6 Reasons Why You Should Visit Porto, Portugal

Last weekend we made our own "long holiday weekend" when we found cheap flights to Porto, Portugal. Having heard great things about Portugal from many friends, including Lillian who is Portuguese, we decided we had to check it out for ourselves. Many people choose Lisbon for their first visit to Portugal, but I am so glad we went with Porto. Although the weather was not as warm and sunny as you might think {in fact, Porto is typically very foggy and rainy}, it didn't stop us from having a great time. As I was describing to my French teacher what we were going to be doing in Porto, which included a food tour, she kept telling me that in French it would be called a sejour gastronomique. I kept trying to tell her no, it's just a 3 hour tour because sejour gastronomique actually translates to a gastronomic visit or stay. But, in fact, it turns out she was right; it definitely was a sejour gastronomique--a weekend that focused around walking, eating, and drinking!