The Last Hike

Today is our last day in Amarante. It has been a nice and not too big town. 

Breakfast again - simple

The hike today is described as the most beautiful and most challenging! The walk through the Douro and Alto Douro Vinhateiro, a wine region UNESCO describes as being a living cultural landscape. We leave the town of Pinhao and climb, 400 meters

And it is hot.

But the views as we climbed are awesome.

And higher 

That blue bridge is where we started 

Way up but time for a wine tasting and a croquette! 

Val and me

The group 

Half way up 

And at the top

Still climbing 

And then we have to walk down

I discovered that I am the oldest person in the group! Yeah I did it! 

Now time for lunch 

Josh and Rhea but I was taking a picture of my coke😊

The Caprese salad was so good!

There are river boat cruises on the Douro River 

Big ships.

Now back to our hotel and time for ice cream

Before packing up for tomorrow.

We did a walk about the town, picked up some snacks and headed back to our hotel for picnic dinner again.

A walk across the bridge 

Dinner, picnic style 

What a day! Really every day has been good. Tomorrow we explore Porto for 3 days then head back to Lisbon to fly home.