Douro River Valley Tour 1: Amarante village, Vinho Verde (green wine) and some Travel Agency rant
Although the weather in the Douro River Valley (a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage in Portugal) had been unfavourable when I was there in March (2 months ago)—the cruise ships were forced to dock for days and many shops on the river boulevard, and even the boulevard itself were submerged under water, I was quite lucky enough to be able to book a Douro River Valley tour, but by land though, which is what I really wanted anyway. This is the town of Amarante, our first stop for this Douro River Valley Tour. Do take note that Amarante is not a part of the Douro area, it is a municipality under the Greater Porto District located just before entering the Douro. I need a travel agency who wants my business The travel agent (will not name names) in Porto where I booked the tour initially told me resignedly, that there are NO tours to the Douro because of the floods, but moi being a persistent (I am in sales okay) and methodical (I have autistic abilities sometimes) individual ...