Meanwhile in the town just south of the Porto city center, Vila Nova de Gaia, you'll happen upon beaches with soft white sand and conditions more suitable for swimming. The beaches of Vila Nova de ...

and 25 minutes from the Porto city center. The Lince Santa Clara features elegant rooms and suites, a Neoclassical heritage building, and unique 16th-century Mansard-style accommodations.

Porto, the country’s second-largest city, whose cobblestone streets and twinkling Douro riverbank hum with tourists, was home to about 40 Jews in 2012. They couldn’t scrape together enough ...

Once you're in the city center, you can explore on your own two feet. Porto's nearest airport is Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), which is located on the northwestern edge of the city.