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Why Porto is the perfect city for a short break

Trish Burgess Posted on26/02/201707/03/2019 Inntravel, Porto, Portugal, short break in Porto 56 Comments
Porto

As a short break destination from the UK, Porto takes some beating. Fly direct from Birmingham, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Bristol, Manchester, Luton, Gatwick and Stansted – phew, so many airports to choose from. With a flight

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A tale in three cities: literary delights in Porto, Coimbra and Lisbon

Trish Burgess Posted on20/02/201710/08/2017 Coimbra, Inntravel, Lisbon, Porto, Portugal 46 Comments
Livraria lello ticket, Porto

  Porto This little pink slip of paper is like the golden ticket for Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. It gave me access to one of the world’s most beautiful bookshops, Livraria Lello in Porto. To

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On the Waterfront in Portugal with Inntravel

Trish Burgess Posted on12/02/201710/08/2017 Coimbra, Inntravel, Lisbon, Porto, Portugal 23 Comments
Barcos rabelo Dom Luis I bridge

“Come on, just a few more steps,” Dougie encouraged me as we negotiated the narrow cobbled streets of the old Alfama district of Lisbon, heading for our hotel, Solar do Castelo. Positive words, the sort I

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