Vila Real

Vila Real is the capital and largest city of the Vila Real District, in the North region, Portugal. It is also the seat of the Douro intermunicipal community and of the Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro historical province. The Vila Real municipality covers an area of 378.80 square kilometres and is home to an estimated population of 49,574, of which about 30,000 live in the urban area.The city is located in a plateau 450 m high, over the promontory formed by the gorges of the Corgo and Cabril rivers, where the oldest part of town is located, framed by the escarpments of the Corgo gorge.