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One of Portugal's most internationally famous products it's a drink, Port wine, which was named after the city of Porto because it was originally shipped from the area. The city has a population of 263,000 inhabitants in 15 parishes, with 1,551,950 in the metropolitan area. It is situated in the north of the country, on the northern bank of the Douro River, just in the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.

Here is the picture of Porto as I saw it last september. The tall bridge you see on the right is actually for the subway. We took it from our hotel downtown to get here, walked steps all the way down to reach the restaurant area down below on the waterside, the zona ribeirinha (but took a taxi after dinner!) On the left you see the view we had when we got off the subway. It was truly breathtaking but I posted a small picture because my night pics are always blurry... but that doesn't stop me today - I am not limiting myself to one picture this time...!

And right across from the first picture we found the home of one famous port wine producer, which welcomes you with a large sign at the entrance: Founded in London in 1790 by a young Scotsman, George Sandeman, The House of Sandeman has grown to be one of the most prestigious wine companies in the world.
Recognized world-wide, "The Sandeman Don", drawn in 1928, is one of the first trademarks images ever created and is a symbol of prestige, tradition and Sandeman's commitment to quality.
Enjoy your visit and remember: "Find The Don" and you've found Sandeman!

We had a guided tour which included a visit to the ageing lodges:


and finally some port wine tasting, of course! Cheers!!
Happy St Patrick's Day!



Bonus: Mrs. Lifecruiser's cyber cruise is taking us this weekend to Oslo, Norway here! and here! And to Waterloo, Belgium on sunday. Remember to drop by here on monday for the Barcelona tour.

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