{"id":34124,"date":"2019-07-16T22:00:10","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T20:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.surfingtheplanet.com\/?p=34124"},"modified":"2024-04-17T08:49:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T06:49:40","slug":"visit-porto-or-lisbon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.surfingtheplanet.com\/en\/visit-porto-or-lisbon\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit Porto or Lisbon &#8211; Which of these Portuguese cities should you choose?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Lisbon<\/strong> and <strong>Porto<\/strong> are the two <strong>main cities in Portugal<\/strong>. Both of these Portuguese cities offer to their visitors <strong>wonderful architecture<\/strong>, <strong>marvellous views<\/strong>, <strong>great food<\/strong> and <strong>reasonable prices<\/strong> compared to most other cities in Western Europe. <strong>Which one should you pick?<\/strong> The best and most obvious answer would be both of them, but if you don&#8217;t know any of them yet, and you want to <strong>choose your next destination<\/strong>, we will give you some reasons for both of them.\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26205 size-full\" title=\"Travel to Porto or Lisbon\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/oporto-lisboa.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Travel to Porto or Lisbon\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/oporto-lisboa.jpg?strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/oporto-lisboa-300x200.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/oporto-lisboa-768x512.jpg?strip=all 768w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/oporto-lisboa-1024x683.jpg?strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/oporto-lisboa-640x427.jpg?strip=all 640w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/oporto-lisboa-360x240.jpg?strip=all 360w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/oporto-lisboa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=120 120w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/oporto-lisboa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=240 240w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/oporto-lisboa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=480 480w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/oporto-lisboa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=840 840w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/oporto-lisboa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960 960w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/oporto-lisboa.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=1080 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Visit Oporto or Lisbon<\/h2>\n<p>Before sharing the <strong>arguments for<\/strong> and <strong>against<\/strong> either of the two cities, we tell you what <strong>they both have in common<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We already told you in the introduction that both cities are not only <strong>attractive<\/strong>, but also <strong>budget destinations<\/strong>. <strong>Prices<\/strong> are considerably <strong>lower than<\/strong> in neighboring Spain, not to mention any other <strong>Western European<\/strong> countries.<\/li>\n<li>Both cities have very <strong>similar geography<\/strong>. They both have <strong>hilly parts<\/strong> from where you can enjoy some <strong>fascinating views<\/strong>. In addition, both cities have a <strong>river<\/strong> that plays an important role in the city&#8217;s life: the <strong>Tagus in Lisbon<\/strong> and the<strong> Duro in Porto<\/strong>. Moreover, both cities are very close to the Atlantic coast.<\/li>\n<li>You are in either Porto or Lisbon, you will eat some <strong>great food<\/strong> for <strong>little money<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Both cities have a somewhat <strong>decadent atmosphere<\/strong> with many aspects that transport you to the <strong>remote past<\/strong>. One of the symbols of this are the <strong>old trams<\/strong> that give a <strong>vintage feel<\/strong> to both cities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Porto<\/h3>\n<h4>Pros<\/h4>\n<p>If you want to visit a city hat has a rather <strong>small town vibe<\/strong>, <strong>Porto<\/strong> should be your first pick. To visit the<strong> essential things to see in Porto<\/strong>, you <strong>won&#8217;t need public transport<\/strong> since either the Ribera or the Old Town can be walked without any effort. It&#8217;s a <strong>more compact<\/strong> city than Lisbon, therefore if you want a more comprehensive experience in only a couple of days, you should probably visit Porto.\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25209 size-full\" title=\"Wonderful view in Porto, Portugal | Travel to Lisbon or Porto\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vista-torre-clerigos-oporto-portugal.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Wonderful view in Porto, Portugal | Travel to Lisbon or Porto\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vista-torre-clerigos-oporto-portugal.jpg?strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vista-torre-clerigos-oporto-portugal-300x200.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vista-torre-clerigos-oporto-portugal-768x512.jpg?strip=all 768w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vista-torre-clerigos-oporto-portugal-1024x683.jpg?strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vista-torre-clerigos-oporto-portugal-640x427.jpg?strip=all 640w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vista-torre-clerigos-oporto-portugal-360x240.jpg?strip=all 360w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vista-torre-clerigos-oporto-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=120 120w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vista-torre-clerigos-oporto-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=240 240w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vista-torre-clerigos-oporto-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=480 480w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vista-torre-clerigos-oporto-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=840 840w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vista-torre-clerigos-oporto-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960 960w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vista-torre-clerigos-oporto-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=1080 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From our point of view <strong>Porto<\/strong> also offers <strong>more romantic activities<\/strong>, such as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.civitatis.com\/en\/porto\/six-bridges-cruise\/?aid=1050\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">this lovely boat trip below 6 of the bridges in the Duro River<\/a><\/strong> in a typical local ship called <em>rabelo<\/em>, which is much more charming the boat excursions you can do in Lisbon.