Alijó

This little town in Portugal's Douro wine country, Alijó has held municipal status since 1226 and sits within a region ringed by UNESCO World Heritage designation. Its compact centre has cafés, restaurants, and a concentration of historic churches, and the surrounding landscape is defined by the terraced vineyards and river scenery of one of the country's most celebrated wine-producing valleys.

• Population11,942
• Nearest water from center0.2 km
• Nearest mountain from center4.3 km
• UNESCO within 50 km15