EURO CITY BREAK

Coimbra is a city that wears its history like a heavy black academic cape. It is the Oxford or Cambridge of Portugal but with better weather and perhaps even more steep hills. For centuries it was the capital of the nation and the birthplace of six kings. Today it remains the country's intellectual soul. The University of Coimbra towers over the city both physically and metaphorically. Its influence cascades down the winding medieval streets from the "Alta" (upper town) to th

Ponta Delgada is a city that feels like it exists in a different timeline. Located on São Miguel island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, it serves as the capital of the Azores archipelago. It is a place where the pavements are crafted from black basalt and white limestone in intricate patterns and where hydrangeas grow wild by the roadside in explosions of blue and purple. The air here is thick with salt and humidity, keeping the island perpetually green and lush. It is a

Porto is a city that does not just display its history; it lives it in every chipped azulejo  tile and every cobblestone that paves its steep hills. Often called the "Invicta" or Undefeated City, it possesses a gritty, hardworking charm that stands in contrast to the polished grandeur of Lisbon. Here, the Atlantic mist often rolls in over the Douro River in the mornings, only to burn off and reveal a skyline of granite bell towers, colourful merchant houses stacked precarious