Port wine is a sweet, fortified wine made in Portugal for a few hundreds years. Port is a world, unknowable and sublime. Don’t be intimidated. You’ve gotta start somewhere, and Porto (on the Porto Untour in northern Portugal) is just the spot to get oriented. Here are the basics, to make it all a little less…
The Douro river valley is one of Portugal’s most gorgeous regions, a place to be savored. Whether you explore it on an Untour from your comfortable home base in Porto, or opt to see it on a Ventures river cruise, you should not miss it! Here are some of the memorable things you can see…
Sintra is our UnTours hometown for Central Portugal. It has so much atmosphere and plenty of things to see and do, but it also makes a perfect base for exploring the wider region. Here are just some of the excellent day trips within easy striking distance. Lisbon This capital city of Portugal has more than…
Set dramatically on the banks of the Douro River, Porto is one of Portugal’s most beautiful, charming, and picturesque cities. It was a natural for our Northern Portugal Untour. Here are some of our favorite sites in town. Cais da Ribeira The Ribeira District is teaming with restaurants, bars, and street life. This charming and…