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City Guides

Six European cities, walked end to end. Each guide tells you where to base yourself, the meals worth planning your day around, and the one thing you would regret skipping.

We do not write fifty-stop checklists. Every guide is built for a long weekend on foot: one neighbourhood to stay in, a handful of tables we would book again, and a single sight that earns the trip. Pick a city and start packing.

Portugal

Lisbon

Seven hills, two rivers of light, and a city that runs on grilled fish, custard tarts and the patience of its trams. Here is how to do Lisbon slowly.

PortugalCoastalFood

Portugal

Porto

Granite, port and a river that bends through the middle of everything. Porto is smaller and grittier than Lisbon, and you will probably love it more.

PortugalWineRiverside

Czech Republic

Prague

Spires, bridges and beer cheaper than water. Prague is gorgeous and very visited, so the trick is knowing when to show up and where to disappear.

Czech RepublicHistoryBeer

Austria

Vienna

Coffee houses where time stops, palaces by the dozen, and a city that has perfected the art of doing things slowly and beautifully. This is Vienna.

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Spain

Seville

Orange blossom, flamenco and a heat that bends the whole day around the evening. Seville is southern Spain at full intensity, and it is intoxicating.

SpainTapasFlamenco

France

Lyon

France's quiet capital of food, built where two rivers meet. Lyon has none of Paris's swagger and twice its appetite. Come hungry and stay a while.

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