Top 10 Things to do in Lamego, Northern Portugal

Quinta Santa Eufemia was founded in 1864 by Bernardo Rodrigues Carvalho, and now is managed by the fourth generation of the Family who have been producing these fine old Douro Port wines, preservinf the alge-old-skills of winemaking and ageing.Situated on the left side of the river Douro, with over 50 hectares under vines, the vineyard produces grapes of the richest varieties, trodden in the traditional way and fermented on granite vats in order to extract their finest essences.The wine is aged in oak casks before being selectively blended to satisfy the most refined palates. We have a shop where we sell our products We make tastings and visits. Please make always a reserve.

The chapel of São Pedro de Balsemão is located in a small plain along the Balsemão river banks. Although the chapel is now part of a seventeenth century manor, its interior still preserves 10th century traits, namely Mozarabic Iberian architecture techniques, which make it one of the rare examples in portuguese territory. Another remarkable element of this small temple is D. Afonso Pires sarcophagus as well as the Roman influence, well visible in several inscribed stones, reused in the construction of the chapel walls.

The Museum of Lamego is installed in the ancient Episcopal Palace, whose reconstruction is due to D. Manuel de Vasconcelos Pereira, the Bishop of Lamego between 1773 and 1786. Founded in 1917, after de 1910 Revolution (Republic), its collection, which its major characteristic is the eclectism, is continuously enriched by new donations. At present and in permanent exhibition, it has sections of painting, tapestry and paraments, sculpture, gold-craftmanship, ceramics, ornamental tiles, arheology, chapels, vehicles and furniture. Among the colection there are 18 pieces classified as National Threasures. Flamish tapestries and Vasco Fernandes's paintings, both from 16th century, assume the role of the museum's ex-libris.

QUINTA DA PACHECA Nearly three hundred years old, Quinta da Pacheca is one of the Douro’s most renowned estates where worldwide awarded wines are produced. One of the first to bottle wine under its own brand, Quinta da Pacheca has always valued traditions, having one of the few 18th century’s remaining milestones, used in the original Pombal’s 1756 world’s first wine region demarcation. With 140 acres along and sloping down to the Douro River, the property is mentioned in an April 1738’s document as “Pacheca”, owned by Lady Mariana Pacheco Pereira. In 1903, by the hand of its new owner, the noble Jose Freire de Serpa Leitao Pimentel, the wine production significantly increased. The vineyards were then renewed and varieties were arranged by fields. The estate was again refurbished in 1916 and new warehouses were built. Eight imposing granite wine presses or “lagares” were then constructed and continue in use today, for the vinification Pacheca’s wines, under the advice of winemaker Maria Serpa Pimentel and agronomist Hugo Fonseca, for the vinification of Pacheca’s wines, for limited annual production of Douro DOC wines and special categories of Port Wines only. Maria do Ceu Goncalves and Paulo Pereira bought the estate in 2012, starting a new era of expansion and vitality.

Nacional Monument, built in the X century. With a fantastic view from the top of the Lamego city. Visit free.