Alijó

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. The municipality includes the town of Pinhão.

Understand

Alijó (uh-LEE-zhoh, /ɐ.ɫɨ.ˈʒɔ/) municipality has 11,942 residents (2011), while the civil parish of Pinhão (pee-NYUHNOOW, /pi.ˈɲɐ̃w/) has 648.

Get in

By plane

Most travellers will arrive through Francisco de Sá Carneiro airport in Porto.

By train

By boat

By bus

Get around

On foot

Pinhão is easily navigable on foot.

By taxi

Taxi are available and can be found in the Pinhão Train Station.

See
  • 🌍 Casal de Loivos viewpoint (Miradouro de Casal de Loivos), Pinhão. 
  • 🌍 Gustave Eiffel Bridge (Ponte Gustave Eiffel, no Pinhão). Designed by Gustave Eiffel. 
  • 🌍 Pier (Cais Fluvial), Pinhão. 

Do

Douro Boat Tour

Guided tour and wine tasting

Travel by train through the UNESCO-listed landscape

Pinhão to Pocinho - This is the most beautiful section of the Douro Line and certainly one of the most beautiful railway routes in the world.

  • Douro Historical Train, ☏ +351 221 052 503, . Traveling by historic train along the Douro River is like taking a trip back in time. The 5 historic wagons cross the valley between Régua and Tua with a stop in Pinhão. This trip is unique, for the beauty of the landscape classified by UNESCO as World Heritage, the animation aboard a group of music and traditional songs from the region accompanied by a toast with a glass of Porto Ferreira. The Douro Historical Train operates between June and October every year. €42.50. (updated Sep 2020)

Hiking

Buy

Eat

Budget

Splurge
  • 🌍 Restaurante Rabelo, Estrada Nacional 323, Pinhão, ☏ +351 254 730 230. (updated Nov 2019)
  • 🌍 Casa dos Ecos (Echoes' House), Pinhão, ☏ +351 935 452 975, . The pop-up at Casa dos Ecos showcases the best of seasonal Douro produce, bringing together two celebrated names from Portuguese cuisine and wine – renowned fine wine and Port producers, the Symington family, and Michelin-starred chef, Pedro Lemos. (updated Aug 2020)

Drink

Sleep

Hostel

Bed & breakfast
  • 🌍 Quinta da Galeira, Pinhão, ☏ +420 778 452 756. Check-in: 15:00 – 21:00, check-out: 07:00 – 12:00. 

Hotel

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