Day 8 – Friday 5 July 2024
We didn’t take the 08:40 coach tour to Provesende, said to be "one of the most picturesque little towns in the country".
I signed up for a Village Stroll with Enrichment Manager Guido. Pinhão is one of the hottest places in Portugal and the temperature was 35-36C – warm but not humid with a breeze. Lovely, and a chance for me to shake the moths from my shorts.
This time we didn’t lunch in the main dining room, but had a lighter lunch in Portobellos at the front of the lounge.
Late afternoon we took a short coach ride to Quinta Roêda which is one of the Port producing properties owned by Croft. There was the option of a vineyard walk which I would have liked to do, but was warned off it as being rough terrain
They have 109ha of vines originally planted in 1811. Sixteen different varieties are grown here and we were told that a blend of a minimum 5 different varieties is required for Port.
They poured a glass of Ruby and a 10 year old Tawny Port for us to taste.
The boat stayed for a second night in Pinhão
Overnight Location: Pinhão
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