OPORTO, PORTUGAL

The attraction of the second largest city of this country lies in its workday atmosphere, and the city that we can see today dates mainly from the 18th Century when trade was booming and the merchants financed fine houses for themselves and fine buildings for their city.

The attraction of the second largest city of this country lies in its workday atmosphere, and the city that we can see today dates mainly from the 18th Century when trade was booming and the merchants financed fine houses for themselves and fine buildings for their city. Oporto has imposing streets and squares; the Avenida Dos Aliados, stretching from Praça da Liberdade to Praça. D João I, proclaims that the country would not have been a poor relation in an 18th Century European community, and that agriculture is not the be-all and end-all of Northern Portugal. We will also see the outside façade of the Church of Clerigos, a Baroque and Rococo building of the 18th Century and the Cathedral – a 12th Century Romanesque building. We then proceed to the Ribeira quarter where we take a 55 minute river cruise boat ride that allows us to have a different panoramic view over Oporto City and its impressive six bridges. At the other bank of the river, the city of Vila Nova De Gaia is where we will find the wine cellars of the well-known drink – Port Wine. We will make a visit to one of the leading port wine cellars. Here we will partake in a special port wine tasting. Please note that this tour involves approximately 30 minutes of walking mostly over flat ground however there is an approximate 50 metre walk over a cobbled downhill street in order to reach the river boat quay. a few small steps may also be encountered. The boat is covered and there are toilet facilities onboard.

DESCRIPTION CORRECT FOR 2007 CANARIES & MEDITERRANEAN CRUISES