View of Porto from Vila Nova do Gaia - Porto- Portugal - Stock-Fotografie

Oporto reveals its decadent elegance to the Douro while its majestic riverine profile draws colorful reflections on the peaceful waters of the river. Vila Nova do Gaia shelters dark wineries in its entrails, in which this dark and sweet nectar slowly ages when it reaches maturity. It will become the precious wine of Oporto. Between both populations the Douro flows and on its waters the old rabelos seem to doze gently cradled by the current. These traditional boats whose purpose until not very distant times was to transport barrels full of wine have been reconverted and adapted so that tourists from all over the world can enjoy making picturesque river cruises.