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Things to do in Porto

Top Things to Do in Porto, Portugal - Porto Attractions

Things to Do in Porto

Ways to tour Porto

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Douro Valley Small-Group Tour with Wine Tasting, Lunch and Optional Cruise.
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Bus Tours
from C$144.80 per adult
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Authentic Douro Wine Tour Including Lunch and River Cruise
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Bus Tours
from C$137.17 per adult
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Douro Valley Tour: Wine Tasting, River Cruise and Lunch From Porto with Pickup
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Bus Tours
from C$129.55 C$123.08 per adult
Douro Valley Tour: Wine Tasting, Lunch & River Cruise
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Bus Tours
from C$137.17 per adult
Highlights & Hidden Gems of Porto: Private City Tour
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City Tours
from C$54.87 per adult (price varies by group size)
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Oporto Six Bridges Cruise
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Full-day Tours
from C$22.86 per adult
Douro Valley Tour with Visit to two Vineyards, River Cruise and Lunch at Winery
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Lunch Cruises
from C$129.55 per adult (price varies by group size)
Douro Valley Wine Tour: Visit to Three Vineyards with Wine Tastings and Lunch
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Car Tours
from C$129.55 per adult (price varies by group size)
Private Electric Tuk Tuk Sightseeing Tour of Historic Porto
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Tuk Tuk Tours
from C$31.03 per adult
Porto: 3-Hour Food and Wine Tasting Tour - Guided Experience
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City Tours
from C$92.39 per adult (price varies by group size)

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Top Attractions in Porto

1. Ponte de Dom Luís I

Bridges

The bridge and the area around represents 900 years of Portuguese history.

2. Cais da Ribeira

Marinas • Piers & Boardwalks

Many offerings of restaurants, entertainment, boating and the entryway to the Wine tasting across the bridge.

3. Douro River

Bodies of Water

It's wine region in that valley goes back hundreds of years and had previously focused on Port Wine.

4. Palacio da Bolsa

Historic Sites • Architectural Buildings

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This 1834 building took many years to be completed and today is more of a museum than the headquarters for the chamber…

5. Estadio do Dragao

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Arenas & Stadiums

Admission tickets from CA$18.29

This is the home of FC Porto - One of Portugal's most successful football club of recent years.

6. Porto Bridge Climb

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Bridges

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An unique experience in Porto, Guides are knowledgeable, providing information about landmarks and history of the city.

7. Mercado Bom Sucesso

Farmers Markets

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Iconic space of Oporto´s architecture, now modernized and changed from a popular fresh vegetables and fish market to a…

8. Torre dos Clérigos

Observation Decks & Towers • Churches & Cathedrals

The tower is in the middle of Porto’s historic centre.

9. Porto Cathedral (Se Catedral)

Historic Sites • Religious Sites

The 12th century cathedral has been entwined in Portugal's nobility and elite.

10. FC Porto Museum

Speciality Museums

Admission tickets from CA$18.29

A modern interactive museum dedicated to FC Porto players and trophys for all kind of persons (but children…

11. Porto Metro

Public Transportation Systems

recent addition to Porto's transport infrastructure, having been opened in 2002.

12. Igreja do Carmo

Churches & Cathedrals

The tiles tell the story of the foundation of the Carmelite Order.

13. Capela das Almas

Religious Sites

The exterior walls are covered with blue and white ceramic tiles illustrating the Portuguese history.

14. Parque da Cidade do Porto

Parks

Open now

This is a futuristic designed building and represents Porto's architectural masterpiece and music mecca.

15. Igreja de São Francisco

Historic Sites • Churches & Cathedrals

It is located in the historic centre of the city, declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

16. Ribeira Square

Points of Interest & Landmarks

The bustling, historic Ribeira Square is situated at the Douro's Edge, where humanity congregates, and has been the…

17. Liberdade Square

Points of Interest & Landmarks

Open now

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The present square links the old and new towns of Porto; it reflects the 1916 alterations to a 200-year old square.

18. Rua Santa Catarina

Points of Interest & Landmarks

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An almost Km long pedestrian street with various Portuguese and international shops, cafes and many restaurants along…

19. Casa da Musica

Architectural Buildings • Theatres

Over ten years old, this concert hall has been designed for many different types of music.

20. Rua das Flores

Historic Walking Areas

This Medieval Street dates from 1521, and is now a Pedestrianized are of the city, there are lots of bars, restaurants…

21. Museu Serralves

Libraries • Parks

The new building was harmoniously integrated into the urban surroundings and the pre-existing spaces of the gardens…

22. Church of Santa Clara

Churches & Cathedrals

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the construction began in 1416 to install here the monastery of Saint Clare brotherhood.

23. Igreja dos Carmelitas

Churches & Cathedrals

This twinned church, built in the 1600s, actually is two parallel but separated churches, each with its own nave…

24. Jardins do Palacio de Cristal

Gardens

Each of the gardens is landscaped beautifully and have different statues and water features.

25. Farol Molhe do Douro

Architectural Buildings

Lighthouse point that has seen sailing vessels come and go for centuries.

26. World of Discoveries - Museu Interativo & Parque Temático

Speciality Museums

Admission tickets from CA$19.81

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This Museum recreates the fantastic odyssey of the Portuguese navigators, crossing oceans to discover an unknown world.

27. SEA LIFE Porto

Aquariums

Admission tickets from CA$21.26

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The centre-point attraction is a huge tank over 2 storeys high that contains rays/sharks/a turtle / many different fish…

28. Museu de Arte Sacra da Igreja de Santo Ildefonso

Churches & Cathedrals

It has a striking façade of over 11,000 classic blue and white azulejos, added in 1932 by Jorge Colaço and also some…

29. Mercado do Bolhao

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Farmers Markets

It is housed behind a neoclassical facade in a two-story building in the heart of Porto.

30. Funicular dos Guindais

Scenic Railroads

... not a Porto essential or a must see but it is a quick way up to or down from the top of the Giant Dom luis bridge.

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Day Trips

Walking Tours

Outdoor Activities

Cruises, Sailing & Water Tours

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