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Of course, if the funicular is too much, one can always stay in the lower part of the hotel, or take the stairs. After all, the experience is meant to be relaxing. That relaxation often takes the form of contemplating nature and its peace and quiet, whether from the guest rooms, one of the three swimming pools, or along the riverside walking trails that depart from the hotel.
“But,” he continues “we have 83 or 84 port wine references. That’s the most you would see outside the Yeatman,” the famously luxurious wine-themed hotel and two-Michelin-star restaurant in the port warehouse district of Vila Nova de Gaia, just across the river from Porto. They also have a knowledgeable and enthusiastic sommelier, Bernardo Pinho, who leads wine tastings on request and oversees the pairings and impressive wine list at the generally impressive fine dining restaurant, Raiva .
The 41 in the hotel’s name refers to its position on the river, at kilometer 41. Every dish on the menu at Raiva includes a number the correlates to its location, both in Portugal and deep into Spain. The Atlantic sea bass, which is served with cauliflower purée and fish velouté, comes from kilometer 1, while the wonderfully autumnal mushrooms that are served with a crispy low-temperature egg come from kilometer 48.
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