Video: train ride in the Douro
A brief film of a train ride through the the spectacular Douro wine region in northern Portugal, ending up at Quinta de Vargellas, which is one of the properties owned by the Taylor Fladgate group. The train is an excellent way to travel in the Douro because the track runs along the river, whereas the road is less direct, and less scenic. You can take a train from Porto all the way to the Douro, changing at Regua (see the timetable at www.cp.pt ); here we started at Pinhao, in the heart of the wine
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GerardMol (Gerard Mol) : Gisteren hebben we de Pico de Urbion (2226 m) bedwongen. 5 uur gewandeld en de Douro (hier Duero) zien ontsprigen. We hebben genoten!.. Updated : 2010-07-31T08:21:23Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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Rediscover Portugal's Wine-growing Alto Douro
[Travel & Places]But if you happen to be a wine connoisseur or just a simple person trading forex who enjoys drinking wine and traveling, you might want to go on an adventure to a land that boasts both natural beauty and excellent wine: Alto Douro in Portugal.
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.:Casa Beira Alta @ CLiKAKi:.
[Food & Drink]Casa Beira Alta - de Antonio Luis Ribeiro Correia Hotelaria e Restauracao. Delicie-se com os pratos tipicos da cozinha caseira portuguesa, numa casa que o faz sentir em casa. Situada no Porto, na zona da Boavista, junto ao Hotel Douro. Esperamos por si.
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A stunning red from Portugal's Douro for half price
[Food & Drink]New York Times wine columnist Eric Asimov noted in October that recessionary times are among the best to spread the gospel of budget wine buyers: that more expensive wine is not necessarily better wine. In that column he explored a wine region that may not be familiar to bargain hunters, Portugal’s Douro. Here's a great example for a great price.
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A stunning red from Portugal's Douro for half price
[Food & Drink]Douro is famous for its fortified Port, typically sweet, expensive and syrupy wine that’s often served after dinner. Yet in recent years the wineries in Douro have also been making good, often inexpensive table wine, using the same grapes that make port – none of which most people have ever heard of. ...
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Twelve Hundred lbs of dead octopuses washed up in Portugal
[Environment]What is killing the octopus of Vila Nova de Gaia? That question has obsessed the Portuguese city located just across the Douro River from Porto since Jan. 2, when 1,100 lb. (500 kg) of dead octopus were found on a 1.8-mile (3 km) stretch of local beach. The following day, another 110 lb. (50 kg) appeared.



























