The Douro, Porto & Salamanca

Overview

The Douro, Porto & Salamanca

One of Europe’s best kept secrets in one of its most undiscovered corners, explore the sleepy villages and medieval towns unchanged for centuries, amongst the breathtaking rolling hills and terraced vineyard slopes of the stunning Douro Valley.

Commencing in the Roman city of Porto, the home of Port wine, Portugal’s once wild river Douro has been tamed by locks into resembling a series of finger lakes, adding greatly to the valley's ambience. Leaving behind the Atlantic influenced greenery of the coast you are soon immersed in a Mediterranean land of olives, vines, and picturesque, medieval hilltop villages. Our destination is the higher reaches of the valley from where we visit Salamanca - home of one of Europe’s oldest universities, two of its finest cathedrals, Spain’s finest city square and even the Inquisition!

You will adore the away-from-it-all experience and visit some of Iberia’s most beautiful medieval towns, monasteries and vineyards, and feel you have been away for months!

What's Included

  • Seven nights on board in your choice of luxury cabin or suite, with river views
  • Eight guided visits and tours including lunch and a flamenco show; a guided tour of Porto with a wine-tasting; tasting at a typical Portuguese quinta; and visits to Castelo Rodrigo, Mateus Palace gardens and Lamego
  • All meals on board from dinner on your day of arrival through to breakfast on your day of departure, including welcome cocktails, a welcome dinner and the Captain’s Dinner
  • Traditional Portuguese folk music show
  • Five-star service from an English-speaking crew and knowledgeable local guides
  • Complimentary on-board tea and coffee
  • Complimentary on-board Wi-Fi

Hand Picked By

Katharine Harrison

Always a firm favourite with our customers, Riviera Travel offers fantastic river cruises. It has some of the finest ships with beautifully appointed cabns or suites with river views, superb cuisine throughout your stay and first-class service from an attentive crew. All this is included plus return journeys and transfers, all shore excursions and guided tours. I have first-hand experience on a Riviera River cruise and would love to share my experience with you.

Katharine Harrison

Additional Information

  • Departure Date: Various departure dates from June 2021 - October 2022
  • Duration: 7 nights
  • Highlights: One of Europe’s best kept secrets in one of its most undiscovered corners, explore the sleepy villages and medieval towns unchanged for centuries, amongst the breathtaking rolling hills and terraced vineyard slopes of the stunning Douro Valley.

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