Granted, this was our first true wine tasting excursion in Gaia. We chose to visit the family-owned boutique winemaker, Augusto’s. The Augusto family has two small vineyards in the Douro Valley and is not a part of any multi-vineyard corporation. They produce only a maximum of 35,000 bottles a year. That’s about the number of …
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Vila Nova de Gaia
Porto gets all the acclaim but Gaia is a destination itself. It’s the stepsister to Porto but she does alright for herself. She has a lovely riverside promenade with sunny restaurants, bistros, and shops. Lots of beautiful river cruise ships make port here. The city’s true glory is Gaia’s wine caves. There are twenty-one wineries …
Beautiful City Porto
Whether by accident or design, generally speaking, European countries have honored their history and heritage by preserving historical town centers and olden cities as they were or near as they were when first built ages ago. Most very early first town structures were built of wood but eventually replaced or restored in stone after having …