Douro
Spanish: Duero, Portuguese: Douro
The river between Porto (right) and Vila Nova de Gaia (left), facing west
Countries	Spain, Portugal
Length	897 km (557 mi)
Source
- location	Picos De Ubrion, Soria Province, Spain
Mouth	Atlantic Ocean
- location	Porto, Portugal

The Douro or Duero (Latin: Durius, Spanish: Duero, Portuguese: Douro, pron. IPA: ['doɾu]) is one of the major rivers of the Iberian Peninsula, flowing from its source near Duruelo de la Sierra in the province of Soria across northern-central Spain and Portugal to its outlet at Porto. Its total length is 897 km, of which only sections on the Portuguese river are navigable by light rivercraft. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 433 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Douro Metadata This file contains additional... Location    - Country Portugal    - Region Norte  - Subregion Grande Porto  - District or A.R. Porto Mayor Rui Rio  - Party PSD Area 41. ... Vila Nova de Gaia is a city and municipality of Portugal. ... km redirects here. ... A mile is a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, United States customary units and Norwegian/Swedish mil. ... Soria province Soria is a province of central Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. ... Location    - Country Portugal    - Region Norte  - Subregion Grande Porto  - District or A.R. Porto Mayor Rui Rio  - Party PSD Area 41. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... Look up pronunciation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... This bridge across the Danube River links Hungary with Slovakia. ... The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe. ... Soria province Soria is a province of central Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. ... Location    - Country Portugal    - Region Norte  - Subregion Grande Porto  - District or A.R. Porto Mayor Rui Rio  - Party PSD Area 41. ... To help compare orders of magnitude; this page lists lengths between 100 and 1,000 km (105 and 106 m). ...

Its name must have come from the Celtic tribes that inhabited the area before Roman times: dwr is a Celtic word meaning "water". This article is about the European people. ...

In its Spanish section, the Duero crosses the great Castilian meseta and meanders through five significant provinces of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon: Soria, Burgos, Valladolid, Zamora, and Salamanca, passing through the towns of Soria, Almazán, Aranda de Duero, Tordesillas, Valladolid and Zamora. This article or section needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ... The Meseta is the universal currency of the Algol star system in the Phantasy Star series of videogames. ... Capital Valladolid Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 1st  94,223 km²  18,6% Population  â€“ Total (2005)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 6th  2,510,849  5. ... Soria province Soria is a province of central Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. ... Burgos province Burgos is a province of northern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. ... Valladolid province Valladolid is a province of western Spain, in the central part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. ... Zamora province Zamora is a province of western Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. ... Salamanca province. ... Soria is a city in north-central Spain, the capital of the province of Soria in the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. ... Nickname: Location of Aranda de Duero Municipality Aranda de Duero Government  - Mayor Ángel Guerra García (PP) Area  - City 126 km²  (48. ... The Crest of Tordesillas Tordesillas is a village and municipality in the province of Valladolid, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon in central Spain. ... Location Coordinates : ( ) Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Valladolid (Spanish) Spanish name Valladolid Nickname Pucela Founded 1072 Postal code 47001-47016 Website http://www. ... Zamora is a city in Castile-Leon, Spain, the capital of the province of Zamora. ...

In this region there are few large tributaries of the Duero. The most important are the Pisuerga, passing through Valladolid, and the Esla, which passes through Benavente. The Río Pisuerga is a river in northern Spain, the Douros second largest tributary. ... Location Coordinates : ( ) Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Valladolid (Spanish) Spanish name Valladolid Nickname Pucela Founded 1072 Postal code 47001-47016 Website http://www. ...

This region, for the most part, is one of semi-arid plains planted with wheat and in some places, especially near Aranda de Duero, in wine grapes, in the Ribera del Duero wine region. Sheep rearing is also still important. Species T. aestivum T. boeoticum T. compactum T. dicoccoides T. dicoccon T. durum T. monococcum T. spelta T. sphaerococcum T. timopheevii References:   ITIS 42236 2002-09-22 For the indie rock group see: Wheat (band). ... Nickname: Location of Aranda de Duero Municipality Aranda de Duero Government  - Mayor Ángel Guerra García (PP) Area  - City 126 km²  (48. ... A glass of red wine This article is about the alcoholic beverage. ... It has been suggested that Veraison be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ribera del Duero Region be merged into this article or section. ... Species See text. ...

Then, for 112 km, the river forms part of the national border line between Spain and Portugal, in a region of narrow canyons, making it an historical barrier for invasions and a linguistic dividing line. This isolated area has now a protected status: the International Douro Natural Park. Grand Canyon, Arizona Noravank Monastery Complex and Canyon in Armenia. ...

Once the Douro enters Portugal, major population centres are less frequent. Except for Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia, at the river mouth, the only population centres of any note are Foz do Tua, Pinhão and Peso da Régua. Tributaries are small and flow into canyons to enter the larger river. The most important are the Côa, the Tua, and the Tâmega. None of these small, fast flowing rivers is navigable. Location    - Country Portugal    - Region Norte  - Subregion Grande Porto  - District or A.R. Porto Mayor Rui Rio  - Party PSD Area 41. ... Vila Nova de Gaia is a city and municipality of Portugal. ... Foz do Tua is a small village in Portugal on the right bank of the Douro river. ... Binomial name Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol. ... Peso da Régua is a town in the north of Portugal, on the River Douro. ... The Côa is a tributary of the Douro river, in northeastern Portugal. ... The Tua as it crosses Mirandela. ... Tâmega at dusk (photo by Tulia Vogensen) This article is about the river Tâmega. ...

