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  The Population of the District of Vila Real   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The Population of the District of Vila Real
The Population of the District of Vila Real
Population Decrease in the District of Vila Real
www.portcult.com /03.POP1.VILA_REAL.htm   (2220 words)

  
 The Algarve Network - Vila Real de Santo António
Vela Real de Santo António is a perfect example of ideals of The Enlightenment of the 18th century put into practice.
Vila Real de Santo António's origins can be traced back to a specific date - December 30, 1773 - the day on which the Royal Charter founding the town was signed.
As a result it lost the stature of town and was merged with the territory of the newly founded Vila Real de Santo António.
www.thealgarve.net /location/vilareal.htm   (1343 words)

  
 Portugal Travel Guide
Founded in 1272, Vila Real (which means 'royal town') is a thriving agricultural centre ideally situated on an upland plateau ringed with mountains.
Vila Real's strategic location at the juncture of the Douro province and Trás-os-Montes has helped it to play an important role in the economy of the region.
The Solar de Mateus, situated just 3 km from Vila Real, is one of the best-known country manor houses in Portugal.
www.portugaltravelguide.com /en/vila_real.htm   (274 words)

  
 Vila Real de Santo Antonio : Attractions | Frommers.com
Vila Real de Santo António is a great example of 18th-century town planning.
Southwest of Vila Real is the emerging resort of Monte Gordo, which has the second-greatest concentration of hotels in the eastern Algarve (after Faro).
Monte Gordo, 4km (2 1/2 miles) southwest of Vila Real at the mouth of the Guadiana River, is the last in a long line of Algarvian resorts.
www.frommers.com /destinations/vilarealdesantoantonio/2647010029.html   (407 words)

  
 Vila Real Stº António
Because of its location at the mouth of the Guadiana, It is safe to assume there was a settlement at VILA REAL DE SANTO ANTÓNIO hundreds of years before the birth of Christ.
The Vila Real de Santo António you see today was designed and built in the 18th century as a model fishing port.
The town is known locally by the abbreviated Vila Real, though this is not to be confused with the city of the same name in northern Portugal.
www.algarvenet.com /locations/outras/vila_real1.asp   (323 words)

  
 Portugal > Travel > Transmontana > Vila Real
The town of Vila Real is well known for its distinctive fl toned coloured pottery whose origin is unspecified.
Directly to the west of Vila Real is the town of Amarante and is recorded as existing in 360BC as the home of Santo São Gonçalo.
To the south of Vila Real is the stretch of the Rio Douro where most of the Port wine Lodges have their “Quintas”.
portugal-info.net /transmontana/vilareal.htm   (1263 words)

  
 [v*c] Portugal > Mountains > Vila Real > Vila Real
Contemplating the mountains of the Marão and set on a gorge cut by the confluence of the rivers Cabril and Corgo, Vila Real was founded in 1272 and its monuments reflect the city’s long history.
Vila Real is a busy commercial center due to its strategic position in the Upper Douro and has also known a great development in the latter years since a university was installed there.
The gastronomy and wines of Vila Real deserve their reputation, and local specialities include roast kid, baked cod, excellent cured meats (including "bola", a rich breadough with layers of cured meats forming a pie) or roast leg of pork.
viajar.clix.pt /en/dst3052.php?lg=en   (529 words)

  
 District of Vila Real
The District of Vila Real is part of the Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro region.
Maria was born 8-Dec-1907 in Mesão Frio, Parish/Freguesia de Mesão Frio, Concelho/Municipality de Mesão Frio, Distrito/District de Vila Real, Province of Trás-os-Montes.
José was born in 1906 in Lugar de Feitais, Freguesia/Parish de Souto Maior, Concelho/Municipality de Sabrosa, Distrito/District de Vila Real, Province of Trás-os-Montes.
www.dholmes.com /master-list/vila-real/district-vila-real.html   (1853 words)

  
 Vila Real (district) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vila Real has always belonged to the historical province of Tras-os-Montes.
Vila Real is a rugged area of low mountains and narrow valleys.
In order of population, Vila Real capital has roughly 15,000 in the urban parishes, Chaves 12,000, followed by Valpaços, Peso da Régua, and the other seats of concelhos, all of which have fewer than 10,000 inhabitants.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vila_Real_(district)   (757 words)

  
 Vila Real - Wikipédia
O município é limitado a norte pelos municípios de Ribeira de Pena e de Vila Pouca de Aguiar, a leste por Sabrosa, a sul pelo Peso da Régua, a sudoeste por Santa Marta de Penaguião, a oeste por Amarante e a noroeste por Mondim de Basto.
A região de Vila Real possui indícios de ter sido habitada desde o paleolítico.
Em 1922 foi criada a diocese de Vila Real, por desanexação das de Braga, Lamego e Bragança-Miranda, e em 1925 foi elevada a cidade.
pt.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vila_Real   (885 words)

