Porto and the Douro, home leave

24–28 Apr 2026 · Portugal

5 days3 stops1 country90 km

Four days off, which means four days of being fed by relatives and then walking it off along a river.

Day 1 24 Apr
1

Porto 🇵🇹

Portugal · 2 nights

Ribeira, the same bench, the same tripas. Some things you don't improve, you just keep.
Day 3 26 Apr
2

Peso da Régua 🇵🇹

Portugal · 1 night

The train along the river is the best restaurant in the country and it doesn't serve food.
Day 4 27 Apr
3

Pinhão 🇵🇹

Portugal · 1 night

Terraces, mist, a small hotel with a big breakfast. My uncle would call this cheating.

3 May

What a francesinha is, and isn't1 min read
A sandwich, a sauce, and an argument I have had with every Lisbon chef I know.
10 May

The Douro line is a restaurant that doesn't serve food1 min read
Porto to Pinhão on the slowest, best train in Portugal.

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