You can't miss Braga - you'll hear the bells peeling a mile away. Packed with some of the finest examples of Baroque cathedrals and churches in Europe, Portugal's third largest city draws visitors north with its stunning architecture and rich history. Take a private Braga tour and discover the city that travelers are calling the Rome of Portugal.

Braga has been a religious powerhouse for nearly 1000 years, though its Christian roots stretch back much further, to around the 3rd century. With a legacy that lengthy, there's plenty to explore, so spend time strolling the streets and peeking into cathedrals, before settling in at a sidewalk café. After lunch, visit nearby Guimaraes, the cradle of the Portuguese nation, and explore the charming city centre.

Take a side trip to the Bom Jesus do Monte and take in sweeping sunset views before returning to Braga for supper. As night falls, you'll hear the clanging of bells give way to the bitter-sweet melodies of Fado wafting on the breeze.

Braga

Meet Porto Highlights with Traditional Lunch

Interested in discovering my City???

Then walk with me on these amazing streets full of centuries of history and wisdom, we find family businesses open with centuries of experience in trade and commerce, we will walk together through pedestrian streets to gardens and fountains, we will discover the history engraved in tiles and stone, through church patios you will see the best viewpoints and in Porto bridges you will make a connection with this amazing city !!!

In the end of our journey a typical lunch in a tavern only with local food and amazing Porto cuisine, the olives with the traditional Portuguese breads, fish soup or the authentic "caldo verde", Portuguese best friend the codfish with numerous recipes, octopus rice, fresh sardines or the fried hake, everything served with a bottle of sparkling vinho verde, homemade desserts with lots and lots of TLC, last but not least let's relax with a Port Wine and enjoy the moment.

Looking forward to seeing you in Invicta City, PORTO!

Private lunch in a portuguese tavern with all included.
Bread, olives, soup, meat or fish, wine, beer or water, dessert, coffee and a port wine or a brandy

Skip the line & fast track tickets in Lello Bookstore

Lello Bookstore - Skylight "Decos in Labore"

Visit the main spots of Porto and hidden gems on this half day tour

Top Highlights of Douro Valley From Porto Full Day Private Tour

The panoramic roads, the beautiful landscapes, the amazing wines and olive oils of the Douro Region will amaze you.

More than a mainstream tour, I would like to show you, and bring to your taste some of the really traditional Douro Valley wines and olive oil.

I will introduce you to the Douro Valley, with an insider's view, keeping the information interesting and straightforward.

You may expect a revealing approach to the Douro Valley Gastronomy, History, Myths, Traditions and curiosities.

I love this region with its deep landscapes, where you may feel at the same time the beauty of nature and the power and the sacrifice of people to redesign by hand so hardly and so perfectly an entire region.

An authentic and unique experience with a modern and comfortable SUV

In these packs of half a day (4 hours), come and visit the beautiful city of Porto, the second largest in the country and named after Portugal, known not only for the world-renowned port wine but also for the hospitality of its inhabitants and for its good gastronomy.
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On a tour around the city, you will get to know the most emblematic places and the city in general, from the historical center: Torre Clérigos, S. Bento Station, Sé Cathedral, the beautiful views of the city in the Serra do Pilar, to the seaside town: Matosinhos, Famous for its beach and the typical fish restaurants.

Let's enjoy the beautiful city!

Explore the Highlights of Porto with a Local Guide

Porto Private Half Day Tour

So, you need to go from Porto to Lisboa

We can make it easy and comfortably; it is a tree hours trip in a speedway until the northern capital of Portugal.
Or. . .
we can select some places along the way, to visit, have lunch, see a monastery, have a drink with a view or just to stretch the legs.
We will pass by/close to some of the most important cities of Portugal: Santarém, Óbidos, Tomar, Alcobaça Fátima, Aveiro, Coimbra.
Probably, these places don't mean that much to you but, each of them have something special that we can see, enjoy, taste, or just admire.
Architecture, sports, history, food, monuments, music, wine, stories, viewpoints, literature, ocean, people, past, present, future.
Although it is a small country, the Portuguese history and culture are very different from North to South.
During this day trip, I will do my best to give you a big picture of my country, my people, our history, present and future and, very important, I will drive you safely until the Lisboa's airport.

Trip from Porto to Lisbon in one day with amazing views

Connecting Porto to Lisbon - Day Tour

Porto has been named Best European Destination numerous times in the last years, a hidden gem and amazing city, Porto has it all!

This tour gives you comprehensive visit of the city and its diversity, allowing you to experience the best it has to offer with a private guide, providing excellent commentary and adding many special details to make this experience an incredible memory!

You will witness excellent architecture including Clerigos Tower, Casa da Musica and Dom Luis Bridge, gorgeous views from the Ribeira, the riverside esplanade, the iconic sites featuring the beautiful Lello Bookstore, Sao Bento Train station and the famous port wine cellars, the colourful cityscape from the banks of the Douro River, the local vibe of the city and its inhabitants, the mouth watering gastronomy (I often stop at a nearby fishing village for the 'catch of the day' grilled on the barbecue, a truly traditional lunch!) and much more!

