Cruises on the Douro

A different and innovative for all those tourists who visit Spain, is searching the banks of the Duero River (572 km long). One of the current alternative is to do with comfortable and luxurious cruise ships that traverse the entire region of the Autonomous Community of Castilla y Leon. Aboard these great ships one can appreciate the spectacular architecture of the place and a great variety of landscapes that dramatically beautify all the towns and cities of this vast river channel passing through.

The provinces of Valladolid, Soria, Zamora, Salamanca and Burgos, have become in time required to visit places of all those tourists visiting the southern tip of Europe, on the border with Portugal. The buildings of a religious and romantic art grace the counties. Similarly, medieval castles and Roman bridges, exceeding the number of one hundred, adorn a landscape that involves memories of other times.

Cruise ships sailing in these latitudes visit cities that were the cradle of great poets, as it was Soria, with the passage of matchless writer Antonio Machado. In turn, visit places like Aranda del Rio landmark typical Castilian cuisine and the city of Tordesillas, the place where the treaty was signed the new American lands divided between Spain and Portugal.

But, it is noteworthy that the great attraction of this land full of history and charm, is its wine production, considered one of the best in the world for quality control of their vines. Wine Ribera del Duero is considered one of the best wines in the world. Thanks to the Council of the Designation of Origin Ribera del Duero was created in 1982, the region enjoys international prestige in the production, quality certified, of all strains. The wine typical of the area is the 'Ink of the country? excellent properties.

It should be mentioned, which are made primarily two types of wine from the Douro river, the most distinctive reds and pinks. The first are low-acid wine with hints of aging, sprinkled with spices, pungent aroma, balanced in the mouth and near the ruby ​​hues. The pink, however, are close to the colors of roses and cherries strawberries with fresh aromas, with hints of wild berries, and light when drinking them.

Finally, we should mention that some of the wineries in this region are typical: Bodega Viña Vilano, Olmedo Meadow Winery, Bodegas Balbas, Cillar Bodegas de Silos, among others.