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Nogueira family. Rooms are spotless, there's a small pool, a sun deck and family-style
dinners featuring the casa's own house wine.
Hotel Douro
( 254 732 404;
www.hotel-douro.pt
; Rua Antonio Manuel Saraiva 39; s/d €45/60; )
This cheery,
well-kept hotel - the nicest of its kind in Pinhão - has several river-facing rooms, other
large rooms facing a quiet rear courtyard, and a miniterrace covered with vines.
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Quinta de Santo António
( 254 789 177;
www.quintasantoantonio.pt
;
s/d €80/90; )
This stunning 25- hectare
property is owned by the former winemaker for Sandeman. The drive up the steep, rutted
dirt road is exciting, the perch high, the river and mountain views jaw-dropping, and the
price fair. Don't leave until you've sipped their 25-year-old tawny. Get here via the road to
Tabuaço.
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Casa de Casal de Loivos
( 254 732 149;
www.casadecasaldeloivos.com
; s/d €85/110; )
The house has been in this wine-
making family for nearly 350 years. The halls are enlivened by museum-level displays of
folkloric dresses, and the perch - high above the Alto Douro and 7km from Pinhão, with
vineyard-terraced hills spread out in all directions - is spectacular. It closes from Decem-
ber to February.
Casa do Visconde de
Chanceleiros
( 254 730 190;
www.chanceleiros.com
;
s €125-140, d €135-150; )
This gorgeous 250-year-old
manor house up in the hills of Alto Douro has spacious standard and superior rooms fea-
turing classic decor and patios. The expansive views of the valley and lush terraced gar-
dens steal the show but so does the outdoor pool, tennis court, Jacuzzi and sauna in a wine
barrel. Delicious dinners are served on request.
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Quinta Nova
( 254 732 430;
www.quintanova.com
;
s €134-152, d €152-173; )
This 120-hectare vineyard of-
fers first-rate lodging on a historic estate on the northern side of the Douro, 9km from Pin-
hão. Rooms are sizeable and plush. Views are massive and the atmosphere - in the rooms,
by the pool, throughout the grounds - is extremely romantic. The restaurant (open for
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