Porto, Portugal

This morning, we docked in Porto.; our excursion today: "The Best of Porto. Fado, Vistas, and More."

The first leg of our excursion was to explore the magnificent Porto Cathedral and then later visit the Museo do Tesouro. Such remarkable religious art!

We lunched with our cruiser-mates at the Heranca Magna restaurant, where we enjoyed a good lunch serenaded by local singers and guitarists. To get to the restaurant, we climbed a narrow, hilly and steep cobblestone street. We enjoyed fado music, tapas, red and white wines and port wine. (Music of passion, Fado often depicts longing of women for men to return from sea.)

To finish our day in Porto, we enjoyed a wondrous one hour river cruise on the beautiful Douro River. We saw the beautiful 19th-century Luís I Bridge, designed by a disciple of Gustave Eiffel and opened in 1886.

In the afternoon, we visited the beautiful Cathedral of Douro. Despite cooler temperature and some rain, it was another wonderful day.Læs mere