Overlooking the River Douro with its famous Port Wine lodges, the city certainly has all the views and the cobbled (often very hilly) streets and beautiful ceramic tiled buildings are charming.

Vasco da Gama and his crew spent their last night in Portugal at the site before embarking on their famous journey to India ... notable Portuguese people in history, including a handful of royals ...

For good weather, the best time to go to Portugal is March, just as spring arrives and before most of the tourist crowds ...