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Found 42 photos matching ″Douro Valley Slopes″

Vineyards on the steep slopes of Quinta do Ventozelo estate on the Upper Corgo sub-region of the Demarcated Region of the Douro, near the village of Pinhao, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006.
Mechanized vineyards on the steep slopes of the Quinta do Ventozelo estate on the Upper Corgo sub-region of the Demarcated Region of the Douro, near the village of Pinhao, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006.
The Douro River valley seen from the Quinta do Ventozelo estate, at the Upper Corgo sub-region of the Demarcated Region of the Douro, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006.
The Douro River valley seen from the Quinta do Ventozelo estate, at the Upper Corgo sub-region of the Demarcated Region of the Douro, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006.
Mechanized vineyards on the steep slopes of the Quinta do Ventozelo estate on the Upper Corgo sub-region of the Demarcated Region of the Douro, near the village of Pinhao, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006.
Mechanized vineyards on the steep slopes of the Quinta do Ventozelo estate on the Upper Corgo sub-region of the Demarcated Region of the Douro, near the village of Pinhao, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006.
Vineyards on the steep slopes of Quinta do Ventozelo estate on the Upper Corgo sub-region of the Demarcated Region of the Douro, near the village of Pinhao, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006.
Traditional “Lagares” at the vineyards on the Quinta do Ventozelo estate at the Upper Corgo sub-region of the Demarcated Region of the Douro, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006.
Traditional “Lagares” at the vineyards on the Quinta do Ventozelo estate at the Upper Corgo sub-region of the Demarcated Region of the Douro, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006.
Traditional “Lagares” at the vineyards on the Quinta do Ventozelo estate at the Upper Corgo sub-region of the Demarcated Region of the Douro, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006.
Vineyards on the steep slopes of Quinta do Ventozelo estate on the Demarcated Region of the Douro, near the village of Pinhao, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006.
The Douro River valley and the village of Pinhao viewed from Quinta do Ventozelo estate, on the Demarcated Region of the Douro, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006.
The Varosa dam, on the Douro basin, viewed from a high point near the village of Sao Joao da Pesqueira, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006.
Line type vineyards seen near the village of Sao Joao da Pesqueira on the Upper Corgo sub-region of the Demarcated Region of the Douro, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006. This type of vineyards allows the plantation of about 4500 to 9000 vines per acre. On the other side, the step type vineyards enable only a plantation of an average of 3000 vines per acre due to the steep slope terrains.
Step type vineyards on the left bank of the Douro River near the village of Pinhão in the Lower Corgo sub-region of the Demarcated Region of the Douro, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006.
Line type vineyards seen on the left bank of the Douro River near the village of Pinhão, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006.
Small wine casks sit on the counter of a farmers store at the Peso da Régua train station, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006.
The vineyards’ slopes surrounding the snaky Douro River bed near the village of Pinhão, at the Lower Corgo sub-region of the Demarcated Region of the Douro, Portugal on Saturday, Oct 7, 2006.
A similar and smaller Rabelo boat sits on a quay at the village of Pinhão in the Douro River bed, Portugal on Friday, Oct 6, 2006.
Mechanized vineyards cohabit with olive trees on the steep slopes of the Demarcated Region of the Douro, Portugal on Friday, Oct 6, 2006.
Porto Wine bottle cork stoppers sit on a linen cloth on a wine cask at the Quinta da Vista Alegre estate wine cellar, Portugal on Friday, Oct 6, 2006. Linen cloths are used to stop leakages on the wine casks, since they do not deteriorate the wine if used inside the casks.
Chestnuts on a chestnut tree at Covas do Douro, Portugal on Friday, Oct 6, 2006. As the altitude becomes higher on the steep slopes of the Douro River valley, the vineyards start to give place to other types of plants, like the chestnut trees, because of the fact that the higher the terrains, the lower the quality of the grapes for the Porto Wine production. Grapes for the Porto Wine are better if coming from vines from low to medium altitudes, or below 400 m (1312 ft).
Plastic containers, for olives, under an olive tree on a vineyard at Covas do Douro, Portugal on Friday, Oct 6, 2006. Olive trees are still used, on the Demarcated Region of the Douro, as border markers on the vineyards and the olives produced used for consumption and to make fine olive oils, turning these two products as a second big production at the region.
