If you like your holidays off the beaten track to get a true taste of local life, you’ll love this blissful riverside getaway just an hour from the city of Porto in sun-kissed northern Portugal. Check in to the newly-opened Ribeira Collection Hotel – five minutes from the charming historic Arcos de Valdevez with its ancient churches, stately homes and pretty riverfront – and enjoy daily continental buffet breakfast, a complimentary welcome drink each on arrival, a welcome fruit basket, complimentary use of kayaks on the River Vez and complimentary Wi-Fi.