Portugal’s “second city” initially frustrated me, I couldn’t get my bearings, got lost amongst some back streets and realized that sites which looked right next to each other on a map actually involved some serious and exhausting altitude changes. But Porto quickly began to work her charms, enticing and seducing me so that before long I was head over heels in love with her for the rest of my life. All of this of course was generously assisted by the revelation that is port. If you are a wine lover who is not yet familiar with this divine intoxicant, I’m not exaggerating to say that discovering it in its namesake town will change your life.