Explore the fascinating history of Lisbon and charming Old World towns such as Porto, then enjoy a seven-night cruise of the Douro River, stopping off at vineyards and villages along the famous wine trail.
Portrait of Portugal: Lisbon, Porto and a Douro River Cruise
Aboard the (2024) 130-guest Douro Spirit or (2025) 132-guest Gil Eanes or Amalia Rodriguez
12 days from $5,790
Explore the fascinating history of Lisbon and charming Old World towns such as Porto, then enjoy a seven-night cruise of the Douro River, stopping off at vineyards and villages along the famous wine trail.
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- John, S.While our group was on a small ship with other groups, we felt very fortunate to have our own subject matter expert and logistics facilitator to make our trip special and rich.
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Experts
Rafael Chacón
Hipólito Rafael Chacón is Bruce and Suzanne Crocker Director of the Montana Museum of Art and Culture and Professor of Art History and Criticism at the University of Montana-Missoula where he lectures on a broad range of art historical subjects. He received his Ph.D. in art history with honors from the University of Chicago, having been awarded numerous research fellowships to study in Europe and the Mediterranean basin, including an award from the Spanish Ministry of Culture for his dissertation on Michelangelism in renaissance art. He has written on a range of topics related to renaissance and baroque art, both in Europe and in the Americas, most recently focusing on revival style architecture in the U.S. during the late 19th century. He has also been awarded the top national and international prizes for his research in the field of vexillology or flag studies. Rafael has been an expert for many Smithsonian Journeys programs in Cuba, Egypt, Europe, and Russia. He has twice walked the Camino de Santiago, the ancient pilgrimage route across France and Spain.
Erik Gustafson
Erik Gustafson is an architectural historian of Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Islamic world, with interests spanning from the ancient world into the early Modern period. He has lived for extended periods in Italy, France, and Egypt, and has also extensively travelled in northern Europe, Iberia, and the eastern Mediterranean. Erik’s academic work addresses how specific sites were historically understood in light of broad intellectual and visual traditions, interests which inform his teaching and Smithsonian Journeys work. His current book project, Building Saint Francis, considers how the Franciscan order architecturally tried to shape and channel the legacy of their founder in the centuries after his death. Erik has taught a variety of courses on the art and architecture of the ancient world, medieval Europe and the Mediterranean, and intercultural exchanges throughout the European and Islamic worlds at the University of California, Berkeley, Fordham University, Washington & Lee University, and George Mason University. Erik has published on Italian, Spanish, and French medieval architecture as well as Mamluk architecture in Cairo, and is a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome.