The Douro valley is Portugal’s “Napa Valley” - that is the center of their wine industry (including port). We visited for 3 days, mostly as a break from more intense touring. Lot’s of wine and port tasting but not much in terms of sights other than the valley itself. We liked it and would go back but it was mostly relaxing, drinking vino verde, and trying to stay cool (again unseasonably warm here - in the high 80s) Here are a few shots around the area.
One of the “Quintas” (Vineyards) - I think this is Quinta do Rosa but don’t quote me. The terraced hills surround the valley (look at the other pictures) are mostly covered with grape vines on the terraces with the occasional olive tree.
This is the town of Pinhão (Pin Yao) where we actually stayed. The big white building near the bridge is the hotel we stayed in.
A view up the Douro river. This river goes al the way to Porto. There are actually multi day cruises you can take from Porto up here and back. We didn’t do this but may next time.
Quinta Do Bomfim - we had a port tasting here. We attended multiple port tastings in different places - each giving different and often contradictory advice about port. Sigh.
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