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Example sentences for: douro

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Upriver from the sandbank at its mouth, the Douro runs between Porto and the port lodges of Vila Nova de Gaia, passing beneath a series of impressive bridges and on towards port-wine territory.
Even with splendid bridges crossing the Douro and a red-roofed jumble of buildings creeping up the hillside, its attractions are less obvious than the capital’s.
The land is divided by temperature: the northern part, Terra Fria (“Cold Land”), experiences very harsh winters, while Terra Quente (“Hot Land”) is more temperate, containing large vineyards in the Upper Douro Valley.
Though the railways took over for transport from Pinhão (at the confluence of the Douro and Pinhão rivers), and today the wine goes mostly by road, Régua remains an important transportation and commercial hub.
Portugal’s prosperous second city, Porto (also written Oporto in English, meaning “the Port”), hugs a gorge at the mouth of the Douro river.