Oliver Balch, our resident expert, offers his top tips on the hottest places to eat and things to do this season. A famous cabaret and 'exotic parlour' from the 1980s, Pérola Negra club (Rua Gonçalo ...

It’s most famous for its ruby tipple and a strident football manager, but Porto is shaking off its fusty image with buzzy places to eat, drink and hang out It’s spirit that turns table wine into port, ...

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The home of port wine, Portugal’s enchanting second city also offers a winning blend of austere architecture and cutting-edge design, plus buzzy bars and beaches, just up the Douro river. World of ...

This iconic arching iron bridge straddles the Douro River, connecting Porto to Vila Nova de Gaia. Though Porto is known for having quite a few bridges, the Dom Luis I Bridge is especially renowned ...

Situated in the north west of Portugal, the coastal city of Porto is a glistening oasis with history and culture in abundance and an exciting urban scene. Visit the enchanting Livraria Lello Bookshop, ...

Getting Porto, Portugal Porto is a city that is pretty easy to get to. It essentially comes down to whether Porto is one of your beginning stops, middle stops, or end stops while visiting Portugal, ...

There’s a dreamlike quality to Porto – a tumbledown, romantic city of stately beaux-arts buildings – and further afield is the beautiful wine country of Alto Douro. There’s a dreamlike quality to ...

When you have wine in your mouth, evaluate the flavours — bitter, sweet, acidic — and once you swallow, evaluate the burn and aftertaste. How long is the aroma present in your throat? That bitterness ...

Discover this coastal city in the north west of Portugal Situated in the north west of Portugal, the coastal city of Porto is a glistening oasis with history and culture in abundance and an exciting ...