Quinta São Luiz Tabuaço, Portugal @ronniallenphotography Of the many Quintas in the Douro Valley, The Vine House at Kopke`s Quinta São Luiz is one of the few which has accommodation and is near the riverbank. Located on the left bank of the Douro between Régua and Pinhão and just one-and-a-half-hours from the city of Porto, The Vine House is an ideal base for exploration. Quinta São Luiz, to which Quinta da Mesquita, Quinta da Lobata, Quinta da Alegria and Quinta da Galeira belong, works a...

TIMELESS ELEGANCE in PALACETE SEVERO Porto Foto Credit Ronni Allen Photography Palacete Severo , situated in the Boavista district of Porto, first opened in October of 2024. On entering the early 20 th  century palace ruins, French gallery owner Géraldine Banier ( Perspective Gallerie , Paris ) and Stéphane Sarré fell in love at first sight.  Theirs was not the first love-affair here, and it won`t be the last. Once home to Lisbon-born engineer and architect - Ricardo Severo – and sweetheart...

Valença do Douro, Portugal return of - the DOURO VALLEY`s SLEEPING BEAUTIES There`s nothing I haven`t already written about Quinta da Côrte  which isn`t worth repeating. But to spare you this, do read about my first visit here .   I met Tourism & Marketing Director, Cátia Moura, back in 2023 at the Wine and Travel Week in Porto, during one of the infamous speed-dating sessions with 200+ other colleagues. That meeting led to my first visit to the premises and I knew immediately, I´d be back.  ...