Profile of the Douro river, from source to mouth

These reaches of the Douro have a microclimate allowing for cultivation of olives, almonds, and especially grapes important for making the famous Port wine. The region around Pinhão and São João da Pesqueira is considered to be the centre of Port wine, with its picturesque quintas or farms clinging on to almost vertical slopes dropping down to the river. Many of these quintas are owned by multinational wine companies and are worth a visit. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 370 pixelsFull resolution (1272 × 589 pixel, file size: 18 KB, MIME type: image/gif) Other versions See Category:Douro river File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 370 pixelsFull resolution (1272 × 589 pixel, file size: 18 KB, MIME type: image/gif) Other versions See Category:Douro river File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Binomial name Olea europaea L. 19th century illustration The Olive (Olea europaea) is a species of small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean region, from Lebanon and the maritime parts of Asia Minor and northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian... Binomial name Prunus dulcis (Mill. ... It has been suggested that Veraison be merged into this article or section. ... A glass of tawny port. ... Binomial name Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol. ... District or region Viseu Mayor   - Party António Lima Costa PSD Area 266. ...

Traditionally, the wine was taken down river in flat-bottom boats called rabelos, to be stored in barrels in cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia, just across the river from Porto. In the 1950s and 1960s dams were built along the river ending this river traffic. There are nine dams on the Portuguese Douro alone making the flow of water uniform and generating hydroelectric power. Now Port wine is transported in tanker trucks. Vila Nova de Gaia is a city and municipality of Portugal. ... Location    - Country Portugal    - Region Norte  - Subregion Grande Porto  - District or A.R. Porto Mayor Rui Rio  - Party PSD Area 41. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Hydroelectric dam diagram The waters of Llyn Stwlan, the upper reservoir of the Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Scheme in north Wales, can just be glimpsed on the right. ...

Recently, a prosperous tourist industry has developed based on river excursions from Porto to points along the Upper Douro valley. Boats pass through the dams by way of locks. Tourists on Oʻahu, Hawaii Tourism is travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes, and also refers to the provision of services in support of this act. ... Canal locks in England. ...

Major riverside towns: Soria, Almazán, Aranda de Duero, Tordesillas, Valladolid, Zamora (Spain); Peso da Régua, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto (Portugal) Soria is a city in north-central Spain, the capital of the province of Soria in the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. ... Nickname: Location of Aranda de Duero Municipality Aranda de Duero Government  - Mayor Ángel Guerra García (PP) Area  - City 126 km²  (48. ... The Crest of Tordesillas Tordesillas is a village and municipality in the province of Valladolid, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon in central Spain. ... Location Coordinates : ( ) Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Valladolid (Spanish) Spanish name Valladolid Nickname Pucela Founded 1072 Postal code 47001-47016 Website http://www. ... Zamora is a city in Castile-Leon, Spain, the capital of the province of Zamora. ... Peso da Régua is a town in the north of Portugal, on the River Douro. ... Vila Nova de Gaia is a city and municipality of Portugal. ... Location    - Country Portugal    - Region Norte  - Subregion Grande Porto  - District or A.R. Porto Mayor Rui Rio  - Party PSD Area 41. ...

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The Douro in Zamora (Spain) Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Zamora may refer to Ecuador Zamora, Ecuador Zamora-Chinchipe Province Mexico Zamora, Michoacán Gutiérrez Zamora, Veracruz Spain Zamora, Spain Zamora (province) United States Zamora, California Venezuela Zamora Municipality, Aragua Zamora Municipality, Miranda Bobby Zamora, English footballer Ezequiel Zamora, 19th-century Venezuelan military commander Jesús Jiménez Zamora...	The Pisuerga River (tributary to the Duero) in Valladolid Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (2304 × 1536 pixel, file size: 249 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) ICS Class 06. ... The Río Pisuerga is a river in northern Spain, the Douros second largest tributary. ... Location Coordinates : ( ) Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Valladolid (Spanish) Spanish name Valladolid Nickname Pucela Founded 1072 Postal code 47001-47016 Website http://www. ...	The Upper Douro valley where Port wine grapes grow Image File history File links Rio_douro. ... A glass of tawny port. ...	The typical rabelo boat and Porto historical district in background Image File history File links Photographer: Thomas Istvan Seibel Free reuse of this picture is permitted as long as the photographer is credited: You have my full consent to use the photos for the Wikipedia project. ... Location    - Country Portugal    - Region Norte  - Subregion Grande Porto  - District or A.R. Porto Mayor Rui Rio  - Party PSD Area 41. ...
The river mouth from Porto's Crystal Palace Gardens, facing west Photo of the Douro River facing West, taken from the Jardins do Palácio de Cristal in Porto by wS in 27 September 2004. ... Location    - Country Portugal    - Region Norte  - Subregion Grande Porto  - District or A.R. Porto Mayor Rui Rio  - Party PSD Area 41. ...	Port wine signs by the river Douro Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1572x1067, 383 KB) GNU - ShareAlike dualy licensed file View at the Dom Luis 1 bridge made by Eiffel in Porto, Portugal Photographed by Niels Bosboom in 2005 and released to the public domain. ... A glass of tawny port. ...	Panoramic view Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 108 pixelsFull resolution (2500 × 339 pixel, file size: 278 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Panoramablick von Vila Nova de Gaia (Vordergrund) auf den alten Hafen und die Innenstadt von Porto. ...
The river between Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 859 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Douro river File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Douro Metadata This file... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 233 pixelsFull resolution (3680 × 1070 pixel, file size: 1. ... Location    - Country Portugal    - Region Norte  - Subregion Grande Porto  - District or A.R. Porto Mayor Rui Rio  - Party PSD Area 41. ... Vila Nova de Gaia is a city and municipality of Portugal. ...

Coordinates: 46°08′N, 6°33′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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Pelos Caminhos do Douro