On a vine-covered hillside in the Upper Douro, in the far north of Portugal, is the six-room Casa do Rio hotel. Designed by Francisco Vieira de Campos of Porto based architects Menos é Mais, the ...

Casa Rio was developed in 1946 out of the same late-1700's building where Beyer tried his hand at retail. In 1972, Beyer's father took over the reigns for a brief stretch before his death in 1977.