One of Portugal’s eleven provinces, created in 1936 and formally extinguished in 1976, the region of Tr\u00e1s-os-Montes and Alto Douro is located in the north-east of mainland Portugal, corresponding to the districts of Bragan\u00e7a, Vila Real, four (of the 24) municipalities in the district of Viseu and one (of the 14) municipalities in the district … <\/p>\n
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The first is made up of higher altitudes and a colder, wetter climate, while the second has lower altitudes and a hotter, drier climate.\r\n\r\nThe region has ample agricultural and forestry resources, and the agro-industrial sector is particularly important in the region’s economy, based on the production of vegetables and fruit such as chestnuts, almonds, cherries, mushrooms and the production of olive oils and wines.\r\n\r\nIt’s a region with a genuine culture, which is reflected in festivals and ancestral traditions that are unique in the country, such as the Winter Festivals that run from Christmas to Carnival.\r\n\r\nFind out more about the region of Tr\u00e1s-os-Montes on the page of the Intermunicipal Community of Terras de Tr\u00e1s-os-Montes. <\/a>\r\n\r\nThe Alto T\u00e2mega e Barroso region, made up of the municipalities of Boticas<\/a>, Chaves<\/a>, Montalegre<\/a>, Ribeira de Pena<\/a>, Valpa\u00e7os<\/a> and Vila Pouca de Aguiar<\/a>, covers an area of approximately 2,922 square kilometres and, in 2021, had a resident population of 84,248.\r\n\r\nAgriculture and agro-industry play a key role in the economic panorama of this low-density territory.\r\n\r\nTourism is another of Alto T\u00e2mega e Barroso’s strategic endeavours, based on an offer of thermal tourism and cultural heritage, highlighting national monuments of great tourist interest, as well as diverse cultural events based on ethnographic traditions.\r\n\r\nFind out more about Alto T\u00e2mega and Barroso on the page of the Intermunicipal Community of Alto T\u00e2mega and Barroso<\/a>.\r\n\r\nNUT III Douro comprises 19 municipalities: Alij\u00f3<\/a>, Armamar<\/a>, Carrazeda de Ansi\u00e3es<\/a>, Freixo de Espada \u00e0 Cinta<\/a>, Lamego<\/a>, Mes\u00e3o Frio<\/a>, Moimenta da Beira<\/a>, Mur\u00e7a<\/a>, Penedono<\/a>, Peso da R\u00e9gua<\/a>, Sabrosa<\/a>, Santa Marta de Penagui\u00e3o<\/a>, S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o da Pesqueira<\/a>, Sernancelhe<\/a>, Tabua\u00e7o<\/a>, Tarouca<\/a>, Torre de Moncorvo<\/a>, Vila Nova de Foz C\u00f4a<\/a> and Vila Real<\/a>. The 2021 Census found 183,886 inhabitants, with the Vila Real\/Peso da R\u00e9gua\/Lamego urban axis concentrating more than 50 per cent.\r\n\r\nIt basically corresponds to the Alto Douro natural region, and a large part of its territory is part of the Alto Douro Wine Region, an area classified by UNESCO in 2001 as a World Heritage Site in the category of cultural landscape.\r\n\r\nThe vineyard, the wine and the landscape make up the valuable tripod of the Douro region, as they sustain and energise viticulture – the region’s basic economic activity – and tourism – a thriving economic activity, particularly wine tourism.\r\n\r\nThe region’s vineyard and wine culture have an international brand and image, from fortified wine to table wine and natural sparkling wines.\r\n\r\nFind out more about the Douro on the Intermunicipal Community of the Douro<\/a> website.\r\n\r\nThe Bragan\u00e7a Polytechnic University has facilities – campi – in the cities of Bragan\u00e7a, Chaves and Mirandela and carries out numerous relocated activities in the municipalities of Alf\u00e2ndega da F\u00e9, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Miranda do Douro, Mogadouro, Vila Flor, Vimioso, Vinhais, Boticas, Montalegre, Ribeira de Pena, Valpa\u00e7os, Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Carrazeda de Ansi\u00e3es, Freixo de Espada \u00e0 Cinta and Torre de Moncorvo.\r\n\r\n","content_en":" One of Portugal's eleven provinces, created in 1936 and formally extinguished in 1976, the region of Tr\u00e1s-os-Montes and Alto Douro is located in the north-east of mainland Portugal, corresponding to the districts of Bragan\u00e7a, Vila Real, four (of the 24) municipalities in the district of Viseu and one (of the 14) municipalities in the district of Guarda.\r\n\r\nIt is bordered to the north and east by Spain (the provinces of Ourense in Galicia and Zamora and Salamanca in Castilla y Le\u00f3n), to the south by Beira Alta and to the west by Minho and Douro Litoral.\r\n\r\nCurrently, this territory corresponds to the NUTS III (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistical Purposes - Administrative Units) Terras de Tr\u00e1s-os-Montes, Alto T\u00e2mega e Barroso and Douro (excluding the municipalities of Moimenta da Beira, Penedono, Sernancelhe and Tarouca).