b'SALAMANCA CRUISE SUMMARYTHE DOURO RIVERDay Destination Included Excursions1 Porto Fly from London Gatwick to Porto and board your 5-Star shipDiscover Lamego on a guided tour, seeing 2 Lamegothe Baroque Castle, before dinner this evening at a local wine estate3 CasteloTour of Castelo Rodrigo and this evening, Rodrigoa tasting of Churchills favourite PortExplore Salamanca with a tour and free 4 Salamanca time, before lunch, accompanied by a live Flamenco show Sail through the beautiful Douro Valley 5 Regua and enjoy a vintage Port wine opening ceremony on board 6 MateusTour of the incredible 18th-century DOURO VALLEY Palace Mateus Palace and Gardens 7 Porto or Guided city tour of Porto or visit to Guimares Guimares with its impressive castle8 London Fly from Porto to London Gatwick CRUISE HIGHLIGHTSTaste a variety of Port wines The heart of Port production, the Douro Valley is renowned for its fortified wines. Enjoy tastings of Churchills personal favourite, a 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, said to be the most stunning in Spain, the life and soul of the city.Guided tour of Porto or visit Guimares Explore a city once at the very edge of the known world, where daring explorers risked their lives to discover the New World. See Portos main attractions as well as the district of Foz, where colourful villas dot the hills. Guimares crowning glory is its hilltop castle, which dates back to the 10th century and offers sweeping city views. Theres also the Dukes of Bragana Palace, its design mirroring a typical French chteau.Call us on 01904 521973 or visitfor more information.GreatRail.com for more details 99Visit your local Travel Agent'