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    • VanprojektRüdigerEuropareise
      Day 72

      Kampf mit den Kaktusfeigen Stacheln 🙈

      October 25, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

      Wir freuten uns sehr, das gegen Mittag die Sonne raus kam und wir genossen jeden einzelnen Sonnenstrahl. ☀️

      Später gingen wir in den Weinbergen spazieren, probierten Weintrauben, fanden Kaktusfeigen und bewunderten die zahlreichen Olivenbäume. 🍇🫒

      Wunderschön wie die bereits umgefärbten Blätter in der Sonne strahlen. 😍🍁🍂

      Wieder beim Bus mussten wir uns erst mal die vielen Stacheln aus den Fingern von den Kaktusfeigen rausziehen. 🙈

      Und zu unserer Freude ist die Lichtmaschine angekommen und am Freitag wird sie eingebaut. 😊👍      Read more

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    • Laurie ReynoldsBack to Lisbon, 2022
      1
      Day 5

      Nothing but Douro

      October 31, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

      The rain returned, so we decided that today was the day to take the chug chug train up the Douro to the end of the line, Pocinho. It goes through a part of the river where the train is the only access, and it is quite beautiful. We had a late breakfast and made our way to the train station for an 11:30 train. We were not the only tourists who were doing this, and it involved an hour ride, a half hour wait, and an hour return. Every inch of it along the river. Turns out we had very little rain and lots of nice views, even in the late fall. Some of the grape leaves are still green, others are red, others are yello, others are brown, and still others have fallen off. It makes for a pretty palate.

      Getting back into Pinhao around 2 pm meant we had a late lunch. We ate just a few little empanadas of chicken and tuna, knowing that we were in for another big meal tonight back at the hotel.

      By the time we were done with lunch, the rain had stopped totally and the sky was dotted with big clouds, little clouds, grey clouds, dark clouds, white clouds. We decided to take about an hour drive up into the vineyards and had some pretty amazing views along with a few walks through open vineyards (we figured the owners wouldn’t mind if we walked through the vineyards instead of along the very narrow highway).

      So that was the sum total of our day — no Roman anything, no medieval cities, no megalithic necropolis! Relaxing and plenty of fresh air with beautiful views. The Douro Valley is really one of my favorite places.      Read more

    • Laurie ReynoldsBack to Lisbon, 2022
      Day 6

      Douro again!

      November 1, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ 🌙 12 °C

      The plan originally was to head to Porto today, but someone at breakfast raved about a place they had stayed, in a working vineyard no less. That was enough for me to change plans. I just love this part of Portugal. So we lolly-gagged around the valley, up and down from the river level to high lookout points, and had a picnic lunch at one of them. On the way, I saw several arrows, reminding me that I had walked through these parts a little more than a month ago.

      By about 3:30, we were checked in to the Casal dos Capelinhos. Joe was starting his nap, and I was walking up and down, back and forth (some rows are parallel to the river, some are perpendicular) from one row of grapes to another. The sun dropped slowly behind the hill in front of us, and it was so peaceful. The time flew by.

      We will eat here tonight, and tomorrow we will definitely go to Porto!      Read more

    • Camino de Santiago
      Day 53

      Douro Valley Wine Tour

      November 9, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

      Today we took a fun & informative bus tour of the Alto Douro Wine Region. It's a UNESCO World Heritage Site & has produced wines for thousands of years. We left at 8:30 this morning and returned back at 6:30 PM. It was a beautiful ride out through the river valley to 2 wine estates where we met the winemakers who explained how their famous Port wine is created. Did you know people actually do stomp grapes as part of the process of making Port wine? We tasted white, ruby & tawny port. We had a delicious Portuguese lunch. I had pork, Jim had cod for lunch. We took a riverboat cruise after lunch which offered beautiful views of the valley. Next we visited the the Croft Vineyard for another wine tasting.Read more

    • Darren and JanetMorocco and Portugal 2023
      1
      21122
      Day 40

      Douro Valley

      April 1, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

      We woke up to a cloudy, overcast day for our journey east, up the Douro Valley. Amongst low cloud, the first stop was Amarante, where the local market was in full swing.

      We followed the river, with it's steep banks lined with terraced vineyards, and stopped in Pinháo for lunch. There were 2 river cruise boats in dock, but they must have been out wine tasting, as the small town was very quiet.

      Rui made some calls to fit us in for a tasting at a winery that made table wines as well as port (many only make port) and we visited Quinta do Bomfim for a very relaxing afternoon of tasting on their wisteria covered pergola overlooking the Douro River.

