Douro Discovery - Porto Return Cruise

Day 1 - Porto, Portugal

Arrive: Thu 17 April 2025 / Depart: Thu 17 April 2025

Porto is a coastal city in northwest Portugal known for its stately bridges and port wine production. In the medieval Ribeira (riverside) district, narrow cobbled streets wind past merchants’ houses and cafes. São Francisco Church is known for its lavish baroque interior with ornate gilded carvings. The palatial 19th-century Palácio de Bolsa, formerly a stock market, was built to impress potential European investors.

Day 1 - Vila Nova de Gaia

Day 2 - Regua

Arrive: Fri 18 April 2025 / Depart: Fri 18 April 2025

Peso da Régua, commonly known as Régua, is a municipality in northern Portugal, in the district of Vila Real. The population in 2011 was 17,131, in an area of 94.86 km² km².

Day 2 - Lamego, Portugal

Arrive: Fri 18 April 2025

Lamego is a city and municipality in the Viseu District, in the Norte Region of the Douro in northern Portugal. Located on the shores of the Balsemão River, the municipality has a population of 26,691, in an area of 165.42 km².

Day 2 - Lamego, Portugal

Depart: Fri 18 April 2025

Lamego is a city and municipality in the Viseu District, in the Norte Region of the Douro in northern Portugal. Located on the shores of the Balsemão River, the municipality has a population of 26,691, in an area of 165.42 km².

Day 2 - Pinhao, Portugal

Arrive: Fri 18 April 2025 / Depart: Fri 18 April 2025

Pinhão (a locality of Gouvães in the municipality of Sabrosa), Casal de Loivos, Vale de Mendiz

Day 3 - Vega de Terron

Arrive: Sat 19 April 2025 / Depart: Sat 19 April 2025

Vega de Terron marks the midway point of a river cruise atop the Douro with Emerald Waterways during the roundtrips from Porto

Day 3 - Castelo Rodrigo, Portugal

Arrive: Sat 19 April 2025 / Depart: Sat 19 April 2025

Day 4 - Salamanca

Arrive: Sun 20 April 2025 / Depart: Sun 20 April 2025

Salamanca, in northwestern Spain, is the capital of Salamanca province, part of the Castile and León region. With a history dating back to the Celtic era, it’s known for its ornate sandstone architecture and for the Universidad de Salamanca. Founded in the 1100s and a key intellectual center in the 15th-16th centuries, the university continues to add to the city’s vibrancy with its international student population

Day 4 - Barca de Alva

Arrive: Sun 20 April 2025 / Depart: Sun 20 April 2025

Barca d’Alva is a quaint Portuguese river port near the Spanish border. This tranquil town is shadowed by mountains and surrounded by miles of gorgeous countryside filled with vineyards and orchards. This tiny port is your gateway to the Quinta do Seixo, a historic port wine–making facility typical of the Douro region.

Day 5 - Regua

Arrive: Mon 21 April 2025 / Depart: Mon 21 April 2025

Peso da Régua, commonly known as Régua, is a municipality in northern Portugal, in the district of Vila Real. The population in 2011 was 17,131, in an area of 94.86 km² km².

Day 5 - Mateus Palace

Day 6 - Regua

Arrive: Tue 22 April 2025 / Depart: Tue 22 April 2025

Peso da Régua, commonly known as Régua, is a municipality in northern Portugal, in the district of Vila Real. The population in 2011 was 17,131, in an area of 94.86 km² km².

Day 6 - Entre-Os-Rios, Portugal

Arrive: Tue 22 April 2025 / Depart: Tue 22 April 2025

At about 21:00 on the night of 4 March 2001, the Hintze Ribeiro disaster occurred when the steel and concrete Hintze Ribeiro Bridge collapsed in Entre-os-Rios, Castelo de Paiva, northern Portugal,

Day 7 - Vila Nova de Gaia

Day 7 - Porto, Portugal

Arrive: Wed 23 April 2025

Porto is a coastal city in northwest Portugal known for its stately bridges and port wine production. In the medieval Ribeira (riverside) district, narrow cobbled streets wind past merchants’ houses and cafes. São Francisco Church is known for its lavish baroque interior with ornate gilded carvings. The palatial 19th-century Palácio de Bolsa, formerly a stock market, was built to impress potential European investors.

Day 8 - Porto, Portugal

Depart: Thu 24 April 2025

Porto is a coastal city in northwest Portugal known for its stately bridges and port wine production. In the medieval Ribeira (riverside) district, narrow cobbled streets wind past merchants’ houses and cafes. São Francisco Church is known for its lavish baroque interior with ornate gilded carvings. The palatial 19th-century Palácio de Bolsa, formerly a stock market, was built to impress potential European investors.