A rabelos boat, which were used to transport port wine from the vineyards down to Gaia, on the Douro river in front of Porto's historic Ribeira district in Portugal.Giovanna Dell'Orto/STR ...

Maria Andrada, general manager of Scenic's Portugal operations who was onboard for part of our sailing, said bookings on the Azure for the rest of this year's Douro cruising season – which runs ...

“The Douro Valley is the only wine region on earth were grapes are still picked by hand in 60% of the vineyards and where top-quality wines are foot-trodden in stone tanks, the so-called lagares.” ...

Maya, Yolanda and Liora travel the Douro River in search of the region’s famous wine. The Douro wine region could easily be called the enchanted valley, with the magnificent Douro River carved ...

Its vineyards rise in striking symmetry from the banks of the Rio Douro, which charts a 557-mile-long course across northern Portugal before spilling out into the Atlantic at Porto.

Most Douro table wines labelled Vinhas Velhas are available only in Portugal, although PortugalVineyards.com and PTWine.pt will ship abroad. Quinta do Crasto, Vinhas Velhas Reserva 2018 Douro 14.5% ...

Scenic Cruises and some of the other large river cruise companies resumed sailing on the Douro in July, although demand is still far from pre-pandemic levels. The Azure, which began cruising the ...

Portugal's Douro Valley is a UNESCO World Heritage site and it's the country's oldest demarcated region that produces both port and wines. Here are some of Portugal's prime destinations for wine ...

Another new hotel on the Douro scene, this 19th-century manor house is set high above the river. It’s essentially a resort hotel, and facilities include a luxury spa and a wine “library”.

By the mid-1700s, parts of the Douro valley - beginning near the town of Peso da Regua, about 60 miles (100 kilometers) upstream from Porto - became a demarcated region, its vines and wines highly ...

PINHAO, Portugal – Ribbons of bright green grape leaves alternated with golden stone walls as far as I could see along the steep banks of Portugal's Douro River. Cantilevered steps led up hand ...