Serra do Marão Road
EN 15Amarante to Vila Real · Vila Real
The old Porto to Trás-os-Montes road over the Marão.
Before the A4 tunnel pierced the mountain, every journey from the Douro Litoral into Trás-os-Montes crossed the Serra do Marão on the EN 15, and that old road remains one of northern Portugal's finest drives. It climbs from Amarante in the Tâmega valley through chestnut and pine to the granite tops near Alto do Espinho around 1,000m, then descends the eastern flank into Vila Real. With the motorway taking the through traffic, the EN 15 is now quiet, a long, flowing string of curves and counter-curves with broad valley panoramas and a scattering of miradouros. The surface is good two-lane asphalt. Mind drifting mist and low cloud on the summit stretch, slick leaves and damp granite in autumn, and slow local and farm traffic on blind bends.
Where it runs
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Elevation
817 m rangeKnow before you go
- Drifting mist on the summit stretch
- Slick leaves and damp granite in autumn
- Slow local traffic on blind bends
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