Unknown places to walk - Douro Valley and river Bestança
It may seem strange to include a walk in the Douro Valley
within the set of unknown places but there is a strong reason to do so.
As you may know, the Douro Valley is classified as World Heritage
Site by UNESCO and is also the oldest demarcated wine region in the world.
After being demarcated was required to the farmers that were
planted here vineyards which would produce port wine. Nowadays only the
fortified wine produced in this region, according to the certified method and with
certain grapes can be called port wine.
So, it is no wonder that within the demarcated region the
landscape is dominated by the vineyard.
However, the geographic region of the Douro Valley is more
extensive than the demarcated region and beyond the demarcated region the
landscape is more diverse and it is here that we can find a small place called Porto
Antigo (old Port), where the river Bestança meets the River Douro.
The landscape of the Porto Antigo is dominated by a
beautiful hotel with the same name and located in anchorage that you can find here,
composing an idyllic setting.
Over the past years I have been developing a set of routes
along River Bestança and I believe that these routes are among the most
interesting hiking I know in Portugal.
The River Bestança is considered by many to be one of the
cleanest rivers of Portugal, is a hidden gem with abundant waterfalls, medieval
stone bridge and villages that retain the naivety of authentic locations.
Definitively: to be visited!!!!!
David Monteiro
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