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Porto Free Tour: the Best of Porto, from Lello to the Cathedral

  • 2 hours and 45 minutes
  • English, Spanish, French and Italian

Description

The only free tour in Porto to win Tripadvisor's Travelers' Choice Best of the Best award, in 2024 and again in 2026. Brought to you by the company with over 100,000 five-star reviews. In under three hours you cross the UNESCO-listed old town from its grandest avenue up to the Cathedral, and get to know the city that gave its name to Portugal and to its most famous wine.

We start on Avenida dos Aliados with the king who left his heart to Porto, then pass Livraria Lello and the university, the Carmo and Carmelitas churches with the city's narrowest house, Clérigos Tower, the Vitória viewpoint and Jewish Porto, Rua das Flores and the tiles of São Bento station. We finish on Terreiro da Sé, by the Cathedral, with one of the best views in the city.

Local tips included: where to taste port wine and try a francesinha. Look for the blue umbrella. At the end, you decide what the tour was worth.

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8 stops
2 hours and 45 minutes
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Meeting point:Porto City HallNext to the Almeida Garrett statue, in front of City Hall at the top of Avenida dos Aliados. Look for the blue umbrella.Open in Google Maps →
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Outside visit
Livraria LelloThe world-famous Livraria Lello, a literary legend and architectural gem. Find out how a famous young wizard made it even more famous.
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Outside visit
University of Porto and Lions FountainThe Lions Fountain and the historic University of Porto building, where students in black capes keep academic traditions alive.
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Outside visit
Carmo and Carmelitas ChurchesThe Carmo and Carmelitas churches, with their tiled façade and, squeezed between them, Porto's narrowest house.

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