Porto

Port and Sangria, who could ask for more...Portugal!

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December 2nd 2009
We arrived in Porto and after an initial exploration of the town we were overcome with similar feelings to Dublin. The town seemed to lack a certain something. We were beginning to feel that maybe we were building up unrealistic expectations of a town only to be let down when we got there. This made us more determined to get to the bottom of Porto and see all it had to offer. The city is a s ... read more

Europe » Portugal

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Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil a... ... read more