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Local: Peso da Régua Linha do Douro, PK 103 • Linha do Corgo, PK 0,0]
Data e hora: 2 de Outubro de 2010 [10h20]](https://prod-images.planyourroadtrips.com/img/city-images/peso-da-regua-pt-411632--77890/2-Esta__o_da_R_gua__2010.10.02.jpg?w=1080&q=80&f=webp)
scenic viewpoint
Douro Valley
The oldest demarcated wine region in the world, with terraced vineyards lining the dramatic slopes of the Douro River gorge.
0 km · about 5 min drive
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Peso da Régua
Vila Real, Portugal · Europe
About Peso da Régua
Peso da Régua works well as a base: 10 minutes from Santa Marta de Penaguião, 3km from Estrada Nacional 222 (Peso da Régua–Pinhão).
Peso da Régua is in Vila Real, Portugal, with about 5,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Santa Marta de Penaguião, about 5 km away.
Regua leads here. For American major general, see Eldon Regua
Peso da Régua (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpezu ðɐ ˈʁɛɣwɐ] ), commonly known as Régua, is a city and municipality in northern Portugal, in the district of Vila Real. The population in 2011 was 17,131 (of which approximately 10,000 are in the town of Régua),Read more
in an area of 94.86 km2 (36.63 sq mi) km2.
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What is there to see near Peso da Régua?
Within an hour or so of Peso da Régua: Douro Valley (0 km), Estrada Nacional 222 (Peso da Régua–Pinhão) (3 km), Santuário de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios (8 km), Miradouro de São Leonardo da Galafura (10 km).
Are there any good drives near Peso da Régua?
The nearest famous roads are Estrada Nacional 222 (Peso da Régua–Pinhão), EN222 Régua–Pinhão Road and N222 Peso da Regua to Pinhao.
Where is Peso da Régua?
Peso da Régua is in Vila Real, Portugal, about 5 km from Santa Marta de Penaguião.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,048
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Portugal
- Region
- Vila Real
- Timezone
- Europe/Lisbon
- Coordinates
- 41.1632, -7.7890
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Worth the detour from Peso da Régua
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
famous road
Estrada Nacional 222 (Peso da Régua–Pinhão)
A 27km stretch of the EN222 following the Douro river past terraced vineyards, frequently cited as one of Europe's best driving roads.
3 km · about 5 min drive
cathedral
Santuário de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios
A baroque hilltop sanctuary above Lamego, crowned by a grand zigzag stairway of tiled landings.
8 km · about 15 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Miradouro de São Leonardo da Galafura
A clifftop balcony hailed by poets, offering the definitive panorama over the terraced Douro gorge.
10 km · about 20 min drive
famous road
EN222 Régua–Pinhão Road
Voted the world's best driving road, this riverside ribbon snakes through terraced port vineyards.
11 km · about 20 min drive
famous road
N222 Peso da Regua to Pinhao
Regularly voted the world's best driving road: 27km of curves above the terraced vineyards of the Douro.
12 km · about 20 min drive
tunnel
Marão Tunnel
At 5.7 km the longest road tunnel in the Iberian Peninsula, carrying the A4 under the Serra do Marão between Amarante and Vila Real: gateway to the Douro wine country.
17 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Quinta do Seixo
A hillside Sandeman estate with panoramic tastings above the river, classic Douro vineyard stop.
20 km · about 25 min drive
Driving roads near Peso da Régua
- Right hereDouro ValleyThe oldest demarcated wine region in the world, with terraced vineyards lining the dramatic slopes of the Douro River gorge.
- Right hereEstrada Nacional 222 (Peso da Régua–Pinhão)A 27km stretch of the EN222 following the Douro river past terraced vineyards, frequently cited as one of Europe's best driving roads.
- Right hereMiradouro de São Leonardo da GalafuraA clifftop balcony hailed by poets, offering the definitive panorama over the terraced Douro gorge.
- Right hereEN222 Régua–Pinhão RoadVoted the world's best driving road, this riverside ribbon snakes through terraced port vineyards.
- Right hereN222 Peso da Regua to PinhaoRegularly voted the world's best driving road: 27km of curves above the terraced vineyards of the Douro.
- 17 kmMarão TunnelAt 5.7 km the longest road tunnel in the Iberian Peninsula, carrying the A4 under the Serra do Marão between Amarante and Vila Real: gateway to the Douro wine country.
Driving in Portugal
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€9.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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