Pinh\u00e3o is considered the geographical center of the Douro region and many of the farms that produce port wine are located here. The river makes a sharp turn here and it is hard to tell which way that brings you to Porto. It is located approximately 120 km from Porto \u2013 a very nice drive with many small vineyards on the steep hills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even better way to get here is by one of the river cruising ships or by the famous train. The train station at Pinh\u00e3o is worthwile visiting. It was built at the end of the 19th<\/sup> century. It was restored in 1937 and the fa\u00e7ade was then covered with 24 panels showing the production of port wine. 3.407 tiles in all! \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n When here \u2013 why not check in at the famous Vintage House Hotel where the picture was taken. We didn\u00b4t know about the place before but said to ourselves: \u201cthis is a place to revisit \u2013 for sure\u201d. The Douro valley is fantastic!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Get a glimpse of Portugal through the Advent Calendar 2021 from Portugal Agent. Follow us to 24 different places in this beautiful country. One picture and comment every day until X-mas Evening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Pinh\u00e3o is considered the geographical center of the Douro region and many of the farms that produce port wine are located here. The river makes a sharp turn here and it is hard to tell which way that brings you to Porto. It is located approximately 120 km from Porto \u2013 a very nice drive […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":63026,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\n