Last day in the Douro 🇵🇹

Lamego ‘is a delightful town set amidst the vineyard-covered hills of the Alto Douro region’, and from Pinhao the route was along part of the N222 which has been voted one of the best drives in the world.

During our short time along it, it definitely lived up to its reputation.

The campsite at Lamego was high on a hilltop with views over the city and we were given an amazing pitch with its own patio!

Lamego has origins back to Roman times and the first king of Portugal was said to have been crowned there in 1139.

Lamego enjoyed a period of great prosperity in the eighteenth century when the city produced the so-called “fine wine” that later gave rise to the world famous Port wine.

It’s biggest tourist attraction is the church of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios.

A stairway leads up to the church, with 686 steps, nine terraces, all elaborately decorated with tile panels, fountains, chapels and statues. It is said pilgrims have been braving the climb since at least the 1300s.

We were very pleased with ourselves making the climb up on the way home!

The castle dates back to the battles between the Moors and the Christians.

The cathedral is a mix of architectures across the eras with its roots starting in 1159. Still very much a place of worship rather than a tourist attraction as no photos inside were allowed.

A pretty town steeped in history and one of the oldest in the region.