Puial de l Douro — Hotel in Miranda do Douro

We were received by D. Fabia in a very friendly and welcoming way, with a room upgrade! The house used to be a farm that has been beautifully refurbished to accommodate guests. It is a wonderful place, a lot of care and detail have been put in the beautiful decoration. The colourful and lush garden with the swimming pool is ideal to relax. In spite of the lack of water in the region, it is wonderfully maintained. The artificial grass looks perfect and is environmentally friendly as the water is scarce in this region of Portugal. You can start wonderful hikes along the river Douro from Aldeia Nova, ask Ms. Fabia for recommendations. And it is always interesting to have a chat with her husband who is a retired teacher of Mirandês and has deep knowledge of local culture and language. Our stay in Aldeia Nova, Miranda do Douro, was at the end of a wonderful 5 day trip to Douro Valley, the home of the famous Port Wine and Puial de l Douro was definitely a perfect...

After driving through some of smallest villages (if you could even call them that) and on some of the narrowest roads (paved and dirt), you come to this absolutely wonderful B&B! It's not that far off the highway so not out of the way really and takes you to Miranda do Douro which is a charming historical village in Portugal. We were on our way from Salamanca, Spain to Porto, Portugal and this was the perfect midway point. Our hosts were very accommodating despite our late arrival and even arranged for a restaurant in town to remain open so we could get some dinner. The rooms are lovely and spacious with private baths and the home itself is very charming with interesting small spaces to hang out in. Would highly...

This place is lovely. It's like being in a country villa. The owner was very nice. She spoke very little English, but decent Spanish, so we could communicate that way. The overlook to the Douro is only a couple of kilometers and we walked over at sunset. Just beautiful. When we first arrived, we were too tired and hungry to drive the 10 minutes back into town to eat. The owner made us a very simple meat, potatoes and salad meal, with her own wine. Wow! The breakfast was also excellent, with local specialties. So...