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City in Trás-os-Montes, Northern Portugal
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Vila Real is a city of 52,000 people (2011) the Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro region in Northern Portugal. It is the home of the beautiful Palácio de Mateus.
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The Palace consists of the main house, the gardens, the cellar and a chapel. Inside the house there is a library with 6000 volumes, where the famous illustrated edition of the Lusíadas by Luís de Camões from 1816 stands out and in the remaining divisions of the house, numerous pieces of furniture, carpets, crockery, robes and relics can be seen. Wine tastings available.
A National Monument since 1910, it contains the tombs of Teixeira de Macedo and Lourenço Viegas, son of D. Egas Moniz.
Casa de Diogo Cão
It was built in the second half of the 15th century. The navigator Diogo Cão was reputedly born here. He was the first European to find the mouth of the Congo River.
Pelourinho de Vila Real
Piscais Bridge
A Roman bridge that allowed the crossing of the Corgo River by a Roman road that crossed the entire Iberian Peninsula.
Torre de Quintela
This medieval tower was built during the reign of D. Afonso III (1248-1279), by order of D. Alda Vasques , who used it as a stately home.
Trás-os-Montes regional cuisine, including cataplana of grouper, squid and shrimp. Awarded the Michelin Plate for "good cooking".
Italian restaurant and pizzeria.
Regional Trás-os-Montes cuisine.
4-star hotel.
4-star hotel.
Hostel.
By plane
The Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), the main airport serving the northern region, is 100 km away and is accessible by motorway A4.
The city bus system in Vila Real is run by Urbanos Vila Real; there are 5 lines.
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