"The authentic feel of Porto: this is a place that doesn't exist for tourists, yet welcomes them"

"After spending a week in Portugal in June, my favourite city was Porto", says Bella English, a correspondent for the Boston Globe.

Bella travelled to Porto and was in awe with the "authentic feel of Porto", a place that "doesn't exist for tourists" but "welcomes them".

She confesses that she only knew Portugal on account of Vasco da Gama and the Port Wine. She spent a week in Portugal in June and her favourite city was Porto. Bella further shares that the São Bento Station is a showcase of "the country's national artwork: beautiful blue and white tiles, or azulejos", which can be found in almost all of the city's buildings, even the "most humble ones".

Porto is the place where authenticity makes a visitor feast at picture perfect scenarios and settings, such as a cafe in Ribeira, in world heritage downtown, where windows wave at you "with a week's worth of clothes drying from them", the unusual and art work of McDonald's at Aliados, exquisitely decorated with chandeliers and formerly known as the Imperial Cafe.

Porto's orography is a worthwhile challenge, as it is "an uphill walker's city", so good news here: fun and shape altogether.

When asking for a beautiful destination know that Porto awaits.

The Boston Globe (sometimes abbreviated as The Globe) is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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