Monthly Archives: October 2022
31
Oct
The streets of Ervedosa do Douro
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Doorsteps were fundamental in the past in Douro villages.
They lost part of their functional side today. However, the entrances remain...
31
Oct
The honourable creatures of Douro
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Allowed to move freely, vineyards in Douro are sometimes masterpieces shaped by nature and men.
Honourable creatures with whom we conta...
31
Oct
Douro is more than grapes
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The variety is still outstanding specially if you consider how widespread grapes became in the last decades.
Stubborn locals in their ...
31
Oct
Autumn 2022 – preparation for 2023 Douro vegetable gardens starts
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It may still be too early to say, but high expectations are already being felt about 2023.
The smooth rain that has be...
31
Oct
There is some singing outside, it´s raining
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So, inside, there is preparations to to. And still some organization, after all the harvest didn´t finish a long time ago. It is Hallow...
30
Oct
Douro sanctuary of hunger
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It was oven day. There was a small girls gathering and fire warmed the dome where shaped dough turned into breads and biscuits. These g...
30
Oct
Olives are your eyes
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Olives are your eyes, deep black eyes. A sentence from the past that still lights up an entire room.
Olives are about to be cropped.
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30
Oct
Simply a quarter, Dourowalks headquarters
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Everybody needs a place to call home. Douro Walks is no exception.
Douro Walks has now its home. A simple one.
It is the place where ...
30
Oct
Oh, honey, honey
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Natural sweetness straight from delicate and laboriously made masterpieces, honeycombs.
Bees are an old thing in Douro. Our family had...
30
Oct
Douro Walks – walking is just an excuse
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Douro Walks, a family business implemented in the very heart of Douro region, has been growing with the intention of promoting walks in...