{
  "name": "Douro Valley",
  "slug": "n222-douro",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/n222-douro/",
  "summary": "Voted the world's best driving road, through terraced vineyards above the Douro.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "N222"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Portugal",
    "region": "Vila Real",
    "start": {
      "name": "Peso da Régua",
      "lat": 41.162319,
      "lon": -7.788899
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Pinhão",
      "lat": 41.19076,
      "lon": -7.545968
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 16.1,
    "lengthKm": 25.9,
    "driveMinutes": 32,
    "corners": 40,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 8,
    "summitMetres": 111.9,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Drops to the river",
    "Slow vineyard and tourist traffic",
    "Heat haze in summer"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Varanda para o Douro",
    "Vista sobre o Douro"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 127
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-07-25"
}