Posts with tag ”porto”

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Port wine in the Douro Valley

Port wine in the Douro Valley

Today I’m in Porto, the birthplace of port wine in northern Portugal. The Alto Douro wine country is the oldest demarcated wine region on the planet and even the Romans made wine on the banks of the Douro river.

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The derelict state of Porto

The derelict state of Porto

In Portugal, the sea has always been close. The country was once a nation of great seafarers and the city of Porto has been an important port since Roman times. Today, things are different.

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