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By Karissa Mitchell ·Updated October 23, 2025 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
The first thing that hit me about Portugal? The streets. Narrow, cobblestoned, and full of attitude. The kind that makes you regret packing anything with a heel. The buildings were covered in these beautiful hand-painted tiles, and the whole city smelled like sangria and pastries by day, then leather and espresso by night. It’s one of those places
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