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Coast story

Portugal’s second city, Porto, has great architecture and food, but the escapes along its coast truly give it quality-of-life credentials. Pack your trunks and head for the boardwalks.

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Woman wearing A.P.C. dress and Fratelli Rossetti shoes standing by concrete structure overlooking sea.
DRESS by A.P.C., SHOES by Fratelli Rossetti
Woman wearing a white bikini with red details and Chanel bracelet, reclining by turquoise water.
BIKINI by Yves Saint Laurent, BRACELET by Chanel
Man in denim shirt and burgundy trousers standing by a sunlit window with coastal views.
SHIRT by Aspesi, TROUSERS by Hackett, BELT by Ki:ts, SHOES by Comme des Garçons SHIRT for Tretorn, WATCH by Panerai
Woman wearing a colorful polka dot dress by Kitsuné and A.P.C. necklace in bright daylight.
DRESS by Kitsuné, NECKLACE by A.P.C.
Woman wearing a blue and green plaid shirt by Glanshirt, seated against a wooden backdrop.
SHIRT by Glanshirt
Woman in Madras bikini and Chanel bracelet by the sea holding a boat rail.
BIKINI by Madras, BRACELET by Chanel
Man wearing green swimming trunks by Orlebar Brown for Monocle sitting at water's edge.
SWIMMING TRUNKS by Orlebar Brown for Monocle
Man wading in the ocean wearing Polo Ralph Lauren swimming trunks near a large moss-covered rock.
SWIMMING TRUNKS by Polo Ralph Lauren
Woman in red and white polka dot Moncler bikini relaxing on beach sand with ocean waves behind her.
BIKINI by Moncler, NECKLACE by Chanel, BAG by Hermès
Man sitting on wooden chair wearing red polo shirt and shorts, reading on a rooftop overlooking the coast.
POLO SHIRT by Kitsuné, SHORTS by Roda, SHOES by A.P.C., WATCH by Panerai
Woman on sandy beach wearing Glanshirt shirt, Hermès shorts, and Bronte hat from Tomorrowland.
HAT by Bronte from Tomorrowland, SHIRT by Glanshirt, SHORTS by Hermès, SHOES by Havaianas, BELT & BRACELET by Paul Smith, BAG by Vdevinster from Tomorrowland
Man wearing light blue pinstriped jacket, navy polo shirt, and yellow shorts against wooden boardwalk backdrop.
JACKET by Comme des Garçons Shirt, POLO SHIRT by Roda, BELT by Ki:ts, SHORTSby Polo Ralph Lauren
Man walking on wooden boardwalk along rocky Portuguese coast wearing casual beach attire.
SCARF by Stefano Bigi and Carlo Riva for Tomorrowland, JACKET by Tomorrowland, T-SHIRT by Woolrich Woolen Mills, SHORTS by Polo Ralph Lauren, SHOES by Vanni from Tomorrowland
Man in green polo shirt and light shorts walks on wooden boardwalk overlooking rocky Portuguese coastline.
POLO SHIRT by Hackett, SHORTS by Polo Ralph Lauren, SHOES by A.P.C., BAG by Delvaux, HAT by Bernstock Speirs from Tomorrowland

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