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Terraced vineyards above the Douro river in northern Portugal
Marco Varisco from Albany, New York, USA, CC BY-SA

Norte

Norte, northern Portugal: port cellar tastings in Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia, and guided tours with tasting at the Douro Valley quintas.

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Culinary experiences in Norte

Terraced vineyards above the Douro river in PortugalRosino, CC BY-SAWinery visit90 minutes

Douro Valley winery visits

Guided tours with tasting at three Douro Valley quintas, the wine estates upriver from Porto: 26 to 42 euros per adult, about 90 minutes.Peso da RéguaView
Courtyard of the Mercado do Bolhão with fruit and flower stalls under a blue sky in PortoMatt Kieffer from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SAFood tour3 to 3½ hours

Food tours in Porto

Four guided food tours in Porto’s centre and Ribeira, from 70 to 89 euros per adult, for three to three and a half hours, with group sizes, departures and meeting points.PortoView
Traditional rabelo port wine boats on the Douro river with the Porto waterfront behindMichael Gaylard from Horsham, UK, CC BYTasting50 to 90 minutes

Port wine cellar tastings in Porto

Port cellar visits with a tasting of three ports in Vila Nova de Gaia, across the river from Porto: 23 to 25 euros per adult, 50 to 90 minutes.PortoView

Cities and towns in Norte

Peso da Régua and the Douro river seen from above, surrounded by hillsDaniel VILLAFRUELA., CC BY-SA1 listing

Peso da Régua

Douro Valley winery visits
Porto's Ribeira waterfront with colourful houses and traditional boats on the DouroKrzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA2 listings

Porto

Food tours in PortoPort wine cellar tastings in Porto

Map of Norte

Norte is the northern region of mainland Portugal, with Porto as its main city. The Douro river crosses it from the Spanish border to the Atlantic, and the region holds both ends of the port wine chain: the vineyards of the Douro Valley upriver, and the port cellars of Vila Nova de Gaia at the river mouth.

Three experiences in this guide are in Norte. In Gaia, a cellar visit with three ports costs 23 to 25 euros per adult and lasts 50 to 90 minutes. In the Douro Valley, a guided tour with tasting at a quinta costs 26 to 42 euros and lasts about 90 minutes. Quinta do Crasto, one of them, takes groups of one to ten people aged 18 and over, with five wines. In Porto, four guided food tours cost 70 to 89 euros per adult, for three to three and a half hours.

Getting around

The Douro railway line runs from Porto up the valley through Peso da Régua to Pinhão. Driving between quintas means narrow, winding roads: plan a driver who skips the tastings.