Historic Douro spa to reopen this year after €4m revamp

The Termas das Caldas de Moledo, in the Douro region near Peso da Régua and Mesão Frio, will reopen by the end of the year following a roughly €4 million investment, according to the president of Turismo do Porto e Norte de Portugal, Luís Pedro Martins. The site, inherited abandoned, sits beside the Douro river in the Unesco World Heritage landscape and includes two bathhouses within the historic garden of Dona Antónia Ferreirinha. It will become the region's 17th thermal facility, creating over ten direct jobs. One bathhouse will remain public, while other buildings, including a former casino and hotel, will go to tender for hospitality use.