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Douro Bridges Route
An engineering itinerary over the river: from the Dom Luís I Bridge, opened in 1886, to the weirs and watermills that tamed the Douro between Portugal and Spain.
Practical information
- Difficulty:
- Easy
- Duration:
- 2 h 30 min
- Distance:
- 9.2 km
- Price:
- Free
- Localities:
- Porto, Vila Nova de Gaia, Zamora
Stops
- 1
Dom Luís I Bridge
Double-deck iron bridge over the Douro river, opened in 1886, an icon of iron engineering linking Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia.
- 2
Cabañales Watermills
Medieval watermills on the Douro river in the Cabañales quarter of Zamora, a testimony to traditional Castilian milling.
- 3
Olivares Watermills
Tenth-century watermill complex on the Douro river in Zamora, restored as an interpretation space for medieval water power.