Free tour

Women Who Shaped Porto

5.00

Excellent(3)

Porto

Duration: 2 hours and 45 minutes

Languages: English and Spanish

Guru: Andreia

Registered on 5 October 2025

I'm a passionate about photography, travel and history. I'm vegetarian and I love share the my city with inquires visitors. I'm also a food photographer for Michelin stars and international beverage brands, with a postgraduate degree in marketing management and a career spanning over 20 years in the corporate world... I consider it very important to remember the lives and stories of so many women who contributed to the development of society and who were often silenced. So I developed this tour in my city to tell a little about these stories.

Free reservation and cancellation

Pay-what-you-want tour, no set price, reservation and cancellation are free

Tour description

Women Who Shaped Porto

This approximately 3-hour tour will take you through places that tell the stories of notable women from Porto, their lives, achievements, as well as interesting facts and short stories that bring these historical figures to life.
It's different because it focuses on the lives and history of the women who left their mark on the city.

Starting Point: Soares dos Reis Museum (Rua Dom Manuel II)
This is where our journey begins, in Porto's cultural heart.

With many highlights in the middle as the
Calçada das Carquejeiras, Ferreirinha Statue,
Museum of the City / Guerra Junqueiro House-Museum

where we remember Virgínia Moura,
Crystal Palace (and Gardens) to talk about Rosa Mota and much more...

We will end at Rua do Almada.

Discover Porto through the eyes of its most inspiring women! On our "Women Who Shaped Porto" tour, walk the city while hearing fascinating stories of courage, talent, and transformation. Meet Aurélia de Sousa, Rosa Mota, Ferreirinha, and many more personalities who left an unforgettable mark. A unique walk that brings history alive right before your eyes, with images, curiosities, and secrets shared at every stop.

Book your spot now and join us on this moving journey that will change the way you see Porto!

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

R. de D. Manuel 44, 4050-522 Porto, Portugal

I will be in the front door of the museum Soares dos Reis with a PINK t'shirt

Outside visit

Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis

Starting Point-The guide will be with a PINK t'shirt in front of the main door of the Nacional Museum Soares dos Reis. Here we find works by Aurélia de Sousa, a groundbreaking painter and one of Portugal's most talented artists of her time.

Outside visit

Rua das Taipas

Carolina Michaelis was ahead of her time: the first female university professor in Portugal and tireless scholar of literature. She had an infallible knack for spotting language errors in her colleagues.

Outside visit

Ribeira Square

Here we honor Antónia Adelaide Ferreira, “Ferreirinha”. Widowed young, she took charge of Port wine businesses, transforming 30 estates and warehouses.

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours don't have a fixed price. At the end, each person contributes to the guide the amount they consider fair based on their satisfaction. As a guideline, Guruwalk recommends between €15 and $50 per participant.