Famous for: Port wine vineyards – and soon, our wedding!

Biggest attractions: Vineyards, tasting rooms, boat cruises and riverside walks

Recommended length of stay: 2-5 days

Where and what to eat:

• DOC, Aneto & Table, Tasca da Quinta, Toca da Raposa, Cais da Ferradosa, Casa de Pasto Chaxoila

What else do do:

• Check out small villages and national parks

• Pinhão is one of our favourite villages and the reason why we fell in love with the region

• Viewpoints to the Douro river

• Take a cruise up the river from Porto until Régua

• Do a wine tasting and tour in vineyards; we’ve been to Quinta das Carvalhas, Quinta do Bomfim

• Take a traditional train ride through the region