Morgadio da Calcada Douro Wine&Tourism

Staying at Morgadio da Calcada is a magical experience. The landscape, the village, manor house and guestrooms are each in their own way absolutely beautiful. So many highlights but the wonderful staff are definately at the top of my list. Our host Daniella could not have been more kind and caring.

We booked the Nogueiras premier double room. This is located at the rear of the main property with the room opening out onto the vineyards and nearby swimming pool. The room was of a good size and comfortable. More or less as described in the on-line sites. Good AC and WiFi. A good breakfast is offered. There is also the option of dining-in together with a wine tasting of the wines produced by Morgadio da Calcada - this we did. The diner was fabulous with the dishes presented and explained by the chef. Ditto the wines which were presented by the owner. Well worth the additional cost. There are several hectares of vineyards at the property with open access to guests. Great to stroll through on those warm balmy afternoons. We did not get to use the outdoor swimming pool as the weather was cool and somewhat changeable at the time of our visit. There is free off-road parking for guests. The property is located on the outskirts of Provesende, a small village to the north of Pinhão and the eastern Douro valley. This is the heart of Port and the Douro wine region. Provesende is a great base if you plan to visit this region of Portugal. One note of warning: The property does not accept credit card payments. This came as a bit of a surprise as my booking was made through one of the larger hotel booking organisations which take your credit card details as a booking guarantee. Payment by cash or with bank-approved cards are accepted. We would not hesitate returning again if visiting this region of Portugal in the future.

Attention to detail. The owner was very hands on and clearly good at what he offered. We loved the simple simplicity - every thing he offered was done well and with class. Rooms were Uber clean and different - bathrooms were great. Breakfast was great and well thought out - simple pleasures - nice food in a beautiful and sympathetically renovated room - pretty bowls etc. Skimming pool are was simple but private and elegant. Would stay again for sure - wish we had time to have carried on the stay. Restaurants are a bit sparse in the area, but Available 20 mins away.

Lovely experience. Immaculately clean, fresh rooms. Nice breeze at the top of a hill under the trees, so the heat did not become too much. Great breakfast - the warm fresh country bred was divine! The dinners they provided for guests were also really nice. The service was just unbelievably good and personal. Would definitely want to come back

You wouldn’t know from the outside gate, but once you’re inside, it is a small charming inn set on acres of vineyards. The owner,Manuel was gracious and patient in answering all our questions about the history of the place. I loved the cook to order eggs for breakfast and the fresh squeezed orange juice.

Provesende is an interesting village in the hills above Pinhau. It used to be the haunt of the rich and nobility with many fine houses but now most are deserted. Morgadio da Calcada has been in the same family for centuries and quite recently decided to expand from just wine into the tourist business by converting a couple of outbuildings into eight hotel rooms. This has been interestingly done but with some problems: The bedrooms are small and with no desk or shelving so nowhere to put books or papers, the water took four minutes to run hot, we could not operate the television, although later told that we should have used two controllers! There is a communal sitting and dining room in the old house, attractive and with a log fire. Breakfast was excellent with fresh scrambled eggs and a decent choice considering that we were the only two guests. However at €121 for b&b we felt this was a bit expensive for the standard of bedroom.