Book a tour from Porto to the Douro River Valley. It is a long drive to rent a car, so a guide allows you to focus on the view and most were affordable. Ours came with a picnic lunch, other go to the local restaurants....More

This river has so much history going back to roman times there is much to learn with plenty to do and see either side of the riverbank

This is a fabulous European river, born in northern Spain, in Soria and fed by tributaries in Spain and Portugal, to become navigable and to end its journey in the Foz do Douro, in Oporto Portugal. The Douro valley in Portugal is the home of...More

Porto River Duoro waterfront and the castle with the old trams tracks embeded in the road is more interesting and pretty than you would expect. My advice is to go after sunset when you can get some amazing pictures and walk along outside, but the...More

Douro is a must if you go to Porto. There are tours on boat and tours on the road that go all the way to vineyards. If you want to get a sense of Portuguese landscape. Go to douro and tour around it.

The Rio Douro is a significant river and much wider than I had expected. I now appreciate why there are river cruises on the river. It is very much a working river with a lot of activity with boats passing with great frequency. Take a...More

Q-Trip: Follow Flores to Henry the Navigator’s statue then follow his finger to the right. Take the trolley out to the Atlantic ... along the Douro. Love an antique trolley ride anywhere. Q-Trip: The Douro can best be appreciated by following the #1 drive in...More