Vila Real city in Portugal

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Vila Real, City in Portugal Population :
Environment Vila Real is located in the northern Portugal (regiao Norte), which is a land of dense vegetation and profound historic and cultural wealth. At the coastline you will find beautiful beaches, seaside resorts and enchanting pictoresque villages. Inland there are scenic natural parks, mountains, rivers, waterfalls, vineyards and fertile plots. Vila Real is situated in the district of Vila Real. View all properties for sale in the district of Vila Real. Some distances of interest The closest airport is Porto Internationale Airport, located 80 km away. It is 10 km to the mountains and less than 1 km to the nearest river. If you enjoy playing golf, you might want to know that the nearest golf course is Amarante Golf (30 km away). In Portugal the Atlantic Ocean is always "close by" - distances from estern inland border will maximum be a two hour drive. The closest beach is more than 50 km away.


Climate : Inland clima with nice hot humid summers and temperatured winter Town character : Cultural-town Primary Industry : Agricultur
Vila Real can offer you: Sight: Castle/Ruins, Museum, Church, Historical-monument, Dining/Pleasure: Hotel, Restaurants, Bar, Disco, Dancing, Coffé-shop, Shopping: City centre, Pharmacy, Supermarked, Shopping-mal, Shops, Bakery, Florist, Sport/Activity: Fotball Stadium, Fotball arena, Golf, Spa, Bath, Paragliding, Motorsport, Horseback-riding, Fishing, Tennis, Climbing, Public transport: Car-rental, Trainstation, Buss-terminal, Taxi, Public: Public service, Internett-cafe, Cinema, Theatre, Hospital, Police, Bank, Post-office, Tourist-info, Level of education: University
Homepage : http://www.cm-vilareal.pt


Vila Real - with spectacular location Municipal holiday: June 13 - Saint Anthony Population in Vila Real city proper: 25.000 inhabitants. Population in the municipality: 50.000 inhabitants. Vila Real has a spectacular location between the gorges of the Corgo and the Cabril Rivers. The Marão and the Alvão mountains overlook the town on the west side. An iron bridge crosses the Corgo river, linking the old town with the new one. Just outside the town itself, the Mateus Palace is located - designed by the Italian Nazoni. In the town there is a public university. Its forestry and winemaking courses have wide national recognition. A casino in Chaves In the district of Vila Real you will also find a popular casino. Some 50km northest of Vila Real city is the Hotel Casino Chaves - located only 8km from the border of Spain.

Wine from the region of Norte Portugal produces some of the world's finest, oldest, unique and highest value-added wines. The country has a large variety of native breeds - about 285 - producing a very wide variety of different wines with distinctive personality. Norte region is known for its Port Wine, Vinho do Douro and Vinho Verde. Read more about wine from Norte region here. Read more about Portuguese wine here.