Douro Valley (port quintas) ★ 4.8
The Douro Valley east of Porto is the original demarcated wine region from 1756, with tasting at quintas like Croft, Taylor's, Niepoort and Sandeman.
Aveiro (ovos moles) is a food day trips in Porto.
Aveiro south of Porto is the Portuguese Venice, a lagoon town with painted moliceiro boats, the ovos moles wafer-and-egg-yolk sweet and a fresh ria fish.
Editorially verified May 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
The Douro Valley east of Porto is the original demarcated wine region from 1756, with tasting at quintas like Croft, Taylor's, Niepoort and Sandeman.
Braga north-east of Porto is the religious capital, with a cuisine of bacalhau a Braga at Brac, frigideiras at Cafe Frigideiras do Cantinho and the Bom Jesus.
Guimaraes north-east of Porto is Portugal's birthplace city, with the posta a Mirandesa beef cut grilled over wood at Solar do Arco and the old town a UNESCO.
Matosinhos just north of Porto is the working fishing port, with a pavement grill street where every taberna runs a charcoal grill of sardines.
Amarante east of Porto is the Tamega river town with foguetes pastries, papos de anjo and the Confeitaria da Ponte facing the medieval Sao Goncalo bridge.