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0 kilometr 0 kilometreses 3 3 N N JOSEPH JAMES FORRESTER,
PORT BARON
0 miles 0 miles 3 3
In 1831, Joseph Forrester arrived from Britain
to join his uncle’s wine company in Porto, and
enthusiastically set about reforming the port
trade. In his 1844 treatise, A Word or Two on
Port, he waged war on shippers who adulter­
ated the wine. He also studied the vine blight,
Alijó was officially founded in
1226, but a number of castros Oidium tuckeri and drew up detailed maps of
(hill forts) in the area tell of the Douro valley. His contribution was such
habitation from a much earlier that in 1855 Pedro V bestowed on him the title
date. The name of the pousada of Barão. In 1862, Forrester’s boat capsized at
here, the Barão de Forrester, Cachão de Valeira. Dragged down by his money­
recalls the famous reformer. belt, he drowned, but the ladies in his company
survived, buoyed up by their crinolines.
São Lourenço de
São Lourenço de
Ribapinhão Ribapinhão
Sanfins do Sanfins do Senhorada Senhorada
Souto Souto Douro Douro Piedade Piedade Tua, in a region famous for its
Maior Maior 783 m 783 m
luscious oranges and figs, has
long been a junc tion on the
CampoMeão CampoMeão Alijó Alijó
Cheires Cheires 826 m 826 m Douro railway line, which winds
São São its way through the vineyards.
Martinhode Martinhode Sabrosa Sabrosa
Anta Anta Soutelinho Soutelinho
Favaios Favaios
São Mamede
São Mamede
de Ribatua de Ribatua
Quinta do Casal de Celeirós
Quinta do Casal de Celeirós
São Domingos
São Domingos
Quinta do Portal 708 m 708 m
Quinta do Portal
Quinta do Bucheiro
Agudo Agudo Quinta do Bucheiro Pinhão Pinhão Tua Tua
729 m 729 m Castanhei Castanheiroro Parambos Parambos
Paços Paços Bandeira Bandeira
Paradela de
Paradela de 675 m 675 m
Abaças Abaças Guiães Guiães Infantado Infantado Vale de Vale de
808 m 808 m Mendiz Mendiz Castedo Castedo
Vilarinho de
Vilarinho de Ribalonga Ribalonga
Provesende Provesende Cotas Cotas Cotas Cotas
Guiães Guiães São Cristó São Cristóvãovão
do Douro do Douro Tua Tua Linhares Linhares
Casal de Loivos
Vila Seca Vila Seca São Domingos Casal de Loivos
São Domingos
863 m 863 m Castelo Castelo
Gouvães do Pinhão
Gouvães do Pinhão Douro Douro Soutelo do Soutelo do Nagozelo do 729 m 729 m
Nagozelo do
Douro
Douro
Covas do Douro
Galafura Galafura Covas do Douro Douro Douro J J Douro Douro
Nossa Senhoradas
Vilarinho dos Nossa Senhoradas
Vilarinho dos
Loureiro Loureiro São Leonardo Gouvinhas Neves Neves
São Leonardo Gouvinhas
Freires Freires Monteiras 487 m 688 m 688 m
Monteiras 487 m
Godim Godim Poiares Poiares 640 m 640 m Casais do Douro Quinta do Quinta do
Casais do Douro
Quinta do Quinta do Castelinho Castelinho
Crasto Crasto
Fontelas Fontelas Ferrão Ferrão J J
Ervedosa do
Peso da Régua
Peso da Régua Douro Douro Ervedosa do Douro
Douro
Barragem da Valeiraaleira
Covelinhas Covelinhas São João da Barragem da V
São João da
Douro Douro Quinta Quinta Torto Torto Pesqueira Pesqueira
São Luís São Luís J J
Folgosa Folgosa Quinta do Quinta do Espinho Espinho
Cambres Cambres Adorigo Adorigo Panascal Panascal FINISH
Parada do Parada do
Bispo Bispo
Seixo Seixo
565 m 565 m
Until the end of the
18th century the Douro
Many of the most famous
names in port production was unnavigable
beyond Cachão de
have quintas close to the End your tour looking Valeira and it was on
small town of Pinhão. Its out from São João da
railway station is adorned Pesqueira’s viewpoint, these rapids that Baron
with 24 dazzling azulejo São Salvador do Mundo. Forrester met his death.
The water was tamed
panels depicting local In early spring the by the Barragem de
scenes and folk culture. landscape foams with
almond blossom. Valeira dam in 1976.
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