b'PORTO SALAMANCA CRUISE SUMMARYTHE DOURO RIVERDay Destination Included Excursions1 Porto Fly from London Gatwick to Porto and board your shipDiscover Lamego on a guided tour, seeing 2 Lamegothe Baroque Castle, before dinner at a local wine estate3 CasteloTour Castelo Rodrigo ahead of tasting RodrigoChurchills favourite Port4 Salamanca Explore Salamanca on a tour, followed by lunch and a live Flamenco show Sail through the beautiful Douro Valley 5 Regua and enjoy a vintage Port wine opening ceremony on board 6 MateusTour the incredible 18th-century Mateus DOURO VALLEY Palace Palace and Gardens DISCOVER THE DOURO Porto or Guided city tour of Porto or visit to 7 Guimares Guimares with its impressive castle 5-STAR MS DOURO SERENITY8 London Fly from Porto to London Gatwick 8 DAYS FROM 2,295The magnificent Douro is Portugals most famous waterway, winding through golden valleys, alongside enchanting towns and past regal wine estates. This cruiseCRUISE HIGHLIGHTSreveals the beauty of this unique river as we explore modern-day Porto, medieval Taste a variety of Port wines The heart Castelo Rodrigo and Spanish Salamanca. There are lots of Port wine experiencesof Port production, the Douro Valley is to enjoy too, including a traditional bottle opening ceremony and a tipple ofrenowned for its fortified wines. Enjoy tastings of Churchills personal favourite, a Winston Churchills favourite vintage. vintage opening ceremony on board, a visit to an atmospheric cellar in Porto and dinner at a local wine estate.MATEUS PALACE & GARDENS Explore Salamanca Salamanca is the academic capital of Spain but is also home to beautiful Plaza Mayor, the life and soul of the city.Mateus Palace Guided tour of Porto or visit Guimares Explore a city once at the very edge of the START & END PINHAOPORTO REGA known world, where daring explorers risked 7 VEGA their lives to discover the New World. See DETERRON Portos main attractions as well as the district SALAMANCA of Foz, where colourful villas dot the hills. BARCA SALAMANCA Guimares crowning glory is its hilltop castle, DALVA TO SALAMANCA which dates back to the 10th century and Castelo Rodrigo offers sweeping city views. Theres also the Dukes of Bragana Palace, whose design mirrors a typical French chteau.By Ship 1 Nights on ship Portugal SpainBy Rail By Coach96 THE DOURO RIVER Call us on 01904 521972 or visit GreatRail.com for more details 97'