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Northern Portugal, Portugal
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Douro Litoral is a subregion in Northern Portugal. The Douro Litoral is one of the largest and most dynamic Portuguese economic centres, mainly known for wine and the "capital of the North". It is also one of the most cosmopolitan and developed in Portugal.
By train
The Alfa-pendular, coming from Braga, enters the Douro Litoral and stops in the cities of Porto, Vila Nova de Gaia and Espinho.
By car
Most of the region's roads depart from Porto. All or almost all roads are in good condition.
By bus
The STCP (Sociedade de Transportes Colectivos do Porto) has several lines in the city of Oporto and lines for Matosinhos, Leca da Palmeira, Maia, Gondomar and Vila Nova de Gaia.
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Aguçadoura is a town in the Douro Litoral, Norte region of Portugal. It lies on the Portuguese Coastal Way trail of the Camino de Santiago and has 4,200 inhabitants (2011).
a beautiful city on a hill overlooking the bucolic river Tamega
a village with longest suspended pedestrian bridge in the world
a town with several sights of natural beauty
a seaside resort and fishing town
this town used to focus on its port and heavy industry, but now has a popular beach and waterfront, and a fair bit of history
a centre for therapeutic treatments and spas, and has many megalithic monuments, stone settlements and hill forts
Portugal's second city, an industrial hub whose historical centre is a
one of the oldest fishing towns in Portugal, and a beach resort whose large quantities of iodine in the air and seawater are used for healing treatments
an industrial city with an impressive medieval castle
an off-the-beaten-track town long been connected with lace-making
opposite Porto over the Douro river, it is a residential city that is home of cellars of port wine, several shopping centres and some of the best beaches
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