Joined by Scott and Cathy Wells, our traveling companions for most of the rest of our time in Portugal, we set out to explore more of Porto, including a trip across the Rio Douro for a tour of the Taylor winery. It involved a lot of walking up and down Porto’s sometimes very steep hills on a clear and hot day, but it was worth the effort.
The day included a return to Sao Bento, a walk over the upper Dom Luis I bridge across the Rio Douro to Gaia, Porto’s sister community on the south banks of the Douro, lunch at one of the many cafes along the river, a climb uphill to the Taylor winery, and a quick trip over the lower bridge to the Ribeira, the northern bank of the Douro. At this point, the Wells went back to the apartment and Mary and I continued back uphill to visit the Museu de Soares do Reis, a small but interesting museum of local culture and history.
Here are a few images of the day.
Douro, looking west.
