Portugal’s wine regions offer far more than great bottles — they reward travelers who choose the right places to stay. From ...

Split into two by the Douro River, the Portuguese city of Porto is probably best known for its wine. One of the oldest cities in Europe, Porto is a maze of narrow cobbled streets, beautiful plazas, ...

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 ...

Parque da Cidade do Porto, or Porto City Park, ranks as one of the largest parks in northern Portugal at more than 200 acres. It has more than 6 miles of trails for biking and walking, and it is a ...

Porto may get overlooked in lieu of Lisbon, but Portugal's second city has just as much to offer as the country’s capital. From gilded Belle Époque cafés to historic train stations covered with ...

, which is six miles from the city center. From the United States, only Air Transat and Canada 3000 offer direct flights. Connections are required when flying from Houston. Oporto can be reached from ...

Though it's the second-largest city in Portugal, Porto is still relatively small. The city covers about 16 square miles of land, with the Douro River running along its southern edge sandwiched between ...

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

Rafael Tonon is an award-winning journalist, writer, curator, and researcher, covering food trends and the restaurant industry in Brazil and Portugal for Slate, The Washington Post, Epicurious, Atlas ...