Discover Mogadouro between the Douro and the Sabor

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Mogadouro lies between the cliffs of the Douro and the steep hills along the River Sabor, with the Douro International Natural Park, the Sabor lakes and the Planalto Mirandês around it. The area keeps Mesolithic rock paintings at the Fragas do Diabo in Vila dos Sinos, Neolithic burial mounds, many Bronze and Iron Age hillforts, and a Roman altar to Jupiter Depulsor near Saldanha. In 1145 Fernão Mendes de Bragança gave the castles of Mogadouro and Penas Róias to the Knights Templar, who rebuilt them; an inscription at Penas Róias names the Templar master Gualdim Pais. When the Templars were abolished, the castles passed to the Order of Christ, Mogadouro in 1311 and Penas Róias in 1319. Afonso III granted Mogadouro a charter in 1272, later renewed by Manuel I in 1512. The Távora family built churches, bridges and roads and held the castle, which fell into ruin after the Távora affair. The Sabor railway line was completed on 22 May 1938, with six stops in the municipality, and closed in 1988. In the town's historic centre stand the castle and clock tower, the parish church, the Misericórdia church, the pillory, the Solar dos Pegados and the Convent of São Francisco, founded in the early 17th century; out in the villages are the medieval churches of Algosinho and Santa Maria do Azinhoso. Winter-solstice mask rituals are part of local tradition, and the food includes posta, marrã, pork sausages, roast kid and lamb, sheep and goat cheeses, honey and Easter folar.

The craft beer scene in Mogadouro is still waiting to be discovered, so look to nearby places elsewhere in Trás-os-Montes when planning where to find a local brew.