Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app + YouTube
Portugal has an oversized history, fascinating culture, and boatloads of sardines. Saving the capital city of Lisbon for another episode, Rick dances on the beach at Nazare; marvels at a medieval abbey in Batalha; visits a royal library and revels with university students in Coimbra; savors port wine with the people who made it along the Douro River; and gets to know Portugal's gritty and fascinating second city, Porto.
Let's dance on the beach at Nazare, marvel Batalha's abbey, revel with students in Coimbra, savor port wine, and get to know Portugal's fascinating second city of Porto.
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Coimbra is a mini-Lisbon: everything good about urban Portugal without the intensity of a big city.
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