This tour takes you over nine days from the most sumptuous palace hotel in the north of Portugal to charming boutique accommodation near the village of Parada de Gonta. You will have time for golf, to revitalise your body and spirit with spa treatments, enjoy the countryside and towns of the Douro and the Dao Valleys, their wine and food and their hospitality.

Are you looking to combine golf with exploring. Eating and drinking but staying healthy. Beautiful countryside. Lovely people. Two enjoyable golf courses where you can walk off happy. Vidago with it’s beautiful raised stone tees and vistas on the back nine not to forget will do the trick. As will Montebelo with as one reviewer noted a unique atmosphere with incomparable views over the Serra do Caramulo and Serra da Estrela. Eight nights in wonderful accommodation.

This tour offers eight days of delight. Four nights in Vidago Palace, a member of the Leading Hotels of the World group. A tour of the historical towns of Chaves and Vila Real. Visit Palacio de Mateus. Spoil yourself in one of the best spas in Portugal. And then south to the village of Parada de Gonta where your hosts Jane and Hugh will welcome you into your home and show you the delights of the region.

Imagine nine days of pure bliss – its starts the moment you enter the gates of Vidago Palace because you’ll know you are in a special place. And when you enter the home of Maria and Antonio, which they call Casa Museu, you will have crossed into a world of charm and antiquity which will embrace and seduce you. Enjoy nine days of rest and relaxation, recharging the body and soul with spa treatments, fine food and wine, whilst exploring the beautiful north of Portugal. The only regret you will have will be the moment you leave Vidago Palace and Casa Museu.