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]]>One of the keys to Porto’s charm is the Douro River. The city was once a river port used for export by the local merchants. Make sure to stroll along the wharf at night time and catch the gorgeous view from Vila Nova de Gaia.
The city if full of wine cellars making Porto’s signature drink, port wine. If you can, find a cellar with a tour, and you will probably be educated about the history and traditions of this iconic drink, and get to sample some delicious sweet wine.
The first thing you’d want to know when visiting this church is that it is estimated to have had over 300 kgs of gold dust used when it was being decorated. The interior is absolutely gleaming, and the building itself is one of the Porto’s best examples of Gothic architecture. The premises also include catacombs, where you would find an ossuary and the graves of the Franciscan monks who lived in the monastery and members of some of Porto’s richest families.
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]]>This innovative way to discover a city combines the best of both worlds, traveling on both land and water to give a unique perspective on the highlights of those places. So, how does it work?
Duck tours are offered on vehicles that have been designed to work on both land and water. The idea was pioneered in 1946 in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin by people who repurposed amphibious vehicles from World War II into tour automobiles.
There are still plenty of operators in different cities that re-use vehicles that were designed for military use, but some companies even make special vehicles designed for these tours. After a time cruising around the center of a city on roads, the vehicle approaches a ramp to a nearby body of water, enters, and begins to float!
Duck tours have the advantage of showing off a side of cities that normal, land-based vehicles can’t offer. For example, in New York City, the view of the Manhattan skyline from the Hudson River is something that can’t be seen on a regular tour bus.
What do you think? Are duck tours worth all of the hype?
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]]>The post Three Things You Shouldn’t Miss When Visiting Porto in Portugal appeared first on Traveler Dreams.
]]>One of the keys to Porto’s charm is the Douro River. The city was once a river port used for export by the local merchants. Make sure to stroll along the wharf at night time and catch the gorgeous view from Vila Nova de Gaia.
The city if full of wine cellars making Porto’s signature drink, port wine. If you can, find a cellar with a tour, and you will probably be educated about the history and traditions of this iconic drink, and get to sample some delicious sweet wine.
The first thing you’d want to know when visiting this church is that it is estimated to have had over 300 kgs of gold dust used when it was being decorated. The interior is absolutely gleaming, and the building itself is one of the Porto’s best examples of Gothic architecture. The premises also include catacombs, where you would find an ossuary and the graves of the Franciscan monks who lived in the monastery and members of some of Porto’s richest families.
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]]>The post See the Best on Water and Land with a Duck Tour appeared first on Traveler Dreams.
]]>This innovative way to discover a city combines the best of both worlds, traveling on both land and water to give a unique perspective on the highlights of those places. So, how does it work?
Duck tours are offered on vehicles that have been designed to work on both land and water. The idea was pioneered in 1946 in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin by people who repurposed amphibious vehicles from World War II into tour automobiles.
There are still plenty of operators in different cities that re-use vehicles that were designed for military use, but some companies even make special vehicles designed for these tours. After a time cruising around the center of a city on roads, the vehicle approaches a ramp to a nearby body of water, enters, and begins to float!
Duck tours have the advantage of showing off a side of cities that normal, land-based vehicles can’t offer. For example, in New York City, the view of the Manhattan skyline from the Hudson River is something that can’t be seen on a regular tour bus.
What do you think? Are duck tours worth all of the hype?
The post See the Best on Water and Land with a Duck Tour appeared first on Traveler Dreams.
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