Sailing across the Western Mediterranean is like tracing the lineage of history itself. From the imperial marble of Rome to the sun-baked limestone of Malta, the blue-and-white clifftops of North…
The final day in our post cruise exploration of Portugal found us in the lovely Sintra Marmoris Palace hotel and ready for our day exploring the town and the Pena…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…