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We met our wonderful Devour guide, the warm
and personable Rita Jardim, or Rita the Tour Guide,
as she called herself. She was so much better than
having a friend show you around. Rita knew the his-
tory, secrets and stories of the neighborhoods we
walked.. And the owners and staff at the restaurants
and shops we visited genuinely liked her and gave us
the VIP treatment and we ate and drank from early
evening until after dark.
We were familiar with the barrios near our apart-
ment in Baixa, the tourist hub of the city, but were
pleasantly surprised that the first stop on our tour
was in Principe Real. It was an area we hadn’t visited,
and one of Lisbon’s most spirited and trendy neigh-

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