Romantic Private Boat Ride with Port Wine Tasting

Feel and breathe the Douro on a private boat tour with Port wine tasting on board, from where you can enjoy the wildest area of ​​the river.

Highlights:

• The Pearl of Portugal - the Douro

• A romantic private boat ride

• Wine tasting on board

• Enjoy the wildest area of ​​the river

Includes:

• Private boat ride

• Wine degustation

Optional:

• Hotel pick-up and drop-off

Please note: 1 hour and 30 minutes from the center of Porto

Portugal's Douro Valley is a real gem. It would seem, what can surprise this small and not very rich country, especially when such a "Goliath of winemaking" as Spain is located nearby?

"Very simple," said Nature, and drew an intricate zigzag of the Douro River, stretching across the entire country, from East to West. "But that's not all, of course," and lavished the Douro Valley with sunshine and rain, sprinkling everything with the ocean's salty winds, and then, on second thought, poured a generous handful of shale and granite.

This is how the unique climate and geology of Portugal's most famous region "happened".

When England was at enmity with France in the 17th-18th centuries, Portugal successfully took advantage of the moment and became one of the centers for supplying the English crown with wines that France refused to supply to its worst enemy.

Wines on the road often deteriorated, so they were diluted with strong brandy to prevent fermentation. During the journey, such wine not only did not turn sour, but acquired additional aromas from the wood of the barrel.