Caldas de Moledo is located in the Douro Valley, surrounded by terraced vineyards. Nearby there are farms and manor houses, many of them have chapels. The thermal bath are accessed through a beautiful park.
In the 18th century, the therapeutic properties of the waters became known, and a century later, an extraordinary development toke place in Caldas de Moledo, with the purchase of the Quinta das Caldas by the second husband of the "Woman of the Douro", D. Antónia Adelaide Ferreira.
After the goden years in the beginning of the 20th century, the demand for thermal baths reduced, and the hotels and the casino were finnally closed, The swimming pool building is currently being renovated.