  
 TheTravelzine.com Portugal Spring 1999 (1) Porto, Douro, Lamego and Vila Real
While we were waiting for a bus to take us from Lamego to Regua on our way to Vila Real a tour bus pulled into the station and discharged its male occupants who immediately began unpacking the contents of the large baskets they were carrying.
The bus we thought was scheduled from Regua to Vila Real did not appear and we discovered that was because it was Sunday and it wouldn't be going until much later in the day.
Vila Real is famous for its grand manor houses.
www.thetravelzine.com /portugalporto99.htm   (2448 words)

  
 Vila Real : Attractions | Frommers.com
Vila Real is called a Royal Town because it contains many formerly aristocratic houses dating from the 16th to the 18th centuries.
It is the finest baroque monument in Vila Real.
The most interesting attraction lies not in Vila Real, but 4km (2 1/2 miles) east of the city, on the N322 highway signposted to Sabrosa.
www.frommers.com /destinations/vilareal/2675010029.html   (678 words)

  
 Câmara Municipal de V.R.S.António (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Município de Vila Real de Santo António lança Bolsa de Investigação "Manuel Cabanas"
Câmara Municipal de Vila Real de Santo António dá início às obras de conservação do obelisco
Vila Real de Santo António vai ter nova casa mortuária
www.cm-vrsa.pt.cob-web.org:8888   (138 words)

  
 Portugal > Travel > Algarve > Vila Real de Santo Antonio
North of Vila Real de Santo António is Castro Marim that due to its location has played a considerable part in the history of Portugal.
From the walls of the castles the view is to the south across the flat lands that are now a nature reserve for birds and plants and this area is known as the Reserva Natural do Sapal.
Near to Vila Real de Santo António are the holiday destinations of Manta Rota, Monte Gordo and Praia Verde, all purpose built to provide accommodation for visitors to the long sandy beaches.
portugal-info.net /algarve/vrsa.htm   (797 words)

  
 [v*c] Portugal > Mountains > Vila Real
Near the majestic Serra do Marão, a mountain where it often snows in winter, Vila Real is a small but busy commercial city from where you can also start to explore the valley of the river Douro and trace the route of Port Wine.
To the south of Vila Real lie the wine estates where Port begins its life, in vineyards planted in terraces mostly along steep river banks.
To the north of Vila Real the historic city of Chaves is the main centre: lying in a fertile plain, its thermal waters have been famous since roman times.
viajar.clix.pt /en/dst2005.php?lg=en   (519 words)

  
 Vila Real Flat Service   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
O Vila Real oferece ambiente acolhedor para desjejum variado e saboroso.
O Vila Real tem 10 andares, com um total de 40 apartamentos de dois tamanhos, com sala, mini-cozinha e dois quartos arejados por grandes janelas.
O Vila Real Flat Service apresenta atendimento personalizado e serviços diferenciados como fax, e-mail e estacionamento para hóspedes.
www.vilarealhotel.com.br /flat.htm   (136 words)

  
 Vila Real - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The municipality is composed of 30 parishes and has a total area of 378.8 km² and a total population of 50,499 inhabitants.
In 2001 urban Vila Real had an approximate population of 25,000 in three parishes (S. Dinis, S. Pedro e Nossa Senhora da Conceição) while the Municipality had 49,589 inhabitants and 30 parishes in.
There has been a slight population increase since the last census of 1991.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vila_Real   (383 words)

  
 Vila & Asociados - Real Estate Agency for Mallorca
We are a company dedicated to the real estate business (development — sales — project management) in the south-west of the island of Majorca and our principal area of operation is the beautiful and privileged Port of Andratx.
You can visit our project section, where you will find a selection of promotions we have carried out, or which are currently being executed.
For further information, please don't hesitate to contact us or visit our offices in Port of Andratx where we will be delighted to assist you.
www.vila-asociados.com /eng/index.php   (132 words)

  
 Vila Real Hotels: Cheap hotels in Vila Real, Portugal
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The hotel has a spectacular hillside location next to the River Ave, 1km from the centre of Vila Do Conde, 24 km from Oporto and 14 km from the airport.
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 Cheap Vila Real Car Hire - Book Car Rental in Vila Real - Portugal (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Vila Real - The capital of the Tras - os- Mantes area, Vila Real is a lively, little town built on a hilly plateau in the foothills of the Serra do Marao.
Vila Real was once a royal town and its historical core makes for an interesting walk around the many formerly aristocratic houses dating between the 16th and 18th Centuries and then enjoy a glass of port along the Avenida Carvalho Araujo, its main street.
Little is known about the man, as the King of the day ordered all records of his discoveries to be concealed to keep the knowledge from his enemies, but in 1755 an earthquake destroyed the archives where the materials were kept.
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 Villarreal - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
Formó parte del brazo real en las Cortes Valencianas y participó muy activamente en las mismas.
Detrás se halla la celda donde murió, integrada en un retablo de 14 metros de cincuenta figuras que lo componen, esculpidas en alto relieve, representan escenas y personajes relacionados con San Pascual y la Eucaristía.
Los escudos de Carlos II y Juan Carlos I, en la predela, simbolizan el Patronato Real.
es.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vila-real   (2253 words)

