[DOURO VALLEY, PORTUGAL] — A review of Vila Galé Douro Valley hotel and Douro Exclusive Wine Tours. The perfect way to explore the Douro Valley. Best luxury hotel in the Douro River Valley. _____________________ After a harrowing Google Maps-led hair-brained shortcut through curvy mountains roads (umm guess who was Navigator ), we arrived with our seasick passengers… ready for a drink. We drove through a gated entrance to a wine estate, wound up the road straight into the vines. A teeny sign on the right said “Reception ↘︎”. We slammed on the brakes. (Groans from the back) “That can’t be it…”. What we couldn’t see was the building built into the side of the cliff below us. Unlike Google Maps, we trusted this little sign.

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