Planning your first trip to Europe often starts with a deceptively simple question: Where should I go? Paris, Rome, Barcelona, Amsterdam, the Greek islands, the Alps — once you start looking, the list tends to grow rather than shrink. The problem is that there isn’t one European destination that makes sense for every first-time visitor. … Read more
Planning a multi-city trip through Europe can look surprisingly simple on a map. Madrid, Basel, Freiburg, Colmar, Strasbourg — add a train here, a short flight there, and suddenly five destinations seem perfectly manageable. But the number of places that fit on an itinerary is not the same as the number you can comfortably experience. … Read more
Porto is easy to see. Experiencing it is a little different. The city’s famous sights can be turned into a checklist, but Porto makes far more sense when you stop treating it like one. Its steep streets, tiled façades, unexpected viewpoints and the Douro are all part of the experience — and some of the … Read more
Why Porto Deserves a Place on Your Travel List Porto is the kind of city that rewards travelers who slow down. Its historic center rises above the Douro River in layers of narrow streets, tiled façades, viewpoints, churches, markets and everyday neighborhoods, while Vila Nova de Gaia stretches across the river with its famous port … Read more
