Porto made for a good base for day trips. We drove east to Pinhão, the heartland of some very pretty wine country. The Douro is the oldest demarcated wine region in the world (since 1756). We also visited Braga to the north of Porto.
Douro Valley vineyard
The Upper Douro Valley
Wine storage tank
Grapes and olives, Pinhao
Mosteiro de São Bento, Santo Tirso
Colonnade, Sao Bento
Arco Da Porta Nova, Braga
Braga, Escadaria do Bom Jesus
View of the Douro, Porto