Driving through Portugal via the Batalha Monastery to Sintra
Continuing our journey through Portugal after leaving the Viking River of Gold cruise on the Douro River from Porto, we left the Curia Palace Hotel for the final time to…
Aveiro and Viseu on the drive through Portugal to Lisbon
Continuing the story of the Viking Cruises River of Gold cruise on the Douro River in Portugal, we rented a car for a slow and leisurely drive back from Porto…
Extension to Viking River of Gold Cruise – day 1
After disembarking from the Viking Hemming in Porto after completing the River of Gold Cruise on the Douro, we continued our adventures in Portugal with a quick taxi ride to…
The final step of River of Gold cruise into Porto
After the gorgeous picnic on the banks of the Douro, we started the final day of the Viking River of Gold cruise with a morning tour to the pilgrimage city…
A picnic in the hills above Pinhao in Portugal
Continuing the story of our trip to Portugal and the Viking Cruises River of Gold Cruise, we are on the return journey back from Barca D'Alva and Salamanca towards Porto.…
Visit to Salamanca in Spain from River of Gold cruise
The Douro River is not actually very long (in its navigable areas) and so our Viking River of Gold cruise reached Barca D'Alva in two days of sailing. Included in…
Pinhao to Barca D’Alva on the River of Gold Cruise
This is one of a series of articles providing an extended review of the Viking Portugal's River of Gold Cruise which we took in August 2019 and extended with a…
Porto to Pinhao on the Viking Douro River cruise
After an exciting (and exhausting) time walking the streets and hills of Porto, we left at dawn to begin the cruise up the Douro River. Before 1971, traveling on the…
Porto – the start of the River of Gold cruise
This is the continuing review and story of our vacation in Portugal which was anchored around the Portugal's River of Gold cruise with Viking. The introductory article about our days…
Coimbra in Portugal on the River of Gold cruise
We left Lisbon in the morning by coach to drive to Porto. According to the map, it is a 3 hour drive on the motorway, but I think we took…