Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Angelina Villa-Clarke is a London-based travel journalist. Set aside the Douro River, Porto—Portugal's second city—is one of the ...

Step aside, Lisbon. There's a new hot destination in Portugal and it's Porto. Among the one of Europe's most colorful cities, Porto offers picture-ready scenes at every turn, from walls covered in ...

A visit to Porto wouldn't be complete without a stop to sample the city's most notable export — port wine. You'll find dozens of wine cellars scattered throughout Porto, and there's even a Port Wine ...

I’m really into “second cities” these days. For generations, Industrial Age powerhouses in Europe turned into what we would call “the rust belt,” while their elegant “first city” counterparts enjoyed ...

Many locals in Porto will tell you that while Lisbon is the capital of Portugal, Porto is Portugal. This historic city of cobbled streets leading to blue and white azulejo-tiled landmarks on slopes ...

FOR a small city, Porto packs a massive punch. It inspired the name of its nation and pioneered the drink port, the delicious strong wine which goes down so well with pud – and, indeed, without it.

It’s the start of a dazzling sunset in Porto, a sequence that will throw the iron arch of Dom Luís Bridge into silhouette, make the Rio Douro look like treacle, and finally turn the riverside town ...

There are thousands of great things to see and do in Porto – literally. So it’s not been an easy task to boil it down to just 15 unmissable things to see in this city. We’ve done it, though, and this ...