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Get A Historical Perspective of Pico Island

December 10, 2017 TravelAtWill 6

Taking A Ferry To Pico Island Our guide from Naturalist Science and Tourism picked us up and we drove to the dock. Pedro provided us with a great tour of Faial Island and we were excited to get a historical perspective of Pico Island next. Pedro stayed with the car […]

Port Tasting In Porto At Graham’s Port Lodge

October 17, 2017 TravelAtWill 4

Returning To Porto It was always great to return to a city you have explored in the past. We visited Porto in the spring and were back for a day stop on our cruise along the coast of Western Europe. We had explored much on our last visit. But on […]

Things To Do When Staying In Douro Wine Country

September 27, 2017 TravelAtWill 2

We Enjoyed Staying In Douro Wine Country A stay in Porto gave us a great view of this smaller city in the north of Portugal. When we headed into the Douro River Valley area, we decided to take a break from the city by staying in Douro wine country. Driving […]

Visit the Mateus Palace (Casa de Mateus)

September 24, 2017 TravelAtWill 6

Visit the Mateus Palace We stayed in the Douro River Valley with a great view overlooking the grape terraces. One day we headed back out on the twisty road hugging the hills. We planned to explore the areas around Sobrosa and Vila Real. There was one stop we had to […]

Driving Along the Douro River Valley

September 20, 2017 TravelAtWill 23

Leaving Porto We had a busy 3 days in Porto. It was great to see the beautiful city. We did a small riverboat tour on the Douro River in Porto to see the 6 bridges. It was now time to head up the Douro River into the valley and see […]