Why you should visit Portugal’s River of Gold
The Douro River in northern Portugal is one of the major rivers of the Iberian Peninsula, flowing from north-central Spain to its final outlet, the historical seaside city of Porto.
The Douro Valley, home to thousands of terraced vineyards, is one of the oldest demarcated wine regions in the world. This region is where Portugal’s famous port wine has been produced and aged for hundreds of years. It’s also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
After visiting this region a few months ago, we are convinced it should be on your travel short-list. We put together this short video highlighting the reasons we believe you should travel to Portugal and experience its magnificent River of Gold.
Watch the video below to see why you should travel here.
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Portugal’s River of Gold with Viking River Cruises
The cruise we did is called Portugal’s River of Gold. It’s a 10 day itinerary that begins in Lisbon and ends in Porto. We wrote a detailed post about what we did on this Portugal river cruise – read that post here.
If you’re thinking about taking a European river cruise for the first time, you likely have a lot of questions. We certainly did. What are the rooms like? How is the food? What is included? What is there to see and do?
To answer these questions, we wrote a detailed post about what it’s like on a European River Cruise with Viking River Cruises. Read the blog post here.
What did we think of Portugal’s River of Gold?
We thoroughly enjoyed our river cruise experience. It exceeded our expectations. I believe everyone should experience the luxury and simplicity of a European river cruise, at least once in their life.
We look forward to discovering new destinations with Viking River Cruises. Their service and attention to detail is top notch. We would recommend the Portugal’s River of Gold cruise.
With that said, we must disclose that we partnered with Viking River Cruises to make this trip possible. Our cruise was complimentary. We agreed to share our honest, firsthand experience on this travel blog and our social media channels.
More blog posts from Portugal:
- Thinking about a European River Cruise? Here’s what you need to know.
- 30 Photos of Porto that prove it should be on your travel list
- Lisbon totally exceeded our expectations! Find out why.
- Here’s what we did on our Portugal River Cruise with Viking
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So beautiful! Would love to do this as well!