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May/June 2008

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Portugal Photo Gallery
Photographs by Michael Melford

Photo: Barrigodos bakery in Favaois, Portugal

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t the Barrigodos bakery in the village of Favaois, "huge bundles of pine needles are used as kindling," says writer Rachel Howard, "giving their bread a delicious smoky flavor. The baker produced some warm rolls, along with homemade jam and a demijohn of port while we were there. Thankfully, there was only enough to fill one glass, as it was industrial strength. When I explained that we were walking the seven miles to Vilarinho de São Romão, she crossed herself and did a little jig. I gathered that after a few more sips of port we'd be dancing all the way there."

Read more about Portugal's Douro Valley in "A Walk on the Wine Side" in the May/June 2008 issue of National Geographic Traveler.

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