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1. It’s easy to see Porto is nothing special.
Photo: Gabriel González
2. Its streets are too steep to even think about traveling there.
Photo: mat’s eye
3. And why would you want to visit stores with traditional Portuguese products and designs?
A Vida Portuguesa store. Photo: Disquecool
4. Not to speak about those old art decó cafés, serving coffee since the 20s. They’re probably dusty.
Café Majestic. Photo: António Amen
5. You don’t understand why it’s been chosen the world’s best under-the-radar romantic destination.
Photo: Gabriel González
6. Street art? You won’t be fooled, that’s just vandalism.
Photo: r2hox
7. And you hate cities full of churches.
Photo: Turismo en Portugal
8. You’re not paying a hotel room to spend the night drinking in the coolest bars.
Photo: Yellow.cat
9. The last thing you want is to discover a city from a historic tram.
Photo: Chris Owen
10. And you’re definitely not crossing the bridge to Vila Nova de Gaia. You’d end up too tired.
Ponte Luiz I. Photo: Laura Suarez
11. It’s not worthy to cross just to take a selfie with the river on the background.
Photo: Ana Bulnes
12. Not even to visit their Porto wine cellars (and taste it afterwards).
Sandeman Wine Cellars. Photo: Alejandro Forero Cuervo
13. And what about that obsession with tiles? Everything is covered in tiles, from churches…
Photo: Chris Owen
14. …to train stations. Was it really necessary to depict the History of Portugal like that ?
São Bento railway station. Photo: Ana Bulnes
15. You’ve seen enough cathedrals in your life.
Photo: Turismo en Portugal
16. And you’re definitely not traveling that far to visit a bookstore.
Livraria Lello e Irmão. Photo: Michał Huniewicz
17. You don’t like old things, but this is a bit too modern. Why is the Casa da Música upside down?
Casa da Música. Photo: Jose Hidalgo
18. And you don’t share the fascination photographers and painters have for all those clothes hung out to dry. You know you wouldn’t even look at them.
Photo: Ana Bulnes.