      Accommodation tonight is in Peso da Régua where we had dinner at a non-touristy restaurant (ie not on the waterfront). The staff spoke no English (the same amount as our Portuguese), so we had much laughter communicating our order. The staff always bring out olives and bread at the start of the meal - they are not complimentary, but added to the bill unless you send them back - and tonight we also received a mystery bowl... of chicken gizzards. And they were quite tasty!      Read more

    • TravelerAcross Europe
      1
      Day 12

      Peso da Regua

      April 19, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

      Viseu was marvellous but is surrounded by hills. Geographically we reached a the high point today- possibly for the whole trip? otherwise the high point was an interrupted 30km/ 800m descent to Peso. Here we join the Douro valley and will spend a couple of days exploring the area- lots of vineyards 🍷🤪. The descent took us through Lamego and a great Tapas bar halfway up the outrageous baroque staircase up to the Igreja.Read more

    • TravelerAcross Europe
      11
      Day 13

      Pochino

      April 20, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

      Peso is where we split from the n2 and I start to head east ( and Helen will head west to Porto and home). The Douro valley is a "must see" destination with terraced vineyards cascading down ( unfortunately ) steep hillsides. The Douro cuts deeply through mountains and drains a large part of the NE plains of Spain.the complex geography means a lot of steep ups and downs: not ideal bike touring country. So i've done todays 100k/2000m unlaiden and got the amazing "bucket list " train ride back to the start. Ride with gps came up with some outrageous route choices, including an extensive precipitous cobbled section- and a tarmac section that ( I think) will be the steepest road I've riden down. Good news though- from the last hill I could see Spain!!! Saturdays job.Read more

    • Portugal & Switzerland
      Day 8

      Duoro Valley

      May 19 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

      The Duoro Valley blew away all expectations. Beautiful hillsides of grape vines, a snaking river through the valley and wineries that have been producing wine for 2 thousand years! It is the smallest of the wine regions in Portugal and is the only place in the world Port wine can be made!

      We booked a wine tour through Get Your Guide. We wanted to find a tour that would be less busy as often large tour buses will bring tourists out to this region. Our day started out with the 1.5 hour drive to the Duoro Valley. As we got close to the region, we began seeing the amazing sloped vineyards. Before visiting our first vineyard we hopped on a small boat and cruised down the Duoro River. It was a great way to see some of the wineries and how expansive the wine region is while enjoying sparkling wine from here! Our first winery was Quinta do Beijo - we tried a few table wines and 2 port wines. Kevin also had a chance to see what the inside of one of the wine barrels looked like! They explained, sentiment builds up in the barrels and someone’s job is to chisel it off so they can continue to be used.

      The second winery we went to was situated high up on the hillside with a beautiful view of the valley. They also had 3 dogs! After tasting a few wines, we had lunch here! I had the most delicious cod with potatoes and eggs and Kevin had braised beef with roasted veg. There were also many delicious tapas shared with the table. The wine did not stop pouring!

      Most of the tour guides were either friends or family of the wineries which made for a family/community feel. We also had a couple friends join us for the tour which made for a very fun day!      Read more

    • ueliVia Lusitana VRSA nach Ourense
      1
      Day 30

      Bahn nach Vila Real

      October 6, 2019 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C

      In Vila Real de Santo Antonio bin ich gestartet und nun wieder Vila Real - eine königliche Stadt. Die beiden heissen so, weil jeweils ein König beschlossen hatte, da muss eine Stadt hin.
      Der Weg dahin verlief durchgehend auf dem ehemaligen Bahntrasse. Also schön regelmässig konstant steigend. Ein paar Geisterbahnhöfe und ein zeitgenössisches eindrückliches Brückenbauwerk.Read more

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    • TravelerMarco und wir
      1
      Day 21

      Portwein für Anfänger

      February 6, 2020 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C

      Der Tag begann heute im Portweinmuseum in Regua. Dort wurde alles über die Geschichte und die Technik des Weinbaus im Dourotal erläutert. Die Engländer haben den Portwein erst so richtig populär gemacht. Er war lange der Exportschlager der Portugiesen. Es gibt weissen und roten, meistens süßen, aber auch trockenen Portwein. Dann gibt es blendet , also gemischten, oder sortenreinen Portwein. Diesen gibt es dann als 10, 20, 30, oder 40 Jahre alten zu kaufen. Mein Geschmack ist er nicht gerade, da meistens sehr süß. Aber inzwischen gibt es mehr und mehr ausgezeichnete Rotweine aus dem Douro Tal. Alles ist recht hochpreisig, so zwischen 10-100 Euro pro Flasche. Wir waren den Rest des Tages im Tal unterwegs. Kleine Straßen, viele Kurven, schwindelerregende Ausblicke. Wenn man die Weinterassen sieht, bekommt man eine Ahnung davon wieviel Arbeit es macht das in Ordnung zu halten. Jetzt haben wir einen ruhigen Stellplatz direkt am Fluss. Morgen geht es schon wieder weiter Richtung Süden.Read more

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    Distrito de Vila Real, Vila Real

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