At Romeu near Mirandela, a family built a legacy of olive oil, wine and exceptional food since 1874. Visit Restaurante Maria Rita — 7 Wonders of Portugal.

The staircase is climbed slowly, step by step, up to 760 meters. And when you reach the top of the Nossa Senhora da Assunção mountain, in Vilas Boas, the horizon opens up all at once: within a radius of one hundred kilometers, you can see the Montesinho Natural Park, Mirandela, the Bornes mountain range and, far away, already in Spain, Sanabria.

The Cavalinho: the first open-air Palaeolithic engraving in Europe.

The history of olive oil in Trás-os-Montes isn't just found in books. In some villages, it's inscribed in the stones of an olive press, in the iron of a press, in the memory of those who still remember seeing oxen turning the mill. Lavandeira, in the municipality of Carrazeda de Anciães, is one of those villages.

Few people know, but Lebução was once the seat of a municipality. When the Castle of Monforte de Rio Livre, the fortress that defended these lands against Castile for centuries, became depopulated at the beginning of the 19th century, the administration was transferred to Lebução. In 1836, the town formally became the capital of the municipality of Monforte de Rio Livre — and remained so until 1853, when the municipality was dissolved and the territory integrated into Valpaço

Favaios, the Moscatel village in Alijó: houses with coats of arms, PR14 trail, viewpoint overlooking the Douro wine region and tasting at the Cooperative Winery.

Discover Vale de Pradinhos: a picturesque village in Trás-os-Montes with restored houses, olive tourism, and a farm run by four generations of women since 1913.

Rio de Onor: a village in the Trás-os-Montes region divided between two countries, where ancient communal traditions and the Montesinho Natural Park meet.

Discover Sambade, in Alfândega da Fé: ancient history, a baroque church, hiking trails in the Serra de Bornes mountains, and authentic Transmontane cuisine. Plan your visit!

Discover Algoso, in Vimioso: an authentic village with a medieval castle, hiking trails, and legends in the heart of Northeastern Trás-os-Montes. A hidden treasure in the North.

There are villages that were once large and have chosen to keep that past to themselves. Chacim, at the foot of the Serra de Bornes mountain range in Macedo de Cavaleiros, is one of them.

Discover Urrós in Mogadouro: the mysterious underground cellars, the São Fagundo Trail, and incredible views over the Douro International. Plan your visit!