Mateus Palace

The Casa de Mateus was built in the first half of the 18th century by António José Botelho Mourão, 3rd Morgado de Mateus. IMG_8060

Mateus Palace and a Wine Quinta

October 15th 2022
Viking Torgil docked at Peso da Régua about 2:00 p.m. The major city on the Douro would be a base for several shore excursions. Today, our first excursion was to Vila Real to see the Mateus Palace and then visit a working wine Quinta, or estate. The Mateus Palace (Palácio de Mateus) is located at Vila Real, inland from the Douro River. The manor house was built in 1736-1737 and re ... read more

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12th November 2022

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Magnificent
What a stunning shot, Andrew. I will post it in TB's fabulous "Palaces & Castles" thread in the Photography Forum. Check 'em out.

13th November 2022

AndrewHL
Andrew Lisowski

Mateus Palace
Hi, Dave, Thank you for taking a look at my photos! Glad you have found several to add to the forums. The Mateus Palace and Belem Tower were pretty amazing structures.

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