The village of Provesende falls within the limits of the Douro Demarcated Region, formerly the county seat, Provesende is now a parish in the Municipality of Sabrosa, district of Vila Real. Its core is located on a plateau on the right bank of the Pinhão River, and is 5km from the Douro River. This wine-growing village has a long history, from the beginning of medieval times. It has a vast built heritage, partially doomed to ruin. Its documented past dates back to 1128, when D.Afonso Henriques donated this couto to the Cathedral of Braga. This situation lasted until 1834. Many noble families settled here since the Middle Ages, most of them from Vila Real. Provesende reached its peak in the 18th century. 18th century, with the development of the wine culture that, although it had already existed in the Douro region since the Roman period, it was in the 18th century that it was boosted with the increase of the commercial connection between Portugal and England, through the Treaty of Methuen in 1703, and more late in 1756 with the creation of the Companhia Agricola dos Vinhos do Alto Douro by the Marquês de Pombal (it was the first demarcated region in the world). The increasing demand for the new quality of wine encourages the proliferation of terraces for the planting of new vines, changing the Douro landscape forever. Its schist houses are relevant, as well as several emblazoned houses. Its cage pillory demonstrates the importance of Provesende. It was a municipality from 1834 to 1853. In the 19th century, the entire Douro region was plagued by a series of diseases in the vines that led to countless families going bankrupt and consequently abandoning the land. At the end of the century. XIX is founded in Provesende, a school of "grafters" to combat phylloxera (vine disease).
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