Portugal's hilly second city, 195 miles (314 km) north of Lisbon, is of course best known worldwide as the center of the port wine industry, along with its atmospheric historic center, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with elements dating back to the 12th century. But rather less well known is that Oporto (aka Porto) also serves up strands just as fetching as the country's more beachily famous regions to the south such as the Algarve. Those include...

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