For The Love Of Port

I will be staying two nights at Quinta do Tedo in June and was wondering about places to go nearby that are open to the general public. Quinta de Naploes is so close and is a gorgeous place (I was there on one of Roy's trips in 2007)... is it open to the public? Any other must-see places?

Regards,
Marco

Not a winery, but DOC is only 4.2 km away from there.

I've been to Napoles and DOC, and recommend them both. I don't know if Napoles is open to the public. It may not be.

I haven't been to Sandeman's Quinto do Seixo, so I can't make a recommendation, but it is open to the public with a variety of tours available:
http://www.sandeman.com/visit-us/douro/quinta-do-seixo

Eric Menchen wrote:I've been to Napoles and DOC, and recommend them both. I don't know if Napoles is open to the public. It may not be.

I haven't been to Sandeman's Quinto do Seixo, so I can't make a recommendation, but it is open to the public with a variety of tours available:
http://www.sandeman.com/visit-us/douro/quinta-do-seixo

I am pretty sure you need a private invitation to visit Napoles. At least I had when i visited in 2016.

Seixo has a stellar view of the Douro, but it is very touristy with buses arriving and loads of people. I wouldn't recommend it.

Other options close by open to the public include (Since you are living close to the main road, these Quintas wont take more than 10 minutes to drive to with taxi):

Quinta do Pego
Quinta do Panascal
Quinta do Bomfim (In Pinhão)
Quinta do Roêda (Just outside Pinhão)
Quinta de la Rosa

Thanks for all the suggestions! I forgot that DOC was so close by...

Quinta Nova and Crasto (reserve your visit early) are also nearby. and if you're OK going a bit further away Portal is open for the public as well.

Bert VD wrote:Quinta Nova and Crasto (reserve your visit early) are also nearby. and if you're OK going a bit further away Portal is open for the public as well.

It's close if you are able to find a boat to take you across the water and someone to collect you at the river bank. Trust me when I say you don't want to walk from the train station to Crasto (or Nova).

A very long drive if you're going by car.


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both would be about 30min by car and portal about 50min. i consider that relatively close

Bert VD wrote:both would be about 30min by car and portal about 50min. i consider that relatively close

Have you ever driven there? It's about 35-40 minutes to Crasto from Pinhao. Add in the drive from Tedo to Pinhao prior and your closer to an hour from Tedo to Crasto. That doesn't take into account if you hit traffic in downtown Pinhao these days. Granted that's pretty normal in the Douro, but near an hour drive isn't exactly quick and tends to take tourists by surprise once they get there and they find out things aren't as quick as they thought.


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Andy Velebil wrote:

Bert VD wrote:both would be about 30min by car and portal about 50min. i consider that relatively close

Have you ever driven there? It's about 35-40 minutes to Crasto from Pinhao. Add in the drive from Tedo to Pinhao prior and your closer to an hour from Tedo to Crasto. That doesn't take into account if you hit traffic in downtown Pinhao these days. Granted that's pretty normal in the Douro, but near an hour drive isn't exactly quick and tends to take tourists by surprise once they get there and they find out things aren't as quick as they thought.


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the times i mentioned are pretty much how long it took me by car 2 weeks ago. (Portal-Tedo-Napoles) but you are right; Crasto is probably 10min more than what i said. but maybe i drive fast