I am happy to customize this tour in any way for you to experience a unique day!

Discover the best of Porto: culture, history and food & wine!

Porto City & Wine Tasting - Private Tour

Essential PORTO + Port Wine Lodge! - Full Day City Tour - The Historical Monuments and the Medieval Quarter!

I can promise you: You will fall in LOVE with Porto!

We'll explore the Old Quarter, including Cathedral and the medieval city, São Bento Train Station and get to know the meaning of the magnificent hand-painted tile panels and Ribeira, which is the heart of the Unesco Heritage.

Uptown, other highlights of our tour are the Allies Square and the City Hall, the Clérigos Tower, Lello Bookshop, Churches of Carmo and Carmelitas, the Jewish Corner and to the amazing viewpoint of Victoria.

For lunch, I will suggest Afurada - a small fishing village where you can have excellent options of fish or meat with a truly local environment.

We'll stop at Serra do Pilar for the most spectacular viewpoint over Porto and Luis I bridge.

A complete picture about past and present!

Porto in a drive / walking Private tour... Do not just come, but live it!

We will discover the most important and ancient points of the city, walking through some streets and old quarters, we will feel the city and its people, so we will be able to better understand its secular history. After lunch we will also visit the city of Gaia, which for us inhabitants is like being in Porto, all very typical and that will certainly help to have a good perspective of both cities

In addition to the planned itinerary, we can always add some other activities that may be interesting to you, such as:

*Tasting visit in a Port Wine cellar or in alternative I can provide you a short but nice Port wine tasting in one of the oldest wine stores in the city

*1h cruise on a typical RABELO cargo boat, a relaxing ride on the DOURO river to visit the 6 bridges

*A visit to the fishing village of AFURADA at the end of the river (Gaia side) and next to the Douro estuary, which is a beautiful area of Natural Reserve.

*Foz -Porto beach area

*Sinagoga Kadoorie and the beautiful surrounding neighborhoods

Let yourself be guided, exploring some of the city's secrets, knowing its history and its evolution until today.

Douro Valley Private Full Day Wine Tour From Porto

Enjoy the beautiful views and landscapes during your Douro private tour. Let me share with you the stories of why the Douro Valley could also be called Enchanted Valley!

Departing from Oporto where the river flows, we can meet this landscape, the first demarcated region of the world and a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is here where the world appreciated port wine is produced.

You will visit 2 important cities of the region: Amarante with its beautiful S. Gonçalo Church and Lamego with its Important Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios, on the top of the hill and views over the Valley, also on the path to Santiago de Compostela.
Be delight with the amazing landscapes while we drive to the center of the Valley by the National Road 222, river side, elected by Travel Magazine as the best road to drive in the world.
And of course this tour won't by completed if you don't have a taste of the best that this Valley Offers, Wine, Olive oil and honey.

Explore the Highlights of Douro Valley - Unesco Site

Full-Day Douro Valley Wine Tour From Porto with Lunch

Enjoy a trip to one of the most beautiful wine region in the world with someone that love his country and have been showing it enthusiastically around for more than 6 years. I provide a learning experience: make people happy. See the region by through the felling of an expert local private guide in Porto and Douro Valley.

During the visit you will have two diferente tasting experiences, one more familiar and other one in one of the most modern wineries of the Region, with a maximum of 18 wines taste.

The first one is a Family House, here you will taste top wines from different farms from Douro Valley and talk with the owner, In the second tasting you will go to a State of Art Winery.
After you will have a picturesque lunch in a restaurant, one of the top restaurants in the Douro Valley with a tasting menu and many traditional dishes and wines.

This price depends on the number of persons for the wine tastings, wineries and the wine restaurant lunch.

Visit one of the most beautiful wine region and tasting experience

City Highlights & Wine Tasting Full Day Tour

This is the perfect mix between a city tour, wine tastings, gastronomy and landscapes.
Even if you are not a wine lover, you'll be amazed by the places this tour will take you, always in mind your's personal interests or favourite places/spots to visit. I'm completely available to changes during the day and I've always alternatives to present you according to costumer's choices.
Porto, being an almost millenary city, has many interesting and beautiful places to see and visit, such as, the Lello's Library, considered one of the most beautifuls in the world and also know as the "Harry Potter's Library" or the most beautiful "McDonald's" in the world, located in a century-old cafe.

I'll be glad to show you and tell you some secrets and history about one of the oldest and most vibrant cities in Europe, PORTO! Come join me to discover this unique city.

Visit the main spots of the city before enjoying wine tastings in the countryside.

Porto City & Port Wine - full day private tour

Best european destination in 2012, 2014 and 2017, this tour is a comprehensive tour of the city, visiting all the sites that make it such a great destination including; the massive main square with City Hall at its top, the tile adorned St. Bento Train Station, the 12th century Sé Cathedral, Italian designed Clerigos Tower and Church, the third most beautiful bookstore in the world - Lello Bookstore, the 19th century Stock Exchange Palace, the busy Ribeira esplanade set on the famous Douro River where you can view the port wine cellars and traditional rabelo boats that were used to transport port wine as well as the expansive bridges that span the banks of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia.

