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Top Things to Do in Porto Portugal
If you are planning a trip to Porto Portugal and looking for the best things to do, see and eat while visiting, you are in the right place. Porto is a steep hillside town full of pastel homes with narrow winding streets, colorful facades, and Azul tile. Porto has a gorgeous riverfront promenade with spectacular bridges, and Port wine cellars, it is home to the most beautiful McDonald’s in the world and has sprinklings of Harry Potter throughout the city. Browse the list of must-see attractions, off-the-beaten-path experiences, outdoor activities, and museums to create your personal Porto Portugal bucket list. Then, plan the itinerary for your Porto Portugal trip with these top things to do, see, and eat. Enjoy your time out of the office!
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Things to Do in and Around Porto Portugal
Enjoy a glass of Port Wine next to the Douro River
Learn about Port Wine at Porto Cruz, and don’t miss the terrace view
Tour Vila Nova de Gaia wine caves
Ride the cable car up to the Esplanade Teleferico viewpoint
Take a Porto Food Tasting Tour
Ride Tram 1 along the Duoro River to the beaches of Foz do Douro
Photograph the Mohl Lighthouse
Take a workshop and paint your own facade tile
Visit Porto’s main square, Praça da Liberdade (Liberdade Square)
See the 20,000 blue tiles on the São Bento Railway Station
See the interior of gold dust at the Church of São Francisco (Church Of St Francis)
See the Arab Room in the Bolsa Palace
Watch a performance at Teatro National de Sao Joao
Browse the Serralves Contemporary Art Museum
Listen to a concert at See Capela do Senhor da Pedra in Miramar
Have a Big Mac at McDonald’s Imperial, the ‘most beautiful McDonald’s in the world’
Check out Livraria Lello’s double staircase and stained glass ceiling
Photograph the blue-tiled façade of Igreja do Carmo and the Chapel of Souls
Walkthrough the tiny house between Igreja do Carmo and Igreja dos Carmelitas Descalços
Check out Fonte dos Leões, the inspiration for Harry Potter’s Gryffindor Fountain
Eat empanadas and Francesinha
Photograph the Casa de Serralves gardens
Browse the stalls of the Bolhão Market
Eat puff pastries at A Loja dos Pastéis de Chaves
Have a coffee at Café Majestic, where JK Rowling wrote Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
Learn how to make cocktails with Port wine
Have a picnic at Jardins do Palácio de Cristal
Check out the art district along Rua de Miguel Bombarda
Climb the 240 steps of Clérigos Church for panoramic views
Wander the colorful streets of the Riberia District
Walk across the top level of the Dom Luís I Bridge
Take a cruise on a Rabelo under the Douro River bridges
Walk along Porto Se Cathedral’s Azul tiled cloister
Sample traditional Portuguese food at Restaurante O Buraco
Photograph the city from Serra do Pilar
Take a cooking class
Watch the sunset from Jardim do Morro
Ride the Funicular dos Guindais along the city wall
Learn the history of Portuguese art at National Museum Soares dos Reis
View the rooftops from the square of the Church of Nossa Senhora da Vitória
Photograph the port from Miradouro da Victoria
Wander down the pedestrian-only Rua das Flores (Street of Flowers)
Check out Praca de Lisboa on the roof of Passeio dos Clerigos
Eat a Queijada do Porto (cheese pastry) and pasteis de nata (sweet custard tart)
Explore the Porto Sea Life Aquarium
Window shop on Rua de Santa Catarina
Watch a Fado performance
Ride Tram 22 through Batalha Square
Take a peek at 19th-century noble life at Museu Romantico da Quintada Macierinha
Tour the Casa Museu Gurra Junqueiro
Be sure to check the Porto Portugal Tourism Board website for upcoming festivals, special events, and what’s happening during your stay.
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