Alijó Municipality
Alijó is a town and municipality in the Alto Douro wine region of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, northern Portugal. This area is the centre of the oldest demarcated wine region in the world: the Alto Douro Wine Region, classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pelourinho de Alijó and Câmara Municipal de Alijó.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Favaios and Sanfins do Douro.
Favaios
Town
Photo: C goulao, Public domain.
Favaios is a civil parish of the municipality of Alijó, in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,064, in an area of 21.45 km2. The region is known for its wines, namely, the moscatels like Moscatel de Favaios.
Alijó Municipality
- Also known as: “Alijo”
- Location: Vila Real District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.2845° or 41° 17′ 4″ northLongitude
-7.4855° or 7° 29′ 8″ westPopulation
11,900Elevation
760 metres (2,493 feet)Open location code
8CHJ7GM7+QRGeoNames ID
8010637
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Alijó Municipality”. Photo: Laszlo Daroczy, CC BY 2.0.