Blog
31
Oct
The honourable creatures of Douro
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Douro Walks, a family business implemented in the very heart of Douro region, has been growing with the intention of promoting walks in...
30
Oct
The vineyards of Douro go on vacations, their keepers don´t
Separate and divide light from darkness, good from evil, decide and choose.
The old vineyards will soon give their space occupied unde...