Exploring the Douro, plus Lisbon & Madrid - Eastbound 2021
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- Centuries of wine-growing history and timeless Port traditions along an enchanting “river of gold”… white-painted quinta estates lined with terraced vineyards… Lisbon’s treasures from the Age of Discovery and beyond… art and architecture royally inspired and the joys of tapas in Madrid…Cruise through the heart of one of the world’s oldest and most beautiful wine regions on a 12-day journey between Lisbon and Madrid
- featuring a 7-night cruise aboard Tauck’s new riverboat msAndorinha
- custom designed for exploring Portugal’s “golden” Douro River. Visitquintasfor wine tastings
- hike through vineyards and villages
- and discover the UNESCO World Heritage city of Porto
- where the Douro kisses the Atlantic and timeless Port traditions steal your heart. Spend two nights each in Lisbon
- the gate to the “New World
- ” enticing with palaces aplenty andazulejoschronicling life from Moorish times to present day – and Madrid
- Spain’s bigger-than-life capital
- with its bar culture and bevy of baroque and belle époque architecture.
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- TAUCK EXCLUSIVE – Tour and private dinner in Queluz National Palace in Lisbon 7-night cruise aboard a brand new riverboat custom designed to sail on the Douro River A choice of excursions that includes active hikes, a port cocktail-making class, a tour of wine caves, bicycle rides and more valued at $3,156! In-depth exploration of 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Spain and Portugal Private wine tastings in quintas along the Douro River
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Crafted atop seven hills over centuries, Lisbon is home to cobbled lanes, castles in the clouds and maritime monuments that pay lasting tribute to Portuguese explorers like Vasco da Gama who changed the world. City sightseeing today discov...
Drive back in time to Coimbra, Portugal’s medieval capital for more than a century. A walking tour along the tiered cobbled lanes of this hilltop city brings you to its esteemed university, founded here in 1537, where its caped students ev...
Culturally rich and historically charming, Porto’s pleasures are diverse and delightful, blending old and new to reveal a fascinating portrait of the city through art and architecture, wine and food, and magnificent waterfront views...
The Douro River cuts a 200-mile path through one the world’s most beautiful and prolific wine regions as it makes its way from Porto and the Atlantic Ocean through rugged wilderness to the Spanish frontier. The wine growing regions ...
It’s historic role in the production of port wine is written on the landscapes you’ll see today when you step off the boat into Peso da Régua for a day of discovery. An important transport junction, this is where barrels of wine were board...
Enjoy a fabled look at life along the Rio Douro when you embark on a guided tour of 18th-century Casa de Mateus, a Baroque masterpiece you may recognize from the label on bottles of Mateus Rosé, and its fantasy garden of manicured h...
Spend the day enjoying a leisurely cruise in the heart of port wine country, past sloping terraced vineyards and picturesque villages, stopping this afternoon for a shore excursion that celebrates the historic beauty and bounty of the region.
MEALS : B, L, D
LODGING : ms Andorinha
20,000 years ago prehistoric man called the Coa Valley home, leaving evidence of their residence on rocks in the Coa Valley. Visit the Coa Museum, to learn more about the history of the valley before continuing on your Douro River c...
Disembark your riverboat and drive to the UNESCO World Heritage City of Salamanca for a guided walking tour of its ancient heart, viewing the “living room of Salamanca,” the elegant arcaded Plaza Mayor, its stunning 12th-century Rom...
Take a guided one-mile walk – or a short drive – to Madrid’s 18th-century Royal Palace, home to a succession of Spanish kings from Charles III to Alfonso XIII, and reigning today as the official residence of the Spanish Royal Family...
MEALS : B
PORTOFCALL : Madrid, Spain
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