Private tours in Lisbon & surroundings
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Oporto - full day
Personalized booking
Program
We leave Lisbon through the highway towards North. Before reaching Oporto, we can
stop in Coimbra for a comfort stop and a quick sightseeing.
We begin our tour of Oporto with a stop in the south bank of the river, at the top of a Hill,
near Serra do Pilar Monastery, for a view of Oporto.
Free time in Santa Catarina street (pedestrian shopping street) for lunch.
Oporto has carefully preserved its architectonic treasures, including monuments (palaces
and churches) in the Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque and Neoclassic styles. It’s the second
biggest city in Portugal, capital of the North, with a peculiar architecture characterized by
granite dark buildings embellished by other colours.
We'll drive by the famous sights of Oporto: Aliados Avenue, the Town Hall, Liberty
avenue, the ancient XII century Cathedral (stop in this medieval quarter), Batalha square,
São Bento train station, Clérigos church (XVIII century church, with one of the symbols
of Oporto: Clérigos tower, 76 meters high, all in granite), Lello bookshop, Carmo church,
Miragaia quarter, Stock Exchange palace, Sao Francisco church, D. Luis bridge, Vila Nova
de Gaia section with Port wine cellars (stop for a visit with Port wine taste), Arrabida
bridge, mouth of Douro river, Boavista quarter, Music hall, Ribeira quay (close to the river,
the most typical district, with narrow streets, granite and multicoloured houses).
On the return to Lisbon, you may wish to stop at Fatima.
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...Oporto, Portugal's second-largest city and the capital of its port wine industry, with
many streets unchanged since the Middle Ages, this city along the Douro River has a
remarkably unspoiled assortment of architecture.
The history of this now great city had humble beginnings. The Romans gave the place the
name of "Portocale”. The Moors later occupied it in the early 8th Century. It was later
captured in the name of the Christian army in 982. The place only expanded during the
Period of the Discoveries when Portugal became Europe's central point in trade. In the
15th Century the town was one of the ship building centres in Portugal.
The city has a number of distinctive atmospheres and this is very evident when comparing
the various parts of the city. As would be expected of such an important city it is full of
fascinating buildings. Oporto is full of charm with many art treasures, striking cathedrals,
waterfront cafes and bars and an atmospheric riverside Ribeira quarter. Despite being
predominantly industrial, Oporto thrives on its history, culture and wine…
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