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25173 size-full\" title=\"Charming boat trip, Porto, Portugal\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/paseo-barco-duero-oporto-portugal.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Charming boat trip, Porto, Portugal\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/paseo-barco-duero-oporto-portugal.jpg?strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/paseo-barco-duero-oporto-portugal-300x200.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/paseo-barco-duero-oporto-portugal-768x512.jpg?strip=all 768w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/paseo-barco-duero-oporto-portugal-1024x683.jpg?strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/paseo-barco-duero-oporto-portugal-640x427.jpg?strip=all 640w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/paseo-barco-duero-oporto-portugal-360x240.jpg?strip=all 360w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/paseo-barco-duero-oporto-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=120 120w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/paseo-barco-duero-oporto-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=240 240w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/paseo-barco-duero-oporto-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=480 480w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/paseo-barco-duero-oporto-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=840 840w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/paseo-barco-duero-oporto-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960 960w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/paseo-barco-duero-oporto-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=1080 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Porto<\/strong> has another special thing. since it&#8217;s the main city of one of the <strong>world&#8217;s most famous wine regions<\/strong>. Therefore, during your visit you can do some <strong>wine-tasting<\/strong> in town or in the surrounding villages.<\/p>\n<h4>Cons<\/h4>\n<p>If you love finding <strong>impressive monuments<\/strong> on your travels, <strong>in Porto<\/strong> you will find much <strong>less<\/strong> of them<strong> than in Lisbon<\/strong>. In Porto there&#8217;s the Don Luis Bridge, many beautiful churches, but monumental architecture and <strong>large imperial squares<\/strong> are much <strong>more common in Lisbon<\/strong>.\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25153 size-full\" title=\"La S\u00e9 Cathedral, Porto, Portugal | Visit Porto or Lisbon\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/catedral-oporto-portugal.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"La S\u00e9 Cathedral, Porto, Portugal | Visit Porto or Lisbon\" width=\"1200\" height=\"898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/catedral-oporto-portugal.jpg?strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/catedral-oporto-portugal-300x225.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/catedral-oporto-portugal-768x575.jpg?strip=all 768w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/catedral-oporto-portugal-1024x766.jpg?strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/catedral-oporto-portugal-640x479.jpg?strip=all 640w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/catedral-oporto-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=120 120w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/catedral-oporto-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=240 240w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/catedral-oporto-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=360 360w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/catedral-oporto-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=480 480w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/catedral-oporto-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=840 840w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/catedral-oporto-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960 960w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/catedral-oporto-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=1080 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>cultural palette<\/strong> is considerably <strong>less varied in Porto<\/strong> than in Lisbon, and finding authentic fado performances is also much easier in the capital.<\/p>\n<h3>Lisbon<\/h3>\n<h4>Pros<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Lisbon\u00a0<\/strong>at first might not have the glamour of the most famous European cities such as Rome, Paris or Barcelona, but in contrast to Porto, Lisbon is <strong>a big city<\/strong>. It has <strong>large squares<\/strong>, many <strong>neighborhoods<\/strong> with very <strong>different character<\/strong> and also offers a much more <strong>complete cultural experience<\/strong> than Porto. <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24681 size-full\" title=\"Main square, Lisbon, Portugal\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/plaza-comercio-lisboa-portugal.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Main square, Lisbon, Portugal\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/plaza-comercio-lisboa-portugal.jpg?strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/plaza-comercio-lisboa-portugal-300x200.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/plaza-comercio-lisboa-portugal-768x512.jpg?strip=all 768w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/plaza-comercio-lisboa-portugal-1024x683.jpg?strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/plaza-comercio-lisboa-portugal-640x427.jpg?strip=all 640w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/plaza-comercio-lisboa-portugal-360x240.jpg?strip=all 360w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/plaza-comercio-lisboa-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=120 120w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/plaza-comercio-lisboa-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=240 240w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/plaza-comercio-lisboa-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=480 480w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/plaza-comercio-lisboa-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=840 840w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/plaza-comercio-lisboa-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960 960w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/plaza-comercio-lisboa-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=1080 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For people like us who <strong>enjoy<\/strong> so much <strong>great views<\/strong>, although the view from the Don Luis Bridge in Porto are also fabulous, we were more <strong>amazed by<\/strong> the quantity of <strong>amazing viewpoints in Lisbon<\/strong>. There are different kinds of viewpoints that let you appreciate both the beauty and the dimensions of the city. <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24669 size-full\" title=\"Look-out in Alfama, Lisban, Portugal | Travel to Porto or Lisbon\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/mirador-alfama-lisboa-portugal.