Best of Porto Walking Tour Small Group Experience and Local Guide
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Get to know the history and culture of Porto on this Walking Tour!! This experience introduces you to the essential sights and locations in Porto. Explore the city’s UNESCO World Heritage-listed historic center, seeing Baroque churches and the incredible Porto Cathedral. Hear of Moorish invasions and see some of the city’s more modern highlights, like the wine cellars where its famous Port (fortified wine) is aged, and its iconic iron bridge – Ponte de Dom Luis I. We will take you to discover this city that perches over the river and it´s composed of old houses that seem to huddle each other, with a unique charm and character. Just need to choose from the morning or afternoon schedule and inform us about your preferred language. Don't forget to bring your camera, we guarantee amazing views and great moments. Public and private tours available every day. Join us!
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The Porto Cathedral is located in the heart of the historic area and is one of the oldest monuments in Portugal.
The station connects the Minho and Douro Valley railway lines. The building has french arquitecture traces which was designed by the portuguese architect José Marques da Silva and officially inaugurated on October 5th, 1916. This site is very well-known for its tile panels.
This historic coffee shop can be found in Santa Catarina street. This place resembles the Belle Epoque-era with carved wood, mirrors and chandellers. In 2011, this beautiful coffee shop was considered the sixth most beautiful coffee in the world.
The market is one of the most emblematic markets in the city. It is a typical neoclassical building. The Bolhão market offers fresh local products. The market is organized by product areas which includes fish, meat, vegetables, fruits and flowers. Outside the building, there are a variety of coffee and clothes shops.
The church and tower are great architectural examples of the 18th century. The tower is the trademark of the city. It was designed by the architect Nicolau Nasoni, both buildings have a Baroque style and since 1910 they are part of the National Monuments.
Lello & Irmão Bookstore - This bookstore has been considered as one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world by several personalities and entities. The stairways served as inspiration for the Hogwarts’ stairways in the Harry Potter books, since JK Rowling lived in Porto.
Ribeira Neighborhood - Ribeira is one of the oldest areas of the city. Located along the river, it integrates the list of UNESCO sites. This is a very popular area full of restaurants and bars.
This bridge of metal structure was built between 1881 and 1888 linking both cities, Porto and Gaia.
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- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- A small amount of walking is involved. We recommend comfortable shoes.
- This tour operates in the rain so please check the weather conditions and dress accordantly.
- All customers with reservation must check in 15min prior to the tour start.
- Minimum number of 2 people applies. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements.
Reviews(2,784)
I just finished a wonderful walking tour led by Igor. He was extremely knowledgeable and gave personalized recommendations. I’m not a huge history buff but I would still highly recommend this excursion. A very cool way to see the city and learn something new!
Really great and informative tour with a great tour guide! Igor was really friendly and brought a fun and friendly vibe to the tour. He was really knowledgeable about the area and we really enjoyed the experience. We recommend it to everyone, thanks Igor!!
The tour guide, Gio was fantastic. Very pleasant and a dynamic speaker.
We had a fantastic 3 hour tour with Gio. She has a degree in history from the University of Porto and was incredibly knowledgeable - and cheerful! Highly recommended. Karen
It’s a pleasant walk to orient yourself on the city layout and learn its history. Moderate intensity. We were fortunate to have Giovanna as our guide, young a full of enthusiasm
We were with a small group of 10 people with Jose Miguel. He was very informative and the places that he took us to werevery good. I would highly recommend Jose Miguel as a guide and at the end of the trip he emailed us an extensive list of places eat where to taste Port-wine wine, where to taste regular wines where to have a good pastry and coffee with the cheeses are in Porto as well as different museums to go to. It was most informative and I would highly recommend it.
The most interesting places in Porto, with stories! Our guide Gio was very nice and enthusiastic and made the tour very pleasant and cheerful.
We had a wonderful tour with Gio. She is very nice and enthusiastic. She is really informative and has interesting stories. I would highly recommend this tour!
Gerson, a very friendly guide with a lot of history about Porto, guided us through the Ribeira tour and it was a very good experience, I recommend it 100%.
What a great intro the city! Our guide Gio was so friendly and personable. She covered all the bases and is very knowledgeable about Porto’s unique and interesting history!
