Walks and Wine Tasting in Spain and Portugal
Overview
Highlights
- Easy walking holiday through Spain and Portugal wine regions
- Visits to culturally rich historic towns and villages
- Explore Madrid, Segovia and Porto
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Itinerary
Arrive in Madrid, the Capital of Spain home to elegant boulevards, manicured parks, cultural museums and fantastic markets. For those arriving on time our Leader plans to meet you in the hotel reception at 7pm for the welcome meeting and for those that wish, there i...
This morning we head out for a walking tour (approx. 5 kilometres/3.10 miles) of Spain's busy capital city and the third largest city in the European Union after London and Berlin. Located on the tiny Manzanares River, Madrid has its share of historic sights, great ar...
This morning we leave Madrid behind as we head north to Segovia. After an hour and and a quarter we arrive at the village of Manzanares el Real, and the start of our walk into the Guaderrama National Park. This area of natural beauty is best known for the unusual gran...
Today we explore the stunning UNESCO world heritage historic city of Segovia, with its huge 1st century Roman Aqueduct and Disney-like Alcazar Fortress. We'll have an orientation walk with our tour leader followed by free time. The upper old town enriched by ancien...
This morning we drive to the spectacular limestone canyon lands of Duraton River Natural Park, and take a walk along the river to medieval l town of Sepulveda. After a coffee break we continue on to Penafiel, right it in the heart of the Ribera del Duero wine region. ...
This morning we drive around an hour and a half hour to El Toro in the province of Zamora, another top notch wine producing region on the Douro River. We will stop for wine tasting in the village, before continuing on to the city of Zamora for lunchtime. This delightf...
This morning we head into the Arribes del Duero Natural Park for a walk through its spectacular countryside. This afternoon we have a wine tasting in a local bodega, dug into the rock - one of around 900 granite bodega caves dating back to ancient times when wine prod...
After breakfast we walk from the village through woodland and oak forest to the small village of Fornillos, where we visit a small cheese factory and taste some of their local farmhouse cheese. We then return to Fermoselle and meet our local guide to learn about the u...
Today we drive 2 hours and cross the border into Portugal, to the village of Pocinhos, from where we board the local train for the hour and a half hour journey along the Douro Valley to Peso da Regua. A short taxi ride uphill then brings us to the beautiful Renaissanc...
This morning we travel to Regua to visit a family Port and Douro winemaking estate (Quinta) where we'll enjoy a guided winery visit and learn how these famous wines are made. A tasting is included, after which we drive to Porto via Vila Real, a hilltop town above the ...
Today has been left free to enjoy this lovely riverside city and its sights. Porto is Portugal's second largest city after Lisbon, and offers visitors a range of architectural and cultural attractions, such as the Palacio da Bolsa, with its spectacular Alhambra-like i...
The trip ends after breakfast at our hotel in Porto. There are no activities planned today, so you are free to depart from Porto at any time. If your flight is departing later in the day luggage storage facilities are available at our hotel. If you would like an ai...
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Explore! Reviews & Ratings
Carrie
Oct 2024
Walks and Wine Tasting in Spain and Portugal
My fellow travelers made this trip a wonderful experience. Some of the hotel accommodations should be reviewed for comfort/sound issues and breakfast options. Also ...
Trusted Customer
Oct 2024
Walks and Wine Tasting in Spain and Portugal
My friend and I have taken several small group (or private) walking tours with a number of different companies. This was our first with Explore. I found the itinerar...
Chris (Chimera Photographic)
Oct 2024
Walks and Wine Tasting in Spain and Portugal
What a fabulous tour! What can go wrong with Walking & Wine Tasting?? - Absolutely nothing....a fantastic tour and one that I/we were dubious about due to our la...
Catherine
Oct 2024
Walks and Wine Tasting in Spain and Portugal
Excellent trip, good group of travellers, everyone got on well. Tour Guide worked very hard, but at times overloaded us with information. I really enjoyed the entir...
Richard
Oct 2024
Walks and Wine Tasting in Spain and Portugal
Fantastic holiday
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