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Beyond the Barrel: From Decadent to Down-home in the Heart of Porto

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Beyond the Barrel: From Decadent to Down-home in the Heart of Porto

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Highlights

Porto is a picture-perfect city, its beauty easily captured in a single frame — monumental churches dressed in blue tiles line a steep street opening up onto a view over the Douro River to Vila Nova de Gaia on the other side of the river, where the city’s famed Port wine lodges and their iconic billboards dot the hill. Dig deeper into the backstreets and we find the complexities of city life and the culinary diversity that comes with it. On this full-day food tour, with at least ten tasting stops, we’ll start with the city’s favorite pastry, the éclair, and strong coffee before visiting a 3rd generation chocolate-maker. We’ll stop into a tavern for a quick petisco of smoked meat and whatever’s fresh and then visit a traditional cheese shop for a tasting. We’ll sample one of Porto’s famed sandwiches at a lunch counter crowded with locals and head to a neighborhood restaurant to taste the freshest fish and finish with a tasting Port wine and gooey cakes created in a Portuguese convent.

Itinerary

  • Praca Gomes Teixeira

    30 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    A monumental square with the sights of Igreja do Carmo and Igreja das Carmelitas, where we are surrounded by the iconic and historical elements of Porto life that we discuss during the walk, including the Clérigos tower, a genuine baroque masterpiece. From there we will enjoy a delicious pastry with coffee.
  • Miradouro da Vitoria

    30 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    A magnificent viewpoint to enjoy the city and it’s geography, where we can taste a traditional savory pastry.
  • Sao Bento Railway Station

    2 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    We’ll pop into the station for a quick lesson on migration history, before some fresh fruit. Then nearby we will stop into a taverna with an avid local following for a sip of vinho verde and a taste of charcuterie and a salt cod speciality.
  • Church of Saint Ildefonso(Pass by)

    Admission Ticket Free
    Nearby we will enjoy one the best sandwiches of the city, a Porto speciality, with the friendliest staff you can find.
  • Praça dos Poveiros

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    Cheese, wine and small plates in a square full of delicious food.
  • Fontainhas Viewpoint

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    Here we will take in the amazing views as we reflect on the amazing food we had during the tour
  • Muralha Fernandina

    30 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    Nearby we will enjoy dessert in a very special bakery.

What's included

INCLUDED

Alcoholic Beverages
Lunch
Snacks
Breakfast
Coffee and/or Tea

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Mobile or paper ticket accepted
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Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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