{"id":3723,"date":"2025-03-07T04:06:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T04:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wendywidgets.com\/ATasteOfTravel\/?page_id=3723"},"modified":"2025-04-16T21:33:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T21:33:29","slug":"douro-valley-portugal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wendywidgets.com\/ATasteOfTravel\/douro-valley-portugal\/","title":{"rendered":"Douro Valley, Portugal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t

Douro Valley, Portugal
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The Douro Valley is the birthplace of Port Wine, and is the only place in the world that can legally produce it. The Douro River flows westward through the valley from its origins in north-central Spain, then cuts across northern Portugal all the way to the coast, where it empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Porto. The Douro is the third largest river in the Iberian Peninsula, with steep and picturesque riverbanks covered with terraced vineyards and small villages.<\/p>\n

We decided to take a day trip from Porto to Pinh\u00e3o (‘Pin-yow<\/em>‘) by train, which is a little under 2.5 hours each way. The train tracks closely follow the river through the valley, allowing us to get great views of the beautiful scenery. Fortunately the train wasn’t going overly fast, so we were able to catch some photos along the way!<\/p>\n