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Porto's Ribeira waterfront with colourful houses and traditional boats on the Douro
Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA

Porto

Porto for wine lovers: port cellar visits with tasting in Vila Nova de Gaia, 23 to 25 euros per adult, 50 to 90 minutes, with access tips.

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Culinary experiences in Porto

Courtyard of the Mercado do Bolhão with fruit and flower stalls under a blue sky in PortoMatt Kieffer from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SAFood tour3 to 3½ hours

Food tours in Porto

Four guided food tours in Porto’s centre and Ribeira, from 70 to 89 euros per adult, for three to three and a half hours, with group sizes, departures and meeting points.PortoView
Traditional rabelo port wine boats on the Douro river with the Porto waterfront behindMichael Gaylard from Horsham, UK, CC BYTasting50 to 90 minutes

Port wine cellar tastings in Porto

Port cellar visits with a tasting of three ports in Vila Nova de Gaia, across the river from Porto: 23 to 25 euros per adult, 50 to 90 minutes.PortoView

Map of Porto

Porto sits on the north bank of the Douro river, near its mouth. Port wine takes its name from the city, but the port houses keep their cellars across the river, in Vila Nova de Gaia. Sandeman, Ferreira, Taylor’s, Cálem and Graham’s all welcome visitors there.

A cellar visit with a tasting of three ports costs 23 euros at Sandeman and Ferreira, for 50 minutes, and 25 euros at Taylor’s, where an audio-guided visit of about an hour is followed by 30 minutes of tasting. Cálem and Graham’s do not show a price on their pages.

Four guided food tours cost 70 to 89 euros per adult, for three to three and a half hours in the centre and Ribeira. Blue Dragon’s food and wine walk leaves at 11 am and 4 pm.

Practical notes

  • The Dom Luís I bridge links Porto’s Ribeira district with the Gaia riverfront: walk across the lower deck, or take metro line D on the upper deck.
  • Porto’s airport is on metro line E.
  • The Douro Valley quintas, where the grapes grow, are a train ride upriver from São Bento or Campanhã stations.