Discover Oporto in its old houses, in its markets and old shops where tradition prevails, in its coffee houses that tell us tales and invite us to stay, in its book stores that remain alive with the turn of the centuries, see Oporto as a local in our Tour Oporto 8 Hours.

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The House of Music

Our  Tour Oporto 8 hours, will begin from your hotel for a panoramic visit to the “Boavista” neighborhood where the daring architecture of “Casa da Musica” or House of Music, does not go unnoticed, built in 2005 a building of angular construction, disconcerting and daring, not consensual for the most “classic” of Oporto citizens.

In Castelo do Queijo this defensive fortress. that the statue of D. João VI watches closely, then we will then pass by Matosinhos, one of the great fishing centers in the North of Portugal and Foz a place of election to live in Oporto.

Clerigos Tower and Lello Bookstore

We will continue towards the center of the city, making a visit the Cordoaria Garden, the Victoria District (last Jewish quarter), the Clerigos Tower that its watching us from the top of its 76 meters, and more than 200 steps with a fantastic view over the city and the river, its 49 bells that form a big chime that can frighten you when they start playing, but it will be worth visiting.

The fantastic Lello Bookstore (considered by CNN to be the most beautiful in the world) where JK Rowling who was married to a Portuguese and lived in the city, was inspired to write Harry Potter, being its staircase the main attraction.

People from all over the world come to visit the bookstore searching for books, and also to understand the universe that inspired the creator of the history of the world’s best known magician, very close to Carmo Church and Carmelites and the Paris Galleries where the city comes alive every night.

Oporto Center

The Oporto, “Baixa do Porto” around the renowned “Avenida dos Aliados”, city´s focal point, where everything happens, from the festivities to the strikes, at one end the beautiful Oporto City Hall and the other end the “Praça da Liberdade”, where a statue of a Pedro IV Brazil emperor of Brazil Portuguese king great defender of the liberalism movement, shows his gratitude to this city.

Visit Sao Bento station, where the 20 thousand tiles of the Portuguese artist Jorge Colaço will take us on a journey through Portuguese History and the Douro and Minho traditions, a true open book that awaits us to show us the true experiences of this beautiful city.

Oporto Cathedral

Then our Oporto Tour 8 hours  will take us to the Oporto Cathedral where we find vestiges of its first Romanesque architecture style, a fortress church with two towers and the fantastic rosacea on the main facade.

Going down the Merchants street (oldest street of the city), towards the riverside area we will visit the San Francisco Church built in the 12th century in a Romanesque architecture later transformed into Gothic and later Baroque, three naves full of golden carvings, in which is estimated to have been used over 300 kilos of gold, the Jesse Tree is another of it´s great attractions, a polychrome wood sculpture considered one of the best in the world.

In the Bolsa Palace, built in the 19th century in a neoclassical style and classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the “Patio das Naçoes” or the Arab Hall is the main attraction, with decorative stucco with marquetry floors and inlaid coats and heraldic representations and lovely sculptures.

Majestic Cafe

The street of Santa Catarina, the city busiest street, full of national and international shops, one of the biggest attractions being Majestic Cafe, a luxurious cafe that tells the history of the city of the twenties, its political intrigues and the debate of ideas, the Oporto of “Belle Epoque”, frequented by many writers and artists..

Gaia

Crossing D. Luiz I Bridge, we will arrive at Gaia, where a boat trip of approximately 50 minutes can be a great option, a different way of seeing Oporto.

We suggest a visit to a  Port Wine cellar where the famous port wine is being aged, so that it can be taken and tasted all over the world.

Serra do Pilar Monastery

Our Tour Oporto 8 Hours could never end, without visiting the one that is considered by many the best Oporto  view through the Serra do Pilar Monastery.

World Heritage by the Unesco, its construction started t in 1538, with an unusual shape, circular plant, a replica of the church of Santa Maria Redonda in Rome, 100 steps will take you to the dome, which surrounds the church.

Reviews Tripadvisor

  Razoável - Contratei 3 dias de passeios com minha família, sendo 1º dia Lisboa, 2º dia Sintra, Cascais e Estoril e 3º dia, nazare, batalha, Fátima e Óbidos. No último dia de... read more passeio a empresa não nos levou para Óbidos, sendo que estava no pacote, pois segundo eles iria passar do horário e queriam cobrar mais 40 euros para nos levar lá. Claro que não paguei e acabei ficando com o serviço incompleto.
Outra coisa, a empresa todos os dias de passeio ficava cobrando o valor do serviço, parecendo até que eu não iria pagar, sendo que fiz um depósito para reservar, antes da viagem, sem ter garantia nenhuma dos serviços.

cristianos902
9 de December, 2023

  O guia Carlos foi incrível! Dedicado, paciente, flexível e muito educado. Foram dias de muita alegria e aprendizado!

Mariana V
20 de December, 2023