Family Club - From Portugal to Spain: Porto, the Douro Valley (Portugal) and Salamanca (Spain)

From Portugal to Spain: Porto, the Douro Valley (Portugal) and Salamanca (Spain)

Included in tour package:<ul><li>Porto by night</li><li>Touring Porto via tram and visiting the tram museum</li><li>Vila Real and the Solar de Mateus Manor (outdoor)</li><li>Salamanca tapas tour</li><li>Porto Wine Route (tasting)</li><li>Lamego</li><li>Hiking along the Douro</li></ul>

Departure by coach from Regua to Lamego for a guided tour of the city center by coach and on foot. Lamego is a charming episcopal and commercial town where you&#39;ll get to discover the Nossa Senhora dos Remedios Sanctuary. This 18th century church stands out with its white fa&ccedil;ade dominating a baroque staircase with 686 steps ending in a shrine built in the rocaille style and adorned with azulejos. The first stone was laid on February 14th, 1750 and gave way to the construction of a massive temple overlooking the city and providing a breathtaking view over the misty mountains of the surrounding landscape. Return on board in Regua.

PLEASE NOTE

<ul>
	<li>Good walking shoes are recommended.</li>
	<li>The order of the visits can change.</li>
	<li>Times are approximate.</li>
	<li>Please dress appropriately to visit the sanctuary.</li>
</ul>

Guided tour of Lamego

A unique opportunity to admire the city of Porto by night during a panoramic tour by bus. You will love the old, preserved districts of this city of immense character, classed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Porto is not only a city rich in vestiges from a glorious past, but also the young-spirited, warm capital city of a region marked by its winemaking as well as its closeness to the ocean. During the tour of the historic center, your guide will schedule a stop at the Sao Bento railway station to look at its magnificent azulejos. Return on board by coach.

PLEASE NOTE

<ul>
	<li>The order of the visits can change.</li>
	<li>Times are approximate.</li>
</ul>

Porto by night

We&#39;ll leave by coach for the mouth of the Douro River. Here, you&#39;ll set out with your guide for a hike along the Douro, passing through the traditional fishing village of S&atilde;o Pedro da Afurada. We&#39;ll have a great view of Porto and its famous Ribeira Square before arriving in Vila Nova de Gaia, where the prestigious wine is aged in renowned cellars. We&#39;ll visit a wine cellar and enjoy a tasting*. After our hike, we&#39;ll return to the ship on foot.PLEASE NOTE<ul><li>Wear comfortable, sturdy walking shoes and suitable clothing for the hike.</li><li>Hike: Approx. 3 hours ; Approx. 4.3496 miles ; 328-foot altitude difference (100 m).</li><li>Times are approximate.</li><li>The order of the visits can change.</li><li>*Alcohol can be harmful to your health. Please drink in moderation.</li></ul>

Hiking along the Douro

We&#39;ll leave from Vila Nova de Gaia by coach for downtown Porto. Once we arrive, we&#39;ll board one of the city&#39;s trams and partake in this urban-tourism experience all the way to the mouth of the Douro. Our visit will include a stop at the tram museum (Museu do Carro El&eacute;ctrico), housed in a former thermo-electric power plant. The museum collection comprises the oldest cars pulled by horses, called &quot;Americanos,&rdquo; to the last trams from the 1950s and 1960s. We&#39;ll finish up our excursion with a tasting of some of the local specialties*. At the end of our tour, we&#39;ll return to the ship by coach.

PLEASE NOTE

<ul>
	<li>Times are approximate.</li>
	<li>The order of the visits can change.</li>
	<li>Good walking shoes are recommended.</li>
	<li>*Alcohol can be harmful to your health. Please drink in moderation.</li>
</ul>

Touring Porto via tram and visiting the Tram Museum

We&#39;ll leave from Regua or Pinh&atilde;o for Vila Real, where aristocrats built grand palaces during the 16th and 18th centuries. The architecture of the religious buildings is here extremely varied. We&#39;ll take a panoramic tour of the city by coach, followed by a tasting of the local pastry, Cristas de Galo. 
We&#39;ll then set out to explore Mateus Palace, the most beautiful and astonishing manor in all of Northern Portugal. This 18th-century beauty is set in a hilly landscape reminding us of Mexico. The subtle mixture of granite, white walls and extravagance from the Age of Enlightenment such as ledges covered in statues and Baroque style pilasters is a striking feature. Behind the manor is a delightful garden with box hedges, more statues, and a spectacular 115-foot cedar tunnel. After our tour, we&#39;ll return to our ship in Regua or Pinh&atilde;o.

PLEASE NOTE

<ul>
	<li>Good walking shoes are recommended.</li>
	<li>The order of the visits can change.</li>
	<li>Times are approximate.</li>
</ul>

Vila Real and Mateus Palace

You&rsquo;ll leave by coach with our team from Barca d&rsquo;Alva for Salamanca, where you&rsquo;ll meet up with the local guide for a tapas food tour in several eateries in the city center. Discover the wide range of Spanish delights and flavors served as appetizers or snacks. The most well known include patatas bravas, salads, and cold cuts (chorizo, lomo, Jam&oacute;n ib&eacute;rico)&mdash;all sublime when served with a glass of Spanish wine. You&rsquo;ll have lunch in a local restaurant to prolong your immersion in Spanish cuisine. Afterwards, enjoy some free time to stroll about the town on your own. At the end of our tour, we&rsquo;ll return on board the ship in Vega de Terron.PLEASE NOTE<ul><li>Good walking shoes are recommended.</li><li>Lunch in a restaurant included (drinks are not included).</li><li>The order of the visits can change.</li><li>Times are approximate.</li></ul>

Salamanca tapas tour

Departure from Ferradosa for our excursion along the Porto wine route. 
We&#39;ll discover this incredible vineyard extending over 100 km along the Douro river all the way to the Spanish border. We&#39;ll visit San Salvador do Mundo and Sao Joao da Pesqueira, two small towns set among the vineyards in the Rio Torto valley. In Sao Joao da Pesqueira, you will have the opportunity to explore the arcaded main square, the chapel and the white houses with their balconies. You will visit a quinta (wine cellar) to taste the famous Porto*. We&#39;ll return on board in Pinhao or Folgosa.

PLEASE NOTE

<ul>
	<li>*Alcohol can be harmful to your health. Please drink in moderation.</li>
	<li>Beware if you have travel sickness, roads are sinuous.</li>
	<li>The order of the visits can change.</li>
	<li>Times are approximate.</li>
</ul>

Wines trail of Porto

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DISCOVERY EXCURSIONS PACKAGE

Included in tour package: Porto by night Touring Porto via tram and visiting the tram museum Vila Real and the Solar de Mateus Manor (outdoor) Salamanca tapas tour Porto Wine Route (tasting) Lamego Hiking along the Douro

DISCOVERY EXCURSIONS PACKAGE

DISCOVERY EXCURSIONS PACKAGE

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From Portugal to Spain: Porto, the Douro Valley (Portugal) and Salamanca (Spain)

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