PORTO AT YOUR FEET-100% PRIVATE FULL DAY TOUR – Norte Region, Portugal

EXPERIENCE

After picking you up in your lodging we proceed to our first stop:
SAO BENTO TRAIN STATION
The first stone was laid in 1900 by King D. Carlos I, in the place where the old convent of S. Bento de Avé Maria previously stood. The initial project was by architect Marques da Silva, with its exterior design showing influences from the architecture that was practiced in France at the time.

The interior of the spacious atrium is notable and worth visiting, lined with twenty thousand pictorial tiles by Jorge Colaço, which represent suggestive historical and ethnographic paintings.
The station’s main atrium is covered in historical-themed tiles. Covering a surface of around 551 square meters, they mainly represent scenes set in the North of the country, depicting, among other aspects, the Torneio de Arcos de Valdevez (panel Batalha de Arcos de Valdevez), A Batalha, or Torneio de Arcos de Valdevez, was a decisive episode in the founding of nationality, in 1140, when the troops of our first King, Afonso Henriques, defeated a much larger number of troops from Castile, who had invaded Portugal; forcing Emperor Afonso to sign peace.
Other historical episodes are depicted and will be explained.

SAINT FRANCIS CHURCH
The Church of São Francisco in Porto, founded in the mid-13th century, is a treasure of Portuguese Baroque.
Its magnificent carvings, which date back to the 17th and 18th centuries, do more than cover the medieval structure of the church; in fact, the gold takes off from the architecture and surpasses the Gothic structure of its walls.

In the Church of São Francisco we have 15 gilded altarpieces, where they used around 300 Kgs of gold powder.

Car trip to Gaia

Lunch at typical Restaurant

Six bridges Cruise

This 45 minutes river cruise will let us appreciate how the city developed along its banks, and will allow us to appreciate the six bridges that connect them, two from the 19th century, three from the 20th and one from the 21st century.
The circular trip, back and forth, will allow us to analyze the buildings and monuments on both sides, including the famous Ribeira.

Port wine Cellar

Port wine appears in the 18th century and it’s the first wine region in the world, established in 1756. The grapes grown in Douro river valley, produce this fortified wine, that is put in barrels and brought along the river, on small typical boats (rabelo) to Porto, where they ship it out, at the beginning mostly to the English market, now all around the world.
An expert will tell us about the wine making as we are driven along the humongous wine barrels that age the wine.
Before leaving we will appreciate a Port wine tasting.

Drop of at your lodging.

HIGHLIGHTS

No small groups, just your party. Certified Guide available in 4 languages
All tickets and lunch (terms apply) included
River cruise on typical Rabelo boat included.
Pickup and dropoff in a point of YOUR choice inside Porto.

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