Cruises to Salamanca take place along Portugal and Spain’s River of Gold, the Douro, so it’s only fitting that during your Douro river cruise, you’ll often have the opportunity to visit Spain’s Golden City, too. Always rewarding, river cruises to Salamanca offer visitors the chance to explore a city brimming with culture and architectural wonders. […]
Fine wine and fine architecture in picturesque Porto
Along with Portugal’s capital Lisbon, its second largest city Porto is the most frequented destination on any Douro river cruise and all river cruise lines which offer itineraries along the river stop there. The city is most famous for being the home of port and indeed, it’s how the famous beverage got its name. Although […]
A douro cruise – views from a river cruise passenger
This is a guest post, coming from a reader who wanted to share their experience of a river cruise: One of the real pleasures to be had on any river cruise is to be able just to sit back in comfort and watch the world go by. For this you need fine weather, a […]