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Compasserie
Wooden rabelo boats moored on the Douro river in Porto at blue hour, the Dom Luis bridge lit above them

01 / Quiet

The season after the crowd.

Half the people, better rooms, and a table you do not have to leave. The months most guidebooks skip are the months this one is written for.

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Porto 41.1579 N 8.6291 W Best MAY, OCT

Shoulder season, small hotels, long lunches, nothing to prove.

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