  
 Vila Real Adventure Travel - Vila-Real Travel Guide
Twenty years after the Marquês de Pombal rebuilt Lisbon, which had been destroyed in the great 1755 earthquake, he sent architects and builders to Vila Real de Santo António.
An obelisk stands in the center of the square, which is paved with inlays of fl-and-white tiles radiating like sunrays and is filled with orange trees.
Separated from its Iberian neighbor by the Guadiana River, Vila Real de Santo António has car-ferry service between Portugal and Ayamonte, Spain.
away.com /destination-overview/Vila-Real-315481-travel-guide.html   (259 words)

  
 Vila Real travel guide - Wikitravel
Europe : Mediterranean Europe : Iberia : Portugal : Northern Portugal : Tras-os-Montes : Vila Real
4 km outside Vila Real is Solar de Mateus.
This is the house from around 1740 depicted on Mateus Rose wine bottles.
wikitravel.org /en/Vila_Real   (130 words)

  
 Câmara Municipal de Vila Real
Sampaio e Melo, personalidade mítica de Vila Real por Elísio Amaral Neves
Dia 12 de Maio a 30 de Junho, Museu de Vila Real
Arquivo Municipal de Vila Real 259 309 622
www.cm-vilareal.pt   (333 words)

  
 Portugal Travel Algarve Sagres to Vila Real
The guide book that I had seemed to indicate that these beaches were beyond the town on highway 268.
For some time now, I really wanted to explore the area of the Algarve from Tavira to Vila Real De Santo António which is on the Spanish border.
About 23 km to the east of Tavira is Vila Real de S. António that is right on the Spanish border.
www.geocities.com /tomstravel.geo/travel09.htm   (3173 words)

  
 Vila Real, PRT Weather - Forecasts, Radar Maps, Video, and News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Vila Real, PRT Weather - Forecasts, Radar Maps, Video, and News
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All times shown are local to Vila Real.
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 Vila Real Adventure Travel - Vila-Real Travel Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
You can spend a worthy 2 hours or so wandering through Vila Real's historic core and enjoy a glass of port in one of the cafes, which brim with youth.
To drive to the park, follow the IP-4 west for 10km (6 1/4 miles), turning onto N304 heading for Mondim de Bastro and Campeã.
This stretch takes you through some of the most scenic areas of Trás-os-Montes -- once you've passed through the dreary modern suburbs of Vila Real, which are in marked contrast to the mellow historic core.
away.com /destination-overview/Vila-Real-278731-travel-guide.html   (315 words)

  
 BBC - Weather Centre - 5 Day Forecast in Celsius for Vila Real, Portugal
Find out more detailed information on indices and symbols for these charts.
Set Vila Real, Portugal to be my hometown
The weather symbol shown for each day in the five day forecast represents the predominant weather expected on the day in question.
www.bbc.co.uk /weather/5day.shtml?world=5063   (179 words)

  
 EVACNS2005 - Algarve - Portugal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
held in Monte Gordo and Vila Real Stº António—Portugal, during 13 to 15 of May 2005.
Mai 2005, in Monte Gordo und Vila Real Santo António—Portugal.
At Monte Gordo Bay the environment and nature are preserved to bear witness to centuries of history.
www.switch2.biz /evacns2005/uk   (121 words)

  
 Vila Real Nightlife - Reviews, Tips, Photos - VirtualTourist.com
Reviews and photos of Vila Real bars and nightclubs posted by real travelers and Vila Real locals.
Directions: On the road from Vila Real to Chaves, around 10km from Vila Real, after Gravelos just take the road to Paredes.
It's a small club, but plays all kind of music including hits from the seventies and eighties, along with modern music.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Portugal/Distrito_de_Vila_Real/Vila_Real-277513/Nightlife-Vila_Real-BR-1.html   (257 words)

  
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O Basket Clube de Vila Real surgiu como iniciativa de um grupo de Vilarealenses interessados na dinamização desportiva da cidade e projecção do seu nome para além das fronteiras a que estamos habituados.
Reunidas as pessoas para levar a bom porto este projecto, quase todos amigos praticantes da modalidade, foi decidido fundar um clube vocacionado para a prática do basquetebol.
Desde o dia 28 de Novembro de 1995, data da constituição legal do Basket Clube de Vila Real, que tentamos encaminhar o nosso trabalho ao encontro de objectivos que apenas citamos três:
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