The Independent Guide to the Douro Valley: Road trip logistics, best things to do & where to stay

Portugal’s most famous wine region, the Douro Valley, is a dramatic collaboration between nature and man. Here, hand-carved vine terraces snake along steep hills, stretching from the winding Douro River towards the clouds like staircases for giants. Every hairpin turn reveals a new horizon of vines and more vines, broken only by the solitary silhouette […]