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Rather than visit just a couple, we booked a food tour where we sampled area favorites amid crowds of
that would highlight wines from the Douro and other happy locals enjoying the same unpretentious food and
areas of the country along with some very tasty local drink.
specialties. Like all good food tour guides, Rita was passionate
Food tours are one of the best ways to learn about about food, especially local fare, and shared lots of lore
a destination’s culture and people. Great food and and trivia about Porto’s history and residents. Porto
drink are wonderful side products of the experience. Walks had warned us not to eat before the tour since
Our guide Rita, from Porto Walks, led us to authentic we would be more than sated at the journey’s end.
tascas (small traditional restaurants) around town, Sated? We were stuffed as we sampled over a dozen

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