Showing posts with label Vila Nova de Gaia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vila Nova de Gaia. Show all posts

4/12/2017

Porto, Portugal: The Real Port Wine Town


Porto is considered the real Port wine town in Portugal where port wine tastings rooms are plentiful.  Historic port wine producers; store their wines in caves, aging tanks, and tasting rooms along the waterside docks in Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia. Signs emblazed the rooftops and upper deck areas along the riverbanks, advertising the Vintner's wines and tasting rooms.  It’s remarkable - the voyage of the grapes, from the steep, hot terraces of the Douro region, to being transported  down to Vila Nova de Gaia, where it is aged and fortified into wine in the maritime climate before being shipped around the world.

Scribbles and Smiles by J Christina
Tuk-Tuk rides in Porto, Portugal


6/13/2016

Mosteiro da Serra do Pilar: Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

Night view of Monastery Serra do Pilar from the Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.  Dockside of the Dom Luis bridge in Porto.