Douro Litoral
Douro Litoral is a subregion in Northern Portugal. The Douro Litoral is one of the largest and most dynamic Portuguese economic centres, mainly known for wine and the "capital of the North". It is also one of the most cosmopolitan and developed in Portugal.Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia.
Porto
Porto is Portugal's second largest city and the capital of the Northern region, and a busy industrial and commercial centre. The city isn't very populous, but the Porto metropolitan area has some 1.8 million inhabitants in a 50-km radius, with cities like Vila Nova de Gaia, Vila do Conde, Póvoa de Varzim and Espinho.Vila Nova de Gaia
Vila Nova de Gaia is a city the Douro Litoral region of Northern Portugal, immediately facing Porto across the Duoro river. The two cities form the core of a contiguous metropolitan area.Póvoa de Varzim
Póvoa de Varzim is a city in the Douro Litoral, Norte region of Portugal. It has 40,000 inhabitants. The town lies on the Portuguese Coastal Way of the Camino de Santiago.Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Matosinhos and Espinho.
Matosinhos
Matosinhos, officially the City of Matosinhos, is a city and a municipality in the district of Porto in Portugal. The municipality covers an area of approximately 62.42 square kilometres and had 172,557 inhabitants in 2021.Espinho
Espinho is a seaside resort town of 32,000 people in the north of Portugal. Its main source of income is tourism.Amarante
Amarante is a beautiful city in Northern Portugal, and a popular pilgrimage destination. Amarante sits on a hill overlooking the bucolic river Tamega. In the distance stands the gorgeous mountain, serra do Marão.Vila do Conde
Vila do Conde is a city of 79,000 people in the Douro Litoral region of Northern Portugal. It lies on the Portuguese Coastal Route of the Camino de Santiago.Penafiel
Penafiel is a city and municipality in Portugal's Douro Litoral region. The municipality is home to several medieval churches that are national monuments.Arouca
Arouca is a village and the seat of the same-named municipality in Douro Litoral. Visitors come to walk on the longest suspended pedestrian bridge in the world, which stretches 516 m across the Arouca Geopark, 175 m above the River Paiva.Santa Maria da Feira
Santa Maria da Feira is a city in the Douro Litoral region of Northern Portugal. It is a city and dense populated municipality, in the Porto metropolitan area, belonging to Aveiro district.Baião
Baião is a municipality in Porto District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 20,522, in an area of 174.53 km2. Baião received a charter from Manuel I on 1 September 1513.Aguçadoura
Aguçadoura is a town in the Douro Litoral, Norte region of Portugal. It lies on the Portuguese Coastal Way trail of the Camino de Santiago and has 4,200 inhabitants.Vila Chã
Vila Chã is a town in the Douro Litoral, Norte region of Portugal. It lies on the Portuguese Coastal Way trail of the Camino de Santiago. The parish has 3,400 inhabitants.Labruge
Labruge is a town in the Douro Litoral, Norte region of Portugal. It lies on the Portuguese Coastal Way trail of the Camino de Santiago. The parish has 3,000 inhabitants.Douro Litoral
- Type: Region with 2,070,000 residents
- Description: former Portuguese province (1936-1976)
- Also known as: “Douro Litoral Province”
- Categories: former Portuguese province and locality
- Location: Northern Portugal, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude of center
41.1583° or 41° 9′ 30″ north
Longitude of center
-8.3198° or 8° 19′ 11″ west
Population
2,070,000
Elevation
324 metres (1,063 feet)
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=region
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Douro Litoral” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Douro Litoral”
- Catalan: “Douro Litoral”
- Chinese: “滨海杜罗省”
- French: “Douro Litoral”
- French: “Province du Douro Litoral”
- Galician: “Douro Litoral”
- Georgian: “დორუ-ლიტორალი”
- German: “Douro Litoral”
- Hungarian: “Douro Litoral”
- Italian: “Douro Litoral”
- Italian: “Douro Litorale”
- Portuguese: “Douro Litoral”
- Portuguese: “Província do Douro Litoral”
- Russian: “Дору Литорал”
- Russian: “Дору-Литорал”
- Russian: “Доуру Литорал”
- Slovenian: “Douro Litoral”
- Spanish: “Douro Litoral”
- Spanish: “Provincia del Douro Litoral”
- Swedish: “Douro Litoral”
- Ukrainian: “Берегове Дору”
- Ukrainian: “Дору-Літорал”
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