• More Magnificent Photos #2

    February 4, 2019 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C

    This is an add-on that I just read regarding the road that we took,

    “If you’re going to plan a road trip, how about doing it on the best driving road in the world? According to car rental company Avis, that’s a 17-mile stretch of the N222 in the UNESCO-listed Douro Valley east of Porto.

    As well as apparently having a near-perfect ratio of tight corners to straight stretches, the road from Peso de Régua to Pinhão follows the contours of the picturesque Douro river as it overlooks the stunning vineyards below. It might be one of the best places in the world to drive, but you’ll likely spend as much time pulled over admiring the views as you do powering through another of the road’s nearly 100 bends.”

    That explains why, as a passenger, I felt the way I did!
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