7 Nights River Cruise, Europe

The town that gave the country (and port wine) its very name, Porto is Portugal's second-largest metropolis after Lisbon. Sometimes called Oporto, it's an age-old city that has one foot firmly in the industrial present

The town that gave the country (and port wine) its very name, Porto is Portugal's second-largest metropolis after Lisbon. Sometimes called Oporto, it's an age-old city that has one foot firmly in the industrial present

Entre-os-Rios is a Douro River cruise port in Portugal. The town is located between two rivers - Douro and Paiva. The vineyards covering Douro Valley's slopes offer splendid scenery. The entire surrounding area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as the home to the Termas

Peso da Régua, commonly known as Régua, is a municipality in northern Portugal, in the district of Vila Real.

Encircled by terraced hillsides that produce some of the world's best port - and some stellar table wines, too - pretty little Pinhao sits on a particularly lovely bend of the Rio Douro, about 25km upriver from Peso da Regua.

Lamego is a city and municipality in the Viseu District, in the Norte Region of the Douro in northern Portugal. 

Peso da Régua, commonly known as Régua, is a municipality in northern Portugal, in the district of Vila Real.

Encircled by terraced hillsides that produce some of the world's best port - and some stellar table wines, too - pretty little Pinhao sits on a particularly lovely bend of the Rio Douro, about 25km upriver from Peso da Regua.

These two small villages, a stones throw from the Spanish border, make good jumping-off points for visiting the other Douro River villages, and even for crossing over into Spain. Between sips of wine and bites of bacalhau, see prehistoric rock art, the ruins of an ancient fortress, and an 18th-century church

Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo is a municipality in the District of Guarda in Portugal

Encircled by terraced hillsides that produce some of the world's best port - and some stellar table wines, too - pretty little Pinhao sits on a particularly lovely bend of the Rio Douro, about 25km upriver from Peso da Regua.

Situated in Spain at the confluence of the Douro and Agueda rivers, Vega de Terron is one of the main drop-off points for excursions to the historic city of Salamanca. River cruise vessels on the Douro stop at a wharf where passengers are met by coaches. (The other drop-off point for Salamanca excursions is Barca dAlva, the last Portuguese village on the river.