Pinhão is in Alto Douro wine region of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, northern Portugal.

Understand

This area is the center of the oldest demarcated wine region in the world: the Alto Douro Wine Region, classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Get in

By plane

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

By train

• 1 Pinhão Train Station (Estação Ferroviária do Pinhão), Largo da Estação, 14 5085-037, ☏ +351 254 732 744.  

Schedules			Price
Porto - Pinhão			One way	Round trip
Departure from Porto (Campanha), InterRegional train, travel time: 2h12	07:25 - 09:25 - 13:25 - 15:25 - 17:25		€11	€20
Departure from Porto (Sao Bento), Urban + InterRegional train, travel time: 2h22	07:15 - 09:20 - 13:20 - 15:20 - 17:15
Pinhão - Porto			One way	Round trip
Departure from Pinhão - Porto (Campanha), InterRegional train, travel time: 2h15	08:19 - 12:13 - 14:20 - 18:19		€11	€20
Departure from Pinhão - Porto (Sao Bento), InterRegional + Urban train, travel time: 2h15	08:19 - 12:13 - 14:20 - 18:19

By boat

• 2 Barcadouro, Cruise Régua - Pinhão, ☏ +351 223 722 415. 14:45. Upstream to Pinhão. 2 hours Cruise. 27€. 

By bus

• 3 Rodonorte, ☏ +351 259 340 710, ✉ geral@rodonorte.pt. Vila Real -> Pinhão: 12:15 -> 13:30; 18:45 -> 19h:30. Pinhão -> Vila Real: 7:00 -> 8:30; 14:30 -> 15h:45. €4.85. 
• 4 Transdev Interior, ☏ +351 225 100 100. Alijó -> Pinhão: 6:20 -> 7:00; 8:05 -> 8:45; 11:30 -> 12:10; 17:00 -> 17:40. Pinhão -> Alijó: 7:25 -> 8:05; 9:00 -> 9:40; 13:30 -> 14:10; 17:40 -> 18:20. €2.95.  

Get around

On foot

Pinhão is easily navigable on foot.

By taxi

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

• 1 Taxi Pinhão, ☏ +351 96 61 92 904, ✉ correio@taxipinhao.com.  

See

• 1 Casal de Loivos viewpoint (Miradouro de Casal de Loivos).  
• 2 Bridge over the Douro River (Ponte sobre o rio Douro, Eiffel Bridge). Designed by Gustave Eiffel.  
• 3 Pier (Cais Fluvial).  

Do

1 hour Cruise in a typical Rabelo boat

• 1 Companhia Turística do Douro, ☏ +351 963 934 951, ✉ companhiaturisticadodouro@gmail.com. 10:30H, 11:30H, 12:30H, 14:30H, 15:30H, 16:30H, 17:30H. One hour cruise in a typical Rabelo boat with departure and arrival at Pinhão. You will able to admire an unique landscape classified World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Daily Cruises. Pinhão - Romaneira - Pinhão. €10. 

Private Douro River Tours

• 2 Anima Durius, ☏ +351 939 922 002, ✉ geral@animadurius.pt. Boats: STELLA MARIS, CAOTA and BACO. 
• Rivus - The Douro Wine Boat, ☏ +351 967 196 981, ✉ info@rivus.pt. Boat: Senhora do Carmo 

Wine Tasting

• 3 Quinta do Bomfim - Symington Family Estates, Pinhão, 5085-060, ☏ +351 254 730 370, ✉ quintadobomfim@symington.com. 
• 4 Quinta das Carvalhas - Real Companhia Velha, ☏ +351 254 738 050, ✉ turismorealcompanhiavelha@gmail.com. 

Train Excursions

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.

Hiking

• Way of St. James - Variant 'Heart of the Douro' 1st Stage (Caminho de Santiago). 

Buy

• 1 Talho Qualifer, Rua António Manuel Saraiva, 45 A, 5085-037, ☏ +351 254 732 156, ✉ geral@qualifer.eu.  

Eat

Budget

• 1 Sabores do Douro, Rua Condessa da Tabueira, 25, 5085-038, ☏ +351 254 731 720, ✉ tiagovieira24@hotmail.com. (updated Jul 2019)
• 2 Rufete Restaurant, Rua António Manuel Saraiva, 13, 5085-037, ☏ +351 254 738 355. (updated Sep 2019)
• 3 Segredos do Douro Restaurant, Largo da Estação, 29-B, 5085-037, ☏ +351 254 732 436. (updated Sep 2019)

Splurge

• 4 Claire’s Kitchen (Cozinha da Clara), ☏ +351 254 732 254, ✉ bookings@quintadelarosa.com. Restaurant (updated Nov 2019)
• 5 Rabelo Restaurant (Restaurante Rabelo), Estrada Nacional 323, 5085-034, ☏ +351 254 730 230. (updated Nov 2019)

Drink

• 1 Sandeman Wine Shop, Largo da Estação, 14-B 5085-037, ☏ +351 93 785 01 38. 10.30-18-30. 

Sleep

Hostel

• 1 Hostel Douro Backpackers, Largo Doutor Duarte da Fonseca Lobo 93, 5085-037, ☏ +351 932 894 487, ✉ geral@dourobackpackers.pt. Check-in: 15:00 – 21:00, check-out: 10:00 – 12:00. hostel 

Bed & breakfast

• 2 Dois Lagares House. Check-in: 15:00 – 17:00, check-out: 10:30 – 12:00. (updated Nov 2019)

Agrotourism

• 3 Quinta de La Rosa, Quinta de La Rosa, 5085-215 Covas do Douro, ☏ +351 254 732 254, ✉ bookings@quintadelarosa.com. Check-in: 15:00 – 18:00, check-out: 08:30 – 11:00. Agroturism 

Rural hotel

• 4 Hotel Rural Quinta do Silval, Quinta do Silval, 5085-104 Vale de Mendiz, ☏ +351 254 730 060, ✉ reservations@quintadosilval.pt. Check-in: 15:00 – 22:30, check-out: 08:00 – 11:00. 4 star rural hotel 

Hotel

• 5 Hotel Douro, Rua António Manuel Saraiva 39, 5085-037, ☏ +351 254 732 404, ✉ reservas@hotel-douro.pt. 1-star hotel. 
• 6 LBV House Hotel, ☏ +351 254 738 320, ✉ info@lbvhousehotel.com. Check-in: starting from 14:00, check-out: until 12:00. 3-star hotel. 
• 7 The Vintage House - Douro, ☏ +351 254 730 230, ✉ reservations@vintagehousehotel.com. Check-in: starting from 16:00, check-out: until 12:00. 5-star hotel.