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Look-out in Alfama, Lisban, Portugal | Travel to Porto or Lisbon\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/mirador-alfama-lisboa-portugal.jpg?strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/mirador-alfama-lisboa-portugal-300x200.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/mirador-alfama-lisboa-portugal-768x512.jpg?strip=all 768w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/mirador-alfama-lisboa-portugal-1024x683.jpg?strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/mirador-alfama-lisboa-portugal-640x427.jpg?strip=all 640w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/mirador-alfama-lisboa-portugal-360x240.jpg?strip=all 360w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/mirador-alfama-lisboa-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=120 120w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/mirador-alfama-lisboa-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=240 240w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/mirador-alfama-lisboa-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=480 480w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/mirador-alfama-lisboa-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=840 840w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/mirador-alfama-lisboa-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960 960w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/mirador-alfama-lisboa-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=1080 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We already told you that you can have <strong>great food either in Lisbon<\/strong> or <strong>in Porto.<\/strong> Only the variety of dishes prepared from <strong>codfish<\/strong> will keep your palate busy for a while with delicious flavours. While<strong> in Porto<\/strong> <strong>wine<\/strong> is most <strong>famous<\/strong>, in <strong>Lisbon<\/strong> the sweets are the most amazing, especially the <strong>Belem Pastries<\/strong>. <strong>Nightlife<\/strong> is also <strong>more colorful in Lisbon<\/strong> than in Porto. There are dozens of great <strong>fado places<\/strong> and <strong>cocktail bars<\/strong> in the <strong>Zona Alta,<\/strong> where you can have a night out that will be everything but boring.\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24693 size-full\" title=\"Bel\u00e9m Tower, Lisbon, Portugal\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/torre-belem-lisboa-portugal.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Bel\u00e9m Tower, Lisbon, Portugal\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/torre-belem-lisboa-portugal.jpg?strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/torre-belem-lisboa-portugal-300x200.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/torre-belem-lisboa-portugal-768x512.jpg?strip=all 768w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/torre-belem-lisboa-portugal-1024x683.jpg?strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/torre-belem-lisboa-portugal-640x427.jpg?strip=all 640w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/torre-belem-lisboa-portugal-360x240.jpg?strip=all 360w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/torre-belem-lisboa-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=120 120w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/torre-belem-lisboa-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=240 240w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/torre-belem-lisboa-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=480 480w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/torre-belem-lisboa-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=840 840w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/torre-belem-lisboa-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960 960w, https:\/\/cdn.surfingtheplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/torre-belem-lisboa-portugal.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=1080 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Cons<\/h4>\n<p>Trying to <strong>visit<\/strong> even the <strong>most essential things to see in Lisbon<\/strong> during a weekend is quite challenging, since some of the important <strong>neighborhoods<\/strong> such as <strong>Bel\u00e9m<\/strong> for instance, are pretty <strong>far from<\/strong> the city <strong>center<\/strong>. Therefore you will probably <strong>need more time<\/strong> or leave certain things for a next visit. In Lisbon it&#8217;s also unavoidable to<strong> use<\/strong> the <strong>public transport<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>As you could see, we weren&#8217;t able to find any negatives for either of these cities, therefore <strong>visiting Lisbon or Porto<\/strong> will depend on your <strong>personal taste<\/strong>. In addition, the two cities are not so far from each other, therefore <strong>if you have more days<\/strong> in hand, you can <strong>visit both of them on the same trip<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lisbon and Porto are the two main cities in Portugal. Both of these Portuguese cities offer to their visitors wonderful architecture, marvellous views, great food and reasonable prices compared to most other cities in Western Europe. Which one should you pick? The best and most obvious answer would be both of them, but if you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":26206,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1102],"tags":[1014],"class_list":{"0":"post-34124","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-portugal-en","8":"tag-city-breaks","9":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Visit Porto or Lisbon - Which of these Portuguese cities should you choose?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.surfingtheplanet.com\/en\/visit-porto-or-lisbon\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Visit Porto or Lisbon - Which of these Portuguese cities should you choose?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lisbon and Porto are the two main cities in Portugal. 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