\r\n\r\n<\/p> <\/p> \r\n\r\nWith an area of 5,538 km2 and, according to data from the 2021 Census by the National Statistics Institute, a population density of 19 inhabitants per km2, the Terras de Tr\u00e1s-os-Montes includes the municipalities of Alf\u00e2ndega da F\u00e9<\/a>, Bragan\u00e7a<\/a>, Macedo de Cavaleiros<\/a>, Miranda do Douro<\/a>, Mirandela<\/a>, Mogadouro<\/a>, Vila Flor<\/a>, Vimioso<\/a> and Vinhais<\/a>.\r\n\r\nThe region has two distinct realities in terms of morphological and climatic characteristics, which gave rise to the designations Terra Fria and Terra Quente Transmontana. The first is made up of higher altitudes and a colder, wetter climate, while the second has lower altitudes and a hotter, drier climate.\r\n\r\nThe region has ample agricultural and forestry resources, and the agro-industrial sector is particularly important in the region's economy, based on the production of vegetables and fruit such as chestnuts, almonds, cherries, mushrooms and the production of olive oils and wines.\r\n\r\nIt's a region with a genuine culture, which is reflected in festivals and ancestral traditions that are unique in the country, such as the Winter Festivals that run from Christmas to Carnival.\r\n\r\nFind out more about the region of Tr\u00e1s-os-Montes on the page of the Intermunicipal Community of Terras de Tr\u00e1s-os-Montes. <\/a>\r\n\r\nThe Alto T\u00e2mega e Barroso region, made up of the municipalities of Boticas<\/a>, Chaves<\/a>, Montalegre<\/a>, Ribeira de Pena<\/a>, Valpa\u00e7os<\/a> and Vila Pouca de Aguiar<\/a>, covers an area of approximately 2,922 square kilometres and, in 2021, had a resident population of 84,248.\r\n\r\nAgriculture and agro-industry play a key role in the economic panorama of this low-density territory.\r\n\r\nTourism is another of Alto T\u00e2mega e Barroso's strategic endeavours, based on an offer of thermal tourism and cultural heritage, highlighting national monuments of great tourist interest, as well as diverse cultural events based on ethnographic traditions.\r\n\r\nFind out more about Alto T\u00e2mega and Barroso on the page of the Intermunicipal Community of Alto T\u00e2mega and Barroso<\/a>.\r\n\r\nNUT III Douro comprises 19 municipalities: Alij\u00f3<\/a>, Armamar<\/a>, Carrazeda de Ansi\u00e3es<\/a>, Freixo de Espada \u00e0 Cinta<\/a>, Lamego<\/a>, Mes\u00e3o Frio<\/a>, Moimenta da Beira<\/a>, Mur\u00e7a<\/a>, Penedono<\/a>, Peso da R\u00e9gua<\/a>, Sabrosa<\/a>, Santa Marta de Penagui\u00e3o<\/a>, S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o da Pesqueira<\/a>, Sernancelhe<\/a>, Tabua\u00e7o<\/a>, Tarouca<\/a>, Torre de Moncorvo<\/a>, Vila Nova de Foz C\u00f4a<\/a> and Vila Real<\/a>. The 2021 Census found 183,886 inhabitants, with the Vila Real\/Peso da R\u00e9gua\/Lamego urban axis concentrating more than 50 per cent.\r\n\r\nIt basically corresponds to the Alto Douro natural region, and a large part of its territory is part of the Alto Douro Wine Region, an area classified by UNESCO in 2001 as a World Heritage Site in the category of cultural landscape.\r\n\r\nThe vineyard, the wine and the landscape make up the valuable tripod of the Douro region, as they sustain and energise viticulture - the region's basic economic activity - and tourism - a thriving economic activity, particularly wine tourism.\r\n\r\nThe region's vineyard and wine culture have an international brand and image, from fortified wine to table wine and natural sparkling wines.\r\n\r\nFind out more about the Douro on the Intermunicipal Community of the Douro<\/a> website.\r\n\r\nThe Bragan\u00e7a Polytechnic University has facilities - campi - in the cities of Bragan\u00e7a, Chaves and Mirandela and carries out numerous relocated activities in the municipalities of Alf\u00e2ndega da F\u00e9, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Miranda do Douro, Mogadouro, Vila Flor, Vimioso, Vinhais, Boticas, Montalegre, Ribeira de Pena, Valpa\u00e7os, Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Carrazeda de Ansi\u00e3es, Freixo de Espada \u00e0 Cinta and Torre de Moncorvo.\r\n\r\n<\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unipb.pt\/wp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unipb.pt\/wp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unipb.pt\/wp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unipb.pt\/wp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unipb.pt\/wp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3730"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/unipb.pt\/wp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5516,"href":"https:\/\/unipb.pt\/wp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3730\/revisions\/5516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unipb.pt\/wp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unipb.pt\/wp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unipb.pt\/wp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}