Schist walls used to establish borders between estates on the Demarcated Region of the Douro, Portugal on Friday, Oct 6, 2006. Due to the high concentration of schist on the soils of this region, the cleaning process that enable the vines plantation reuse the schist rocks to build walls along the vineyards.
The “Latadas”, a vertical type of vine plantation seen at a Covas do Douro estate, Portugal on Friday, Oct 6, 2006. In this region, the “Latadas” are generally used to build porches and not as a main vine plantation method for production vineyards.
Bunches of Barroca chaste grapes hang on the vines planted on schist soil at the Douro River valley near the village of Pinhão, Portugal on Friday, Oct 6, 2006. Most of the vineyards at the Demarcated Region of the Douro are planted on schist soils that have to be cleaned to enable the vines’ plantation.
Two bunches of Touriga Franca chaste grapes hang on a vine at a vineyard on the Douro valley, Portugal on Friday, Oct 6, 2006.
Mechanized vineyards, at 400 m (1312 ft) high, seen on the steep slopes of the Demarcated Region of the Douro near the village of Pinhão, Portugal on Friday, Oct 6, 2006.
A Rabelo boat taking tourists upstream the Douro River, seen from a vineyard near the village of Pinhão in Douro, Portugal on Friday, Oct 6, 2006.
The vineyards' slopes surrounding the snaky Douro River bed near the village of Pinhão, at the Lower Corgo sub-region of the Demarcated Region of the Douro, Portugal on Friday, Oct 6, 2006.
Quinta De La Rosa estate, viewed from the left bank of the Douro River near the village of Pinhão, Portugal on Friday, Oct 6, 2006. Quinta De La Rosa produces fine Porto Wines with the same brand name of the estate where they are made.
A Rabelo boat taking tourists upstream the Douro River, seen from a vineyard near the village of Pinhão in Douro, Portugal on Friday, Oct 6, 2006.
A Rabelo boat taking tourists upstream the Douro River, seen from a vineyard near the village of Pinhão in Douro, Portugal on Friday, Oct 6, 2006.
Night view of the D. Luis Bridge, seen from the Gaia quay, in Oporto, Portugal on Thursday, Oct 5, 2006. The bridge, linking the two banks of the Douro River, was engineered by a disciple of Eiffel. The bridge links Porto with Vila Nova de Gaia on two levels. The pier on the lower right is a remnant of a suspended bridge that was dismantled in 1887.
The Rabelo boats seen at night, at the Gaia quay, on the left bank of the Douro River and the Oporto city lighst in background, Portugal on Thursday, Oct 5, 2006. The Rabelo boats were used to transport the Porto wine casks from the Douro region downstream the Douro River to be shipped overseas in casks or bottled at Vila Nova de Gaia.
Night view of Oporto city and the D. Luis I bridge in Oporto, Portugal on Thursday, Oct 5, 2006. The bridge, linking the two banks of the Douro River, was engineered by a disciple of Eiffel. The bridge links Porto with Vila Nova de Gaia on two levels. The pier on the lower right is a remnant of a suspended bridge that was dismantled in 1887.
Two Rabelo boats viewed at the Gaia quay, at night, on the left bank of the Douro River with the Oporto city in background, Portugal on Thursday, Oct 5, 2006. The Rabelo boats were used to transport the Porto wine casks from the Douro region downstream the Douro River to be shipped overseas in casks or bottled at Vila Nova de Gaia.
The Douro River seen from the road side, at dusk, in the vicinity of the Alpendurada Convent, Portugal on Thursday, Oct 5, 2006.
Dona Rosa, a vendor of regional cakes and sweets on the roadside at Entre os Rios, Portugal on Thursday, Oct 5, 2006. Dona Rosa sells her homemade “Fogaças” and other regional cakes, at this location, since 1986.
The Alpendurada Convent, a monastery of the XI century being used today as an hotel, seen from the roadside at Lugar do Mosteiro on the Douro River right bank, Portugal on Thursday, Oct 5, 2006.
The Douro River banks viewed from the Carrapatelo dam, Portugal on Thursday, Oct 5, 2006. The dam was competed in 1972, being, at the time, the highest European gravity dam with its 57 m (187 ft) high and 450m (1476 ft) crest concrete walls.
Traditional houses reflected on the Douro River at the Carrapatelo dam, Portugal on Thursday, Oct 5, 2006. The dam was competed in 1972, being, at the time, the highest European gravity dam with its 57 m (187 ft) high and 450m (1476 ft) crest concrete walls.
 
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