Eclusa da Barragem da Régua

Ho hum...

We left Pinhao's Vintage House Douro Hotel and stopped here. Not sure why since the lock process is painfully slow and not exciting. I've seen the entire length of the Panama Canal, and our ship wen...

One of the five to be navigated on the Douro

One of the five locks needing to be navigated on the criise on the Douro this is no more and noless impressive than any of the others though it is good the way the scenery opens out as the lock gates ...

A different view

One of the major dams in the Douro, this is located a 10 minute drive upstream from Peso de Régua, on the Pinhão road. There is a good parking area and you can walk along the top of the dam if you wou...

Third Dam/Lock from Porto on Douro

Having started a river cruise from Porto, the lock, "The Bagauste (Regua) Dam/Lock" is the third lock of five on the Douro. Amazing engineering. It is as impressive as it 4 other sister dams (not the...

Beeindruckendes Schleusensystem

Das Schleusensystem auf dem Douro ist schon sehenswert, die Schleusen haben die höchsten Hubhöhen in Europa. Leider gibt es keinen Frachtverkehr mehr, denn die Dämme am Oberlauf, der auch schiffbar is...