Portugal
Porto is Lisbon's smaller, prettier sibling — port wine, tiled facades, and a river through a gorge.
Porto is walkable, romantic, and cheaper than Lisbon — the Ribeira by the Douro, port lodges across the river, and tiled churches. Eat a francesinha if you dare and walk the bridges.
How long
2–3 days
Currency
Euro (EUR). Cards accepted; cash for small tascas.
Language
Portuguese. English common in tourist areas.
Getting around
Walk and metro; steep hills like Lisbon.
Budget range
€70–130 per person per day at mid-range. Excellent value.
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Croatia
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Finland
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France
Bordeaux is wine country in a city — a UNESCO riverfront of 18th-century stone and the world's wine capital.
Italy
Naples is Italy raw and real — pizza where it was invented, a castle over the bay, and Pompeii an hour away.
Greece
Thessaloniki is Greece's second city — Byzantine churches, a waterfront, and the best food in the country, Athenians say.
Spain
Bilbao is the Basque industrial city reborn by a Guggenheim — old and new in one rebuilt river town.
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