Distrito de Bragança
Alto Douro Trás-os-Montes
Lands of good wines & The Douro Valley
The
County (State) of Bragança, in
central Portugal whose head office is located 486 km to the north-east
of the city of
Lisbon is one of the
18 counties
(
distritos) of Portugal.
City, county and district of
Northern Region of Portugal. THE
city is also capital of the former province (and current sub-region) of
Alto Douro
Trás-Os-Montes.
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Domus Municipalis, Bragança, Trás-os-Montes © Аntonio Sachetti / Images of Portugal
Cold Lands and Warm Lands
To the north of the district are the so-called Terras Frias Transmontanas, while to the south, towards the Douro Valley, are the Terras Quentes.
Transmontanas.
Counties of the District of Bragança
The District of Bragança comprises 12 municipalities (concelhos), some of which are part of the Douro Demarcated Region (RDD),
Heritage of Humanity:
The seat of the district and municipality of Bragança. In addition to the Domus Municipalis, the 14th century Keep stands out "in one of the
most harmonious and well-preserved castles in the country.” It is the smallest wine producer in the district, with only 84 hl [IVV, data for
the 2016 campaign].
Second smallest wine producer in the district of Bragança, with 664 hectoliters.
First wine producer in the district of Bragança, with 40,494 hectoliters (of which, hl of red wines). It is part of the Douro Demarcated Region (RDD), a World Heritage Site.
Second largest wine producer in the district of Bragança, with 30,040 hl. It is part of the Douro Demarcated Region (RDD), a World Heritage Site,
and DOC Trás-os-Montes.
With production of 7,698 hectoliters of Douro wines.
DOC Trás-os-Montes, with production of 18,634 hectoliters of wines.
With production of 4,213 hectoliters of wines.
DOC Trás-os-Montes. Second producer of rosé wines (19,662 hl) in the Douro region, behind only Pinhel (Guarda), which makes Mogadouro the Brigantine capital of
rosé.
In the district of Bragança, it is the third producer with 25,048 hl.
With production of 21,739 hectoliters of Douro wines. It is part of the Douro Demarcated Region (RDD), a World Heritage Site, and
DOC Trás-os-Montes.
With production of 20,475 hectoliters of Douro wines. It is part of the Douro Demarcated Region (RDD), a World Heritage Site.
DOC Trás-os-Montes, with production of 1,811 hectoliters of wines.
With production of 16,821 hectoliters of wines.
