Spectacularly located at the confluence of the Douro and Pinhão rivers, just 22 km (14 miles) upstream from Peso da Régua, the pretty town of Pinhão lies at the very heart of northern Portugal’s famous Port winemaking region.

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0:00 Pinhão Bridge
4:42 Pinhão River And Boat Tours
10:31 Pinhão Pier
11:55 Boat Tours
13:12 Pedestrian Bridge
14:12 Fluvinas Pedestrian Walk
19:56 Main Street
25:33 Railway Station
30:11 Main Street
33:03 Train Railway

Besides being a place where the soil and climatic conditions are considered perfect for growing grapes, it's delightful riverside location makes it a great place for a relaxing stopover, especially for lovers of Portugal’s increasingly popular food and wine.

Pinhão railway station is worth seeing even if you are not traveling anywhere by train. The walls are liberally decorated with lovely tiles, with several large, very wellpreserved panels portraying historical scenes of the surrounding area, thus giving visitors a good idea of how the Douro looked before the dams were built and the river was made navigable.

Pinhão is a sleepy place for most of the year but bursts into life in autumn during the annual grape harvest, an event that attracts pickers from all over the country. It’s a lively affair with much merrymaking, and visitors are often welcome to get involved alongside the local townsfolk.

Built on the site of an 18thcentury wine estate, the Vintage House Hotel (arguably the best address in town) operates regular winetastings and courses covering a wide range of aspects, such as the main types of grape, how the wine is made, which bottles to buy and how they should be stored.

Between Pinhão and Pocinho, a small town 40 km eastwards along the River Douro, the railway line passes within sight of some of the world’s most famous vineyards, with Croft’s Quinta da Roeda, Graham’s Quinta dos Malvedos and Cockburn’s Tua all easily visible from the train’s windows.

Further along, the river are two of the grandest of all Portugal’s sprawling vineyard estates: Taylor’s Quinta de Vargellas and Symingtons’ Quinta do Vesúvio, both of which have their own private railway stations.

Sabrosa, a short drive to the north of Pinhão, was the birthplace of Fernão de Magalhães (Ferdinand Magellan), born there in 1480. One ship of his fleet of five (commanded by the Basque Juan Sebastián de Elcano) was the first to circumnavigate the globe between 1519 and 1522. Magellan himself was sadly killed en route in the Philippines.

Another major local attraction is Vila Mateus, the worldfamous home of the iconic rosé wine. This sparkling pink and slightly sweet bestseller is still made locally, and visitors from all over the globe flock to the Baroquestyle solar (stately home) to learn the story of how this trendy wine set the pace among Portugal’s leading winemakers following World War II.