Private Tour: Porto City and Wine Tasting
Porto, Portugal
Trip Type: Private Sightseeing Tours
Duration: 6 hours
This private tour of Porto delivers an insider's experience of this amazing UNESCO city and its famous port wine cellars. You will see the highlights of the city including; Castelo de Queijo, the trendy Foz district, Arrábida Bridge, the Historic Centre, Sé Cathedral, Bolhão Market, Clérigos Church and Tower, Lello Bookshop, São Bento Train Station, Stock Exchange Palace and the riverside Ribeira Square before crossing the famous Douro River to visit a port wine cellar to learn about and sample port wine itself!
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This private tour of Porto delivers an insider's experience of this amazing UNESCO city and its famous port wine cellars. You will see the highlights of the city including; Castelo de Queijo, the trendy Foz district, Arrábida Bridge, the Historic Centre, Sé Cathedral, Bolhão Market, Clérigos Church and Tower, Lello Bookshop, São Bento Train Station, Stock Exchange Palace and the riverside Ribeira Square before crossing the famous Douro River to visit a port wine cellar to learn about and sample port wine itself!
This driving tour begins with a breathtaking drive along the ocean, passing the Cheese Castle (Castelo de Queijo), the trendy Foz district, the Arrábida Bridge (Ponte da Arrábida) arriving to the centre where you will visit the Historic Centre, Sé Cathedral, Bolhão Market, Santa Catarina shopping street, Clérigos Church and Tower, Lello Bookshop, São Bento Train Station, Stock Exchange Palace finishing at the riverside Ribeira Square. Here you will have the option to indulge in a traditional Portuguese lunch in one of the most beautiful parts of the city or continue to a nearby fishing village for the "catch of the day" grilled on the barbeque - a very authentic experience!
After lunch, you will traverse the symbolic Douro River on the Eiffel inspired Dom Luis Bridge to Vila Nova de Gaia, where you will visit a famous port wine cellar for a tour and tasting, learning all about the production, harvesting and transporting of this unique drink as well as enjoying the view and pure ambiance of the cellar.
Head back to the ship or hotel via Boavista Avenue, one of the longest avenues in Portugal, where you will view the award winning "Casa da Música" (House of Music - Concert Hall) and witness some remarkable stately homes lining this picturesque avenue.
An experience that will leave lasting memories and the desire to return to discover more!
After lunch, you will traverse the symbolic Douro River on the Eiffel inspired Dom Luis Bridge to Vila Nova de Gaia, where you will visit a famous port wine cellar for a tour and tasting, learning all about the production, harvesting and transporting of this unique drink as well as enjoying the view and pure ambiance of the cellar.
Head back to the ship or hotel via Boavista Avenue, one of the longest avenues in Portugal, where you will view the award winning "Casa da Música" (House of Music - Concert Hall) and witness some remarkable stately homes lining this picturesque avenue.
An experience that will leave lasting memories and the desire to return to discover more!
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