Northern Portugal’s Douro Valley is home to a wide range of cultural experiences — whether it’s hiking through pine forests, ... prehistoric art dating back to 22,000 BC was discovered, ...

Wine Columnist Will Lyons travels to the Douro Valley in Portugal to experience the ancient art of treading the grapes by foot. Watch how at harvest time the grape pickers still practice one of ...

In the north of Portugal, there is a fascinating itinerary running through villages, valleys and hills to discover an ...

Centuries after it first started producing port wines, the Douro Valley has a new focus: a growing tourism scene. But even as visitors pour into this rolling landscape of dramatic hills and deep ...

1. Saint Sebastian Fort, built on a coral island by the Portuguese in the 16th century, is one site listed on a geotourism map guide for a southeastern African country. Name this country. 2. The ...

To fully experience the Douro Valley, however, head upstream to the Alto Douro (Upper Douro) wine region. Visitors can choose between a three-hour dash by chopper to Mesão Frio, on the western ...

If renaissance art isn’t your thing then head to the Côa valley Archeological Park, in an area known as the Alto Douro, home to hundreds of examples of palaeolithic rock art of animals carved ...

People have been making wine in the verdant hills of northern Portugal's Douro Valley for nearly 2,000 years.Nowadays, the region is home to more than 19,000 grape farmers and 1,000 companies ...

In fact, the Douro Valley is the world’s oldest wine region and in 2001 was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Douro River and its tributaries are lifelines for local grape growers.