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Porto, Portugal
5 customs and traditions in Porto — what they are, and how to take part without causing offence.
Fortified wine from the Douro, aged here for centuries — tawny, ruby, LBV and vintage are genuinely different products.
Blue and white tin-glazed tiles covering churches and stations, a Portuguese art since the 16th century.
A June night when the whole city hits each other with plastic hammers and grills sardines in the street.
The city's sandwich is a point of genuine local pride and endless argument about who does it best.
Terraced vineyards upriver, reachable by train or boat, and the world's oldest demarcated wine region.
