Northern Portugal’s Douro Valley is home to a wide range of cultural experiences — whether it’s hiking through pine forests, exploring historic towns or visiting the vineyards where port wine grapes ...

Explore one of the world’s oldest wine-growing regions with a cruise along the verdant, winding gorges of this historic river ...

ENTRE-OS-RIOS, Portugal — Beneath terraces of vineyards and olive trees in the undulating landscape of northern Portugal, a crowd of locals gathered to watch our boat squeeze through one of five ...

Rio Douro roughly translates from Portuguese as “river of gold.” When the setting sun catches it right, you can see why. The waters gleam like liquid bullion bars. The Douro cuts across northern ...

Nicko Cruises is adding an exclusive wine program to its Douro cruise aboard the Douro Queen this fall. Certified sommelier ...

Porto is a city best explored at street level. A steep lane can lead to a tiled church, a tiny family-run tasca or a view ...

Mary Couto Lewis of Apex Tours and Travel recommends Douro Azul for an authentic local trip along the Douro River. The company operates a full seven-day cruise, but its day trip involves a quick jaunt ...

Dappled sunlight gleaming off its regal blue livery, Portugal’s Presidential Train glides out of the medieval heart of Porto toward the Douro Valley on the start of a new addition to Europe’s ...

In the Douro Valley near Pinhao, Portugal. The Douro Valley is one of the world’s best known wine regions. (In fact, it’s the oldest demarcated wine region—declared way back in 1756, when it was a ...

A $2,600 monthly retirement in Portugal’s Douro Valley can work, but only in the quieter version of the region. The vineyard views and river towns are real, but so are the car dependency, visa income ...

Rio Douro roughly translates from Portuguese as “river of gold.” When the setting sun catches it right, you can see why. The waters gleam like liquid bullion bars. The Douro cuts across northern ...