The tour begins with a guided walk through Porto’s historic center, starting at Avenida dos Aliados to admire its impressive architecture and nearby Clérigos Tower. Explore other highlights, including the famous São Bento Train Station with its stunning tile panels, the Cathedral of Sé (external visit), and Fernandina Wall for panoramic views.
At Batalha Square, board a bus to Vila Nova de Gaia for a Port wine cellar tour and tasting of three wine varieties. Lunch options include local specialties such as Francesinha or Bacalhau.
After lunch, enjoy a one-hour Rabelo boat cruise on the Douro River, passing under Porto’s six iconic bridges. Returning to land, we’ll explore Foz do Douro, where you’ll have free time to enjoy the Atlantic views. The tour ends with a panoramic drive through Boavista, passing Casa da Música and Serralves Park, concluding back at the starting point.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Porto City Walking Tour (available from the day after your experience)
✔ 50 minutes river cruise of the 6 bridges on a traditional "Rebelo" boat
✔ Traditional all-inclusive lunch
✔ In-vehicle air conditioning
✔ Professional Guide
✔ Admission ticket and Guided visit to a renowned Port Wine Cellar with tastings
✖ Entrance to Clérigos Church and Tower or to Lello Bookshop
✖ Extra Food and drinks
✖ Personal expenses, Gratuities
Departure & Return
Departure:
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Living Tours / Tourist Service located at Rua Mouzinho da Silveira, 352 Porto - next to São Bento train Station
Return: End right where it started.
Itinerary
1
Porto
It was in the Porto and in the North regions that Portugal was founded in the 12th century and the Portuguese became a people and a nation.
Porto, a World Heritage city, is the gateway and departure point for a journey across the natural and cultural diversity of the region. It is known for the Port wine which is shipped from here all over the world, but also for a heritage which combines ancient churches and monuments, such as the Cathedral and the Church of São Francisco, and modern buildings, such as Casa da Música and the Serralves Museum.
Discover this amazing city with our professional guide on our comfortable transportation.
2
Catedral do Porto
Porto Cathedral, like the first band of city walls, was born in the 12th century by initiative of its first bishop, D. Hugo. The temple is also known as the church of Santa Maria do Porto, de Nossa Senhora do Porto da Eterna Salvação or Nossa Senhora da Vandoma – which attests to the importance the Marian cult has.
Our guide will introduce you to Porto and Portugal history and will explain the archictecture of the building from the exterior and show you incredible views of the river and the wine cellars in Gaia.
Duration: 30 minutes
3
Sao Bento Railway Station
The S. Bento Railway Station was built at the beginning of the twentieth century on the exact location of the former Convent of S. Bento de Avé-Maria. The glass and iron structure was designed by the architect Marques da Silva. The vestibule is adorned with twenty thousand tiles painted by Jorge Colaço that illustrate the transport evolution and events of Portuguese history and life. Our guide will explain you the Portuguese history ilustrated on those titles
Duration: 30 minutes
4
Porto
The Historic Centre of Porto, the oldest area of the city and classified as World Heritage by UNESCO since 1996, is comprised of the civil parishes of Sé, Vitória, São Nicolau and Miragaia (including the Porto Wine Lodges). Dating back to Mediaeval times, and despite all the changes over the years, the Historic Centre of Porto maintains its unique urban characteristics, which are a world apart from other European cities.
We will now take you on a walking tour through the typical streets in this part of the city, where you'll notice various monuments of incalculable cultural wealth and value, as though time had stood still in the Middle Ages!
Duration: 60 minutes
5
Torre dos Clerigos
Genuine baroque work by Nicolau Nasoni, an ex-libris monument of the city of Porto.
The Church of Clérigos (Ecclesiastics) is a genuine baroque masterpiece dating from the mid-18th century. It was designed by Nicolau Nasoni, an architect of Italian origin. He stamped his mark on many monuments around Oporto and the north of Portugal. Nasoni, on his request, was buried here in a small chapel with its gateway at the same level as the top of the double bolster stairway.
6
Vila Nova de Gaia
Now its time to discover the Port Wine Lodges at Vila Nova de Gaia
Port wine is born in the valley of the River Douro, but it is beside the city that gave it its name that it ages and gains the flavour that makes it quite unmistakable.
The river has always been used to transport the wine barrels to the quays of Vila Nova de Gaia, where the lodges are clustered in which the wine ages before being marketed worldwide.
You will get a Guided visit to a renown Port Wine Lodge in Gaia, getting to know the history and process of production of this unique wine.
To end our morning part of the tour and to open your appetite for lunch, you will be able to taste and try different Port Wines samples.
Duration: 60 minutes
7
Porto
Back to Porto, it's now time for lunch.
The guide will take you to a traditional restaurant for you to have a complete lunch with drinks included where you can choose one of the most traditional recipes for your lunch, the famous "francesinha" or the amazing codfish!
Duration: 60 minutes
8
Douro River
After lunch, Grab your camera, relax and enjoy the views of Porto and Gaia from the Douro river.
On board of a traditional "Rebelo" boat, you will sail through the 6 bridges that cross the river into Porto.
Duration: 50 minutes
9
Promenade Foz do Douro
To fully discover Porto and its history you must go to Foz do Douro. Facing the Atlantic you'll be struck by an incredible quality of life, the utmost romantic walks where every evening sun and sea merge into one spectacular climax.
These beaches proudly display the blue flag eco-label, a sign of high quality unpolluted seawater. Take a stroll under the "Pergola da Foz" built in the 1930s. As the story goes, the Mayor of Porto’s wife at the time, had been so enchanted by the pergola of the "Promenade des Anglais » in the French town of Nice that she simply had to have the same in Porto. Here it is called the "Praia dos Ingleses" a reminder that the English (and other British citizens!) have always enjoyed a close relationship with Portugal.
10
Jardim da Rotunda da Boavista
We'll end our tour discovering the modern part of the city. Boavista area, with the impressive Casa da Musica building, the biggest avenue that has the name of the area and the city park.
Your guide will give you the farewell taking you back to the meeting point or to your accommodation (when selected)
Additional info
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Vegetarian and gluten-free meals are available if requested before the tour. Inform us before the tour starts.
• Tours are usually in one language, but a second language may be used.
• Tour services (wine estates, restaurants, etc.) depend on 3rd party availability and may include other groups.
• Group size maximum capacity is 27 people.
• Discover Porto in a unique way with a Free Walking Tour with Living Tours, available to all customers who book this activity. Our Free Walking Tour is available on a daily basis, in English and Spanish, at 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. departing from Living Tours Agency located in Rua Mouzinho da Silveira 352, 4050-418 Porto
