From Pinhão to Vega Terrón: Port Wine Tasting and National Park - Cruise on the Douro with the A-Rosa Alva

From the wine terraces, we could overlook the river and the opposite bank. 

We received a short tour with explanations about the production of Port wine, which we had already heard in the days before…

To conclude, there was a wine tasting featuring a classic Port wine and the newer Pink Port, which is also used for mixing a 'Pink Tonic' (Port wine with tonic water).

We decided to walk back to the town of Pinhão instead of taking the bus, where our ship was waiting for us. 

The path led through the vineyards, which were already partly turning red in the autumn.

In Pinhão, we also visited the train station building.

Around the building, pictures made from typical blue and white tiles decorate the walls.

The scenes depict traditional daily life and landscapes from the surrounding area.

We spent the afternoon on the ship, navigating through the narrowest points of the Douro Valley, allowing us to see the impressive landscape particularly well from the ship.

Everywhere along the banks, there are vineyards to be seen.

The cultivation of wine thrives here thanks to the warm climate with plenty of sunshine and has been practiced since Roman times.

The vineyards alternate with rocky landscapes in the gorges and olive groves.

In the evening, we docked at our next stop, Vega Terrón.