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Porto
After sunbathing in the amazing Algarve, let’s fly up North to Porto.
You can use the Blue Heaven Portugal Jets from Faro to Porto’s air-
port or fly through TAP on a first-class voyage.
Porto is the city that makes tourists happy, being the home of Port
Wine and where Christian Haas has his showroom. Once you’re in
Porto, feel free to stop by the Lello Bookstore, the famous library
that inspired the Harry Potter books, or go to Ribeira and admire the
breathtaking views of the Douro river and the infamous coloured
houses. The Invicta is full of surprises! Don’t forget to eat at the
amazing Michelin starred Antiqvvm, an amazing space with a privi-
leged view and a magistral cuisine.
The Invicta city is home for various Portuguese tiles, or azulejos, as they
are called in Portugal, originated from traditional and ancient art that
has been made popular in both Portugal and Spain. In short, it involves
a specific way of hand-painting tin-glazed ceramic tile work in the
most varied hues. See this amazing art at the São Bento railway train
station, Casa da Música, Ribeira Negra panel and the Porto Cathedral.
Once you’re in Porto feel free to stop by the Covet Douro House, the
ultimate experience of lived-design specially conceived for all design
lovers worldwide. An ancient three floor waterfront mansion in Por-
to, located in one of the most beautiful landscapes of Europe, Douro,
a UNESCO World Heritage site. This is a truly whimsical escape for
exclusive clients and partners to be inspired. Immerse yourself in this
experience and get ready to fall in love.
Sleep with the city of Porto at your feet at the Yeatman Hotel, located
in the centre of one of the most important European capitals of wine,
just a few steps away from the famous wine cellars. The Yeatman de-
livers a sophisticated wine and gourmet experience. In the morning,
schedule a visit to the Port Wine cellars and fall in love. This wine is
a natural and fortified wine, produced exclusively from grapes from
the Demarcated Region of the Douro, that stretches from the North
of Portugal to the east of the city of Porto. You can also go to Foz and
sleep and the Villa Foz Hotel and Spa, an amazing hotel designed by
the amazing Portuguese interior designer Nini Andrade da Silva.
After Porto, stop by Vila do Conde to see the amazing beaches and
the renda de bilros. This amazing Portuguese art is produced through
the successive crossing or interspersed of textile yarns, executed on
the pike and with the aid of pins and bobbins. The pique is a card,
usually painted in a saffron colour to facilitate the view from the yard
where a drawing was made by specialists.
Régua, Pinhão and São João da Pesqueira are the best cities for you
to finish your tour. Douro Valley is Portugal’s answer to Germany’s
romantic Rhine River Valley. But unlike the Rhine, the Douro was
never a strategic military location. Rather than castles and stony ram-
parts, visitors encounter farms and sleepy villages. The only fortified
thing here is... the wine. This Douro region, where Port is produced,
stretches along the river of the same name.
The best way to get to know the Douro Valley is to do it by boat,
in a classic Douro river cruise, an amazing and luxurious trip from
Porto to Pinhão. On the way up, there are many choices of Quintas
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