) [ 1 ] and is home to an estimated population of 49,574 (2021), [ 2 ] of which about 30,000 live in the urban area (2021).