Mogadouro and Miranda do Douro

This was a huge steak that Phil had at a restaurant in Mogadouro. Dee had Bacalhau a Bras, a cod fish dish, which was also lovely. She took half hers back to Muy.

We were at Mogadouro for a few days over Easter and saw a small procession by the local Bombieros (firemen and women) and band. Mogadouro is a very nice small town, not really on the tourist trail but has a lot going for it. We made the most of their lovely wildlife walk through a small valley and their modern indoor swimming pool.

There was a bit more on at Miranda do Douro for Easter, with an Artisan market and displays by Los Pauliteiros de Miranda - a bit like English Morris Dancers who accompany the gaita-de-foles - bagpipes - the region's traditional music. 

A few animals indigenous to the area were also on show including, goats, mountain dogs (didn't look very happy to be there), pigs, donkeys and this massive bull. The Miranda Donkey is the only recognised breed of Donkey in Portugal and we have seen them working as well as living a good life in lush fields. They all look in good condition which is nice to see.

The top left of this photo below shows blue sky - quite rare on a lot of this trip. It hammered most of the afternoon and well into the evening!

A Capa de Honras - cape of honour

The view of the Douro river from the town of Miranda do Douro. At this point it is more like a gorge.

A much better view of the Douro from a bit further upriver at Saint John of Arribes viewpoint.

From here we retreated to a campsite where we could plug in and warm up! By this time it was 6 degrees and hammering with rain!