Recommend December 2017 - 22

Along the Douro River in Porto.

and present-day departure port for river cruises
through the Douro Valley. Often called the
"City of Bridges"-the Dom Luis I Bridge is the
standout-eclectic Porto offers a smooth blend
of historic-dating back to Roman times-and
modern. Tour the historic quarter, embracing
the medieval cathedral and other fine churches,
as well as the Sao Bento railway station,
distinguished by blue-and-white tile panels
depicting scenes from Portuguese history. The
museum not to miss is the Serralves Museum
of Contemporary Art, run by the Gulbenkian
Foundation in Lisbon. Food and wine lovers
will rejoice in Porto, starting with the Mercado
do Bolhao food market and including tastings
among the many port wine lodges clustered in
Vila Nova de Gaia across from Porto.
This port city is well-endowed with fine hotels:
small, try 1872 River House; international pick
it's the InterContinental Porto-Palacio Das
Cardosas; culinary high, The Yeatman Hotel,
with extensive wine cellars and a two-Michelin
starred restaurant.
Gaia, the city on the opposite riverbank from
Porto, is home to historic port wine producers
sprinkled along the waterfront with their caves,
aging tanks, and tasting rooms. ♦

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