It continues along the Atlantic coast before arriving into Porto. Start your journey in Lisbon’s pretty Santa Apolonia station, the oldest railway terminus in the country. The journey of 198 miles takes approximately three hours with a standard one-way cost of €31.90. First-class tickets cost €44.60 and offer slightly more spacious seats. A trolley with drinks and snacks is brought through the train regularly.
Porto to Pinhão
São Bento station, from where this little train leaves, is a Porto landmark, famous for the hundreds of hand-painted, blue-and-white tiles which clad its entrance hall, depicting key moments in the country’s history. The rather rustic train stops at tiny rural stations along the Douro River where bougainvillea lines the streets, and goes on to Pocinho, just shy of the Spanish border.
But if you hop out at Pinhão, after two hours and 22 minutes, you can do some excellent wine tasting at Symington’s Quinta do Bomfim, a short walk away. Take the winery tour too, before indulging in a lunch at their riverside Bomfim 1896 or at their pop-up Casa dos Ecos, set in the vineyards. Both have acclaimed Chef Pedro Lemos at the helm. Tickets from €11.20.
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