Description Resende

Resende is a Portuguese village in the District of Viseu, in the Northern region and sub-region of Tâmega and Sousa, with about 3 100 inhabitants.

It is the seat of a municipality with an area of ??123.35 km² and 11 364 inhabitants (2011), subdivided into 11 parishes. The municipality is limited to the north by the municipalities of Baião and Mesão Frio, to the east by Lamego, to the south by Castro Daire and to the west by Cinfães.

The municipality of Resende is located on the left bank of the Douro River, which borders it in the north, being bordered in the south by the municipality of Castro Daire, the east by the municipality of Lamego and the west by the municipality of Cinfães.

It belongs to the Douro Litoral region and administratively to the District of Viseu, is part of the Douro Sul Valley Municipality Grouping and is part of the Entre-Douro e Minho Agricultural Region.

Just an hour away from Porto, on the south bank of the Douro River, lies the municipality of Resende. Gateway to the Douro wine region, recently classified as a World Heritage Site, Resende allows you to enjoy unforgettable landscapes. The mountainous relief gives this region a unique character, marked by the course of the river and the slope of Montemuro. The roads and paths rescue the memory of some of the most beautiful places in Portugal.

In May the Cherry Festival takes place, in a show that intends to bring foreigners to the municipality, presenting them with the precious fruit, without forgetting the animation of popular music, good food and good wines from the Douro region.

Resende is a municipality with a wide variety of gastronomy from sweet and savory to sausages.

The municipality of Resende is one of the largest national producers of cherry, and this represents even one of the most important sources of income for the population. A hospitable people who continue to live off the land and what it offers, at the cost of a lot of work.