Porto Your Perfect Half Day Customized Private Tour

This aims to be a short but essential Porto sightseeing driven tour. The private local guide will help you to understand the city’s historic context of so many spots and to catch a glimpse of the local atmosphere.
The standard duration of the tour is 4 hours. Depending on the interest and the time you have, tour can be extended to 5 hours and include a 1 hour break for lunch.
We will be pleased to present a taylor-made tour for you, starting from the above basis of 4 hours, so you are free to choose yet a monument to visit, like: Livraria Lello Bookstore, the Cathedral of Porto or the Tower of Clérigos (each attraction will need up to 30 minutes for visit and it is your choice). Please notice that the skip-the-line entrance tickets for all these attractions are excluded from the final price, so kindly contact in advance in order for us to book them. The amount concerning the cost of these tickets should be paied to the guide on the day of the tour.

The largest beach within easy reach of the city, Matosinhos has a wide expanse of fine golden sand and it draws a broad cross-section of Porto society: you will see surfers, paddle-boarders, couples walking hand in hand, families splashing in the water.

Serralves Foundation. Selected as one of the 12 museums that are most worth visiting worldwide, by the american prestigious review “Artnet”.

Run by the Faculty of Sciences of Porto University, the city’s Botanical Garden is located in the old “Quinta do Campo Alegre”.
It is a garden of great botanical, historical, artistic and literary interest,

19th century Romantic Garden. One of the Porto’s best-loved escapes. Fountains, peacocks, magnolias, camellias and the most breathtaking views over the river Douro.

Clérigos Tower has marked Porto city’s skyline for more than 250 years. In mid-18th century was one of the highest towers in Europe. In the same building, the Church is magnificent and we will visit it free (10minutes).

This building, commissioned in 1765, is a unique example of the judicial/prison architecture of the Old Regime.
The grandiose building is nowadays the Portuguese Center of Photography.

Built in 1906, this is probably the most iconic bookstore worldwide

The green winged lions’ fountain, the twin churches Igreja do Carmo and Igreja dos Carmelitas, as well as the Administration of the University of Porto (Reitoria da Universidade do Porto) – all seen from the exterior

From the bottom of Praça da Liberdade, we will admire the Town Hall and the Avenue of Allies. Open in 1915, this avenue estalished the connection between the Historic Centre and the new town.
Monument to the King D. Pedro IV.

One of the most iconic buildings in Porto, the market Bolhão reopened in 2023, after a demanding restoration and modernization work to welcome traders, customers and visitors.
(it closes no Sunday)

At the southern end of Santa Catarina Street (where the finest Majestic Cafe is undoubtedly a must-see), we find the Teatro Nacional S. João, the Santo Ildefonso Church and the Cinema Batalha, all at Praça da Batalha.
This leads us back to the bohemian 19th century vibrant square.

At the heart of Porto’s shopping district, it is a pleasant area to browse for shops.
We will admire Majestic Cafe from the exterior.

The train station’s concourse is decorated with multiple fine “Azulejo” tile paintings.

With its stark Romanesque fortified appearence it is the oldest monument in town.

The street formerly called “Straw Street”. We are now at the heart of the Medieval Historic Center, walking through its narrow lines.

• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Total duration of the tour includes travel time. If the tour is 5 hour duration, then it would include 1 hour break for lunch.
• Tickets to Torre dos Clérigos are not included. To visit, please contact in advance. Not recommended for travelers with heart problems or other medical condition.
• Tickets to the Cathedral of Porto are not included. To visit, please contact in advance.
• For lunch, we will have the pleasure to advise your the best local cuisine. Furthermore, we can accomodate dietary restrictions, such as vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, etc.

• Porto Your Perfect Half Day Customized Private Tour
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• Private Local Guide
• Visit to Mercado do Bolhão, Estação de S. Bento and Igreja dos Clérigos.

• Visit to Torre dos Clérigos 8€ per person
• Visit to the Cathedral of Porto 3€ per person

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• This Tour is Provided by Magda Monteiro.
• Tour Timezone & Starts at Europe/Lisbon.
• Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
• For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
• Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
• Maximum 2 Travelers is accepted for booking.