Portugal Food Stories Day 8 - Wine, Design and Jewish Legacy

Douro valley. Awe-inspiring natural scenery and a unique opportunity to embark on an enthralling journey to one of the centres of Portugal’s soul and traditions though its inhabitants.

And great wines.

As soon as I uploaded this picture,

Be very welcome to #DouroValley! #portugalfoodstories
Una foto publicada por A World to Travel (@aworldtotravel) el Oct 10, 2014 at 4:04 PDT

I got the first envy messages of the whole trip. Jose, who was in Russia working hard at the time, would of course enjoy the visit to Quinta do Vallado. A lot.

Just witnessed how #QuintaDoVallado wine is produced. #portugalfoodstories From the wineyard to your glass. Off to a fancy lunch in the same premises. Happy Una foto publicada por A World to Travel (@aworldtotravel) el Oct 10, 2014 at 6:39 PDT

Perhaps as much as I did with the one to the restaurant and hotel, right besides the cellar.

Stairway to heaven Another #portugalfoodstories gorgeous pool at #QuintaDoVallado !
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Love how #winecellars are being refurbished everywhere. #portugalfoodstories This one is at #QuintaDoVallado and the shades in the concrete dome were just a piece of art IMO 🙂 Una foto publicada por A World to Travel (@aworldtotravel) el Oct 10, 2014 at 9:43 PDT

And #LaranxaLaminada has just topped my best #portugalfoodstories desserts list. Thin sliced orange Porto wine Anis flower Cinnamon stick Yellow sugar Chocolate grate AWESOMENESS
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A grand day could only come to an end in a special way. And Trancoso was up to the circumstances.

#sunsetsforbreakfast #portugalfoodstories #Trancoso edition Una foto publicada por A World to Travel (@aworldtotravel) el Oct 10, 2014 at 3:02 PDT

A powerful jewish heritage and a castle that has seen about 8 centuries and three main religions ruling the town got our group’s attention immediately.

Trancoso, one of the 12 ‘Aldeias Historicas de Portugal’ aka historical Portuguese towns, exceeded my #portugalfoodstories expectations in so many ways. The castle, pictured here at sunset, is not only 8 centuries old but also full of stories involving the three main religions known to have lived there: Jewish, Muslim and Christian.
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That, followed by a great Kosher products tasting as the Jewish tradition dictates, where nothing has been added but natural ingredients and processes, and finally a filling dinner and we were full and happy ready to catch some sleep.

Time goes by so fast when you are having fun.

Road tripping our way around #portugalfoodstories Una foto publicada por A World to Travel (@aworldtotravel) el Oct 10, 2014 at 9:21 PDT

Disclaimer

I came to Portugal to take part on a 2 weeks food tour around the country after winning the Portugal Food Stories contest by Aptece along with other 4 international bloggers. Anyway, all the opinions here are my own. Read all the articles about this awesome trip here.

Portugal Food Stories Day 8 – Wine, Design and Jewish Legacy

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