Based in Porto, you can take visit the offices of Douro Azul to sign up for a multitude of Douro Valley tours, including a seven-hour cruise down the Douro River. Prices with Douro Azul start from 57 euros each way depending on the season.

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Casa do Visconde de Chanceleiros is a quaint, 10-room bed-and-breakfast built in the 18th-century as a manor house located three miles outside of the town of Pinhão. Chanceleiros is a small town famous for its wonderfully tiled train station. Driving through the slopes of the Douro Valley,you arrive in the small village of Chanceleiros and now you are really in rural Portugal.

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Quinta de Nápoles, a 74-acre vineyard on an isolated hilltop overlooking the Tedo River, is a beautiful winery owned by the Niepoort Family. Visitors are welcome to enjoy cellar tastings of both their red wine made from the grapes of old port vines as well as numerous port wines themselves. Luís Seabra, the resident winemaker, often leads small groups on tours among the barrels, pulling out batches from various vintages to taste.

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Portugal’s most renowned chef, Rui Paula, opend his latest restaurant in the Douro Valley named D.O.C. Having also recently published his first gourmet cookbook, ‘Uma Cozinha No Douro’ (available in English), he continues to impress both locals and tourists alike with his award winning food and wine lists. D.O.C. is famous for serving local winemakers and international “foodies”.

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The style of the 19 room and apartments is reminiscent of the heydays of the explorers and pays tribute to the colonial spirit with Portuguese, Brazilian and English flourishes. It is in this décor that you will enjoy different experiences: a rustic picnic, lunch under the arbours, a siesta in the shade of an olive tree, a boat excursion… not to mention, of course, the delicious gourmet moments in the chocolate factory or Port tasting in the old cellars.

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The Beyerskloof philosophy is to give a truthful expression of the God given gifts we received and doing everything in our ability to offer a memorable, world-class wine experience to all in order to be the South African winery of choice. Beyerskloof earned international acclaim for their Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Trophy for the Best Blended Red Wine in the world at the INTERNATIONAL WINE & SPIRIT COMPETITION held annually in London.

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Wine and wine merchandise is on display and for sale, and both an inside and outside tasting area is provided where individuals, casual or formal groups can gather for a wine tasting as presented by one of our skilled Wine Centre tasting advisors. Cellar Tours are available by appointment. Our wine centre also offers a service to customers allowing them to send wines home no matter where that is in the world

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