Anfiteatro da Vinha

We are in the heart of the Alto Douro Wine Region—the region where the famous port wine is produced. Vines have been cultivated on these steep slopes for several centuries, but to make this possible, people had to extract stones from the subsoil and use them to build walls so that the scarce soil would not be lost. The terraces closely follow the contour lines, winding along the slopes in sinuous and harmonious lines. Such arduous and painstaking work has resulted in a cultural landscape of extraordinary beauty, forming monumental amphitheater-like terraces arranged along the slopes. In 2001, UNESCO designated the Alto Douro Wine Region as a World Heritage Site.