Even our ancient legs managed to carry us up to the viewing gallery. Most of the way up there are people coming down. Be friendly, let each other pass! The last few steps are on a metal staircase, replacing the worn originals. The views are spectacular, over the city, the river and across to the Atlantic Ocean. Unbelievably visitors had dropped plastic bottles and even scribbled graffiti up there. There was an exhibition highlighting the problems of plastic pollution in the seas.

We visited late in the day and it didn’t seem busy at first. The view from the top was amazing and the employees were friendly and efficient. The exhibition was interesting. However, there was one big issue! No one seemed to be monitoring how many people were at the top, despite buying a timed ticket! That meant when we wanted to come down we couldn’t! The stairs were filled with people who wanted to come up and didn’t understand that they couldn’t until some people came down from the full viewing platform. After some cross words all round, in many different languages, we got to the bottom but this last little bit did take the shine off what could have been a real highlight of our trip.

The views from the top were beautiful! It was very crowded and made it a little difficult to get around but it was worth it. When you pay to climb the tower you also get to view the top parts of the church. There is a pipe organ concert every day at noon and if you enter the tower at that time you can watch the organist close up.

Great value for money. There is a small museum as well. The qclimb to the top is not as bad as I thought but the staircase is very narrow and gets narrower at the top. Not very many places to pass people coming back down. The views from the top are fantastic

The church is gorgeous and you get to walk around it as part of the tower visit. The tower was not particularly dificult and there were great views from the top. You can see across the city and river and it was a great place to get a sense of where everything was in Porto.

Hadn't planned to do this at all, but was pleasantly surprised. The climb to the top of the tower was relatively easy. I am recovering from knee surgery so was a little nervous. It was actually OK and not too crowded. We're not ones for churches etc, but it was quite interesting to see.

This church tower is another recognizable monument of Porto. You can climb it, but for it you have to pay around 8 euros. It is supposedly the tallest "building" in Porto built on the top of the Porto's biggest hill. Speaking of the hill, be prepared for climbing, so if you are not in condition, go slow.

Great views - impressive building. Can get very busy. It takes about an hour to get around - more if you want to linger reading more info on the various exhibits. The stairs to the tower aren’t for the claustrophobic - they are fairly narrow and it is difficult for people to pass each other. I felt more could be done to steward the up and down activity, to make it safer and more comfortable. Go early in peak season to avoid the crowds and have a more enjoyable visit.

I nearly chickened out of ascending the tower steps since initial few leading to start of tower were of the tight, enclosed, spiraling variety, which triggered premature anxiety. However the steps in tower itself are easy to navigate with continuous railing on one side and a small landing every few steps. Visiting the museum occurs prior to ascending the tower. Definitely recommend midweek if possible and earliest in day to avoid what other reviews mention of challenges of 2-way stairway traffic. It was extremely windy at top despite calm morning…just be prepared to hold onto hats. We didn’t appreciate the heavily advertised evening light shows which occur within the church itself and a displayed “nature tree” of sorts, claiming to somehow bridge earth and heaven, considering this is apparently a catholic church?? But the exhibits in the museum section were very interesting.

Great historic monument. I climbed the stairs up, was lucky it was open at night the day I went. It was a bit tight, but totally worth it. It gets a bit windy at the top, so take a jacket.