Six Senses Douro
Golden by name - Douro - the sun-kissed valley is also golden by nature and home to Six Senses Douro Valley.
About the winery
Six Senses Douro Valley comprises 60 guest accommodations and a generously proportioned Six Senses Spa with an indoor pool and 10 treatment rooms. At the heart of the resort, the Wine Library houses a 350 references wine list, centred on the wines of the Douro and Portugal. The restaurant, Vale Abraão, features an open kitchen design with wood-fired ovens, a Josper grill, oversize fireplaces and several informal spaces where guests may sample locally-sourced, regional specialties with a healthy twist. Activities including wine and dine Douro River cruises, visits to the favourite nearby wineries, tree climbing, kayaking, cycling, hiking and traditional Portuguese tile painting arealso offered.
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Location
Douro
History & Geography
In a document from 1464, João Lourenço de Seara (a valet to King Afonso V), leases a vineyard by the Douro River to Abraão Farah, a jew from the Judiaria da Lágea, Lamego, in a place where the river gently bends in an “s” shaped curve. Since then, the place became known as Vale de Abraão. By the end of 19th century, Laura Pereira Leitão, descendant of João Lourenço de Seara, and her husband settle at Quinta Vale de Abraão. Vale de Abraão became this couple's permanent residence so major renovations were undertaken. A tower was built and the chapel moved inside the house. Gardens and lakes designed, exotic trees planted in the woods, and paths and follies add to the beauty of the property. Vale de Abraão became the most fashionable and beautifully appointed quinta in the Douro Valley and an iconic place in the panorama of Portuguese culture when Agustina Bessa Luís published the novel Vale Abraão (1991) later, in 1993, taken to the cinema by Manoel de Oliveira.
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