We will stop for a traditional Portuguese style lunch in either the busy Ribeira Square or in a nearby fishing village to enjoy the 'catch of the day' and the locals!

You will visit an award winning port wine cellar for a tour and explanation of the exclusive Portuguese wine with a tasting to complete the event!

Visit UNESCO heritage city of Porto, enjoy its beautiful setting and learn about its famous port wine!

DOURO VALLEY tour and Wine tastings to Wine States (Quinta do Bonfim Symington and Quinta Seixo Sandeman ) €520

The Douro region, birthplace of Port wine, is one of the oldest and most beautiful wine regions in Europe. Wine has been produced there for two thousand years.

In the midst of villages or hidden in nature, there are testimonies of various times that tell stories of work, religious fervor, heritage and man's legacy. From the Paleolithic to the present day, vestiges remain that allow us to go through many facets of human history.
The Douro region, birthplace of Port wine, is one of the oldest and most beautiful wine regions in Europe. Wine has been produced there for two thousand years.
The Douro is a land of traditions, with a culture linked to its history, religion, agriculture and the authenticity of its people.
There is no shortage of places worth visiting in a region that encompasses two world heritages - the Alto Douro Wine Region. Its beauty is born in equal fractions of supernatural generosity .

Experience the historical Douro River and more spectacular scenery on this first demarcated region World wines full day tour

Discover the Porto must-see's all in few hours or a day.
This is the best way to discover Porto attractions and all the most important hidden Gems in the city but also to share in a unique way other spots apart the city center.
Porto is more than downtown scene and typic tourism spots.
Join me in a unique drive tour where the Douro River meets the Atlantic Ocean, my special place for a sunset view with you. Launch the best fish with a Douro white wine in a family local restaurant following by a walking at the beach.
You'll be pleasant with a photo shooting just for you if wanted.

I'll share with you the most typical food in Porto

Experience the must see, secrets and hidden gems of Porto.

Discover The Best of Porto Full Day Tour

Private Full Day tour in Douro Valley From Porto

In this experience you will discover the Douro Valley, also called the enchanted valley and the beauty that these landscapes have to offer.
In our first stop we will visit the beautiful, romantic and bucolic city of Amarante and taste the local and conventual pastry made in the city since the 13 century.
With a sweet taste we will go to Douro Valley and enjoy of the the view of the this beautiful landscape.
Making our way to Pinhão we will ride in a Rabelo boat through the Douro river to admire and be amazed by the vineyards and the olive trees along the river.
This tour will not be complete before visit a winery and taste the delicious port wine at a prestigious farm where we will learn more about the history of Port wine and how it is made.
In our way back to Porto we will have one last view from the Douro Valley to always remember this day, Galafura point of view is the perfect place for one last breath-taking view of Douro Valley.

A Destination not to be missed

View to the Douro Valley vineyards with Douro River

The house from XVII century that belong to some wine producers

Old train bike in the Pinhão train station

The traditional Rabelo boat in Douro River in the village of Pinhão

Discover the landscape, flavors and traditions that Douro Valley has to offer

The Porto City Private Tour is an incredible journey filled with Portuguese cultural authenticity and history!

We will visit the most famous monuments in town, explore Oporto's riverside area, and get lost in the charming streets of Oporto's oldest neighbourhoods, get ready to travel back in time through the narrow streets and the incredible architecture. A must is to taste traditional Port wine, and this is why we will take a guided visit and tasting of Port wine in one of the most famous Port wine cellar, you will be able to taste local flavours and a unique wine only from this region of Portugal.

Come with me and discover some of the city's best sights, food, and architecture on an unforgettable journey and finish your day as a King with an amazing Port Wine!

Amazing Port Wine tasting.
Minimum 2 Glasses of Port Wine

Discover Porto Highlights and visit the Cellars for Wine Tasting

Porto City Private Half Day Tour

PORTO is a charming city, specially if experienced with all the senses turned on: Details, make the difference and local guides know how to share it with you!

By converting my personal, professional and academic experience into a tour, I can customize each tour with the utmost rigor and maintain the highest standards of safety and politeness with my clients.

I can prepare thematic tours of any required subject, (for example: "Gastronomy: Wine and Food" (as I'm qualified Chef); Art/Architecture.

Travelers with disabilities are very welcome, as I have equipment to support them (walkers, wheelchairs, etc).

My credentials:
Book Lover - Licensed National Oficial Tour Guide (no restriction guiding inside sites) - European Federation of Tourist Guide Associations - Academical Degree in Tourism Business and Administration - PG in Literary Tourism - Professional Graduate Cooking Chef Diploma - Wine and Olive Oil tasting certification - CPR - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.

Guimaraes tours

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