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    • Iberische Halbinsel
      11
      Day 64

      Dem Douro entlang

      May 31, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

      Manchmal geht die Fahrt nah am Wasser entlang, häufiger hoch auf den Serras mit einer tollen Aussicht auf die Weinberge der Douro Region. Wir machen einen Abstecher nach Lamego und schauen uns die Stadt mit ihren prachtvollen Sakralbauten und Paläste an. Das Weingebiet im Alto Douro ist UNESCO Weltkulturerbe. Der Bahnhof in Pinhão ist wunderschön mit Azulejos geschmückt die Szenen rund um den Weinbau zeigen. Wir unternehmen eine Bootsfahrt mit einem traditionellen Holzboot das zum Transport der Weinfässer benutzt wurde.Read more

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    • Six Bridges Rally
      Day 9

      Durch die Weinberge und ab nach Porto

      September 4, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

      Gestern ging es Richtung Porto durch die Weinberge. Was für eine tolle Stecke und später am Fluss Douro
      entlang nach Porto. Es ist schon unglaublich was wir so auf dieser Rallye alles zu sehen bekommen. Man schafft es kaum alles zu posten und in Worte zu fassen. 😀Read more

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    • ToietmoiegalvoyageTour d’Europe
      1
      Day 51

      57ème étape ~ Pinhão

      September 22, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

      Après un réveil au bord de l’eau, nous sommes partis sur l’eau 🚤
      Nous découvrons les vignobles de la vallée du Douro et leur histoire.
      Comment passer dans cette région sans déguster un bacalhau accompagné de son porto.Read more

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    • 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

    • 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

    • TravelerPORTUGAL 2023
      Day 7

      Olive oil press

      March 31, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

      The vineyards also have olive trees and this Quinta (farm) has what amounts to being an olive press museum. It could still be used but olive oils are cold pressed these days and this old press used hot water when the olive oil was processed. It was interesting to hear about how the oil was made. Extra virgin olive oil has to have an acidity of less than 0.8%. We tasted oils that had levels of 0.3% and 0.1%. Very smooth.Read more

    • TravelerCovid trip reimagined 23
      Day 24

      Pinhao, Quinta Da Pacheca & Mateus

      May 24, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

      Breakfasted at Quinta Da Rosa; excellent position overlooking the river.
      Sailed off in the van to follow the Tour Taylor (TT) instructions to Quinta Da Pacheca for wine tour & tasting at 1030. Wine has been produced here since 1538, when it was a monastery. 2005 it was developed into an upmarket hotel. The traditional 18th century house has been restored, and is now a wonderful blend of old and new. Lunch had been booked by TT and was the best food so far.
      The rest of the afternoon was pretty much written off; but someone had to do it!
      I managed to drag the crew to Villa Real (palace) of Mateus! Now you all remember the Mateus bottles with candles stuck in them - the height of sophistication in the 1970 NZ. I was pleased to see that in the intervening 35 yrs they hadn’t completely dropped the ball! Bought back great memories of touring here with Geoff & z Lucy in 88. Especially Geoff’s concern about the dead lady in the pond! The marble statue is still reclining in the pond. The garden was quite good, lots of box hedge trimming to do.
      Achieved laundry in Villa Real, bought cheese etc for dinner to try and reign in the excesses! We are not winning 🥇      Read more

    • 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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    • TravelerCovid trip reimagined 23
      Day 25

      Day based in Pinhao, walking & boat

      May 25, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

      Quinta De La Rosa breakfast and an attempt to find a Dr for Eke, unsuccessful as the small villages don’t have Drs. Chemist of some help, and some of Cecily’s meds.
      Rest of us went on the scheduled walking am walking trip with Fernando, who was a ‘rough diamond’ and so different from city guides. We had a non stop commentary for 3.30 hrs. We were taken by van up into the hills behind Pinhao, and walked down & down & down. It got very hot! We were entertaining with foraged food; almonds, loquats, blackberries etc. all the while hearing about his life of military service, inc Afghanistan, Timor, and travels to Australia etc, winery work, you name it.
      He asked us if we knew when a guide was telling lies? The answer was “when his lips were moving”!! Very enjoyable insight into local activities, land ownership, tourism etc.
      pm we set out on a yacht to ‘motor’ up the Duro for two hours. Guide was ok once we got him to talk but I was feeling very sleepy in the sun.
      Bought fruit & cheese etc for dinner outside our lovely rooms.      Read more

    • TravelerPORTUGAL 2023
      Day 7

      The Douro Valley

      March 31, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

      Today is a wine and port tasting tour of the Douro valley. We met our fellow tourists when we were picked up close to our accommodation at 8:15. Two pleasant ladies are from New Zealand and look to be senior to us in years. Another couple is from New Jersey and is around our age. Then there is a younger couple from Oregon. We don’t talk too much on the way to the Douro valley, but get to know each other better once we are seated for the tasting.
      Kiwis and Canucks get along great, the Americans get along with each other too. Nobody talked about politics and everyone talked about previous travel experiences.      Read more

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    Alijó, Alijo, Alijó Municipality

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