Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Exploring the Douro, plus Madrid & Lisbon

Centuries of vineyards, wine and timeless Port traditions along an enchanting "river of gold"… white-painted quinta estates lined with terraced vineyards… Lisbon's treasures from the Age of Discovery and beyond… art and architecture royally inspired and the joys of tapas in Madrid… 

Cruise through the heart of one of the world's oldest and most beautiful wine regions on a 12-day journey book-ended by stays in Lisbon and Madrid, featuring a 7-night cruise aboard Tauck's ms Andorinha, custom designed for exploring Portugal's "golden" Douro River. Visit quintas for wine tastings, hike through vineyards and villages, and discover the UNESCO World Heritage city of Porto, where the Douro kisses the Atlantic and timeless Port traditions steal your heart. Spend two nights each in Lisbon, the gate to the "New World," enticing with palaces aplenty and azulejos chronicling life from Moorish times to present day – and Madrid, Spain's bigger-than-life capital, with its bar culture and bevy of baroque and belle époque architecture.

https://www.tauck.com/tours/exploring-spain-portugal-douro-river-cruise?tcd=qie2025


We have an extra day(s) in Madrid
and ends on November 16th in Lisbon
 

DESTINATION GUIDE TO THE DOURO VALLEY



SCHEDULE

Jan 02: Accept Tauck's Airflights (DONE) 

MAY: https://etias.com/etias-application

Jul 08: FINAL PAYMENT DUE

Aug 13: EXCURSION SELECTION 

Nov 03 - 1:10 PM: Nashville (BNA) 
            -  6:55 PM: Depart Washington (IAD)

Nov 04 -  8:05 AM: Arrive Madrid

Nov 5 to Nov 16: TOUR

Nov 16 - 10:15 AM: Lisbon
             - 1:25 PM: Newark
             - 6:49 PM: Arrive Nashville





BLOG PAGES 

- ITINERARY          is TAUCK's Description for the tour
- DESTINATIONS  is OUR daily schedule
- LODGING           details our hotels and ship 
- EXCURSIONS    list Tauck's choices available for guests
- TRAVEL              lists of flight schedules, airports, ETIAS, and insurance



FOOTER CONTENT

- LEFT:    List of PAGES
- MID:      List of DESTINATIONS
- RIGHT:  List of RESOURCES, Our TRAVEL AGENT