The 'other side of the river' is something heard every day in Porto, especially among locals. But likely few visitors know what lays beyond the wine caves along the riverside.
On this tour, we showcase a non-touristy area full of homemade cuisine and alive with local culture. We'll walk through the winding, narrow streets of Gaia, visit the oldest winery in Portugal founded by King Joseph I and the Marques of Pombal, and discover both “classic” Porto food, such as the francesinha, as well as local secrets like alheira. Each tasting will be paired with local wine or beer.
While enjoying the stroll and tastings, you will learn about both Portuguese and regional history, not only from our guide but from the locals that adore to talk and share their experiences, all the while getting the best views over the city of Porto.
Don't Miss - when visiting the oldest winery in Portugal you'll get to enter a secret wine cave with aging bottles of port wine that are hundreds of years old.
Posted By : anacS2276IQ
Diogo was amazing. The food and local areas was amazing. We had a great tour. Would completely recommend taking the tour.
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Posted On : 2024-06-29 09:02:05 
Posted By : benjaminkQ7013RW
Sara was a great host with lots of local information.
It is a great way to see the city and have a look at the main sights.
Lots of great local food to
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Posted On : 2024-06-15 16:18:19
Posted By : J8234HPmicheler
What a fabulous evening . Thank you serah for making it so interesting n such fun to lean so much about Porto . Will def recommend her n this tour to my friends n family visit g Porto .
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Posted On : 2024-06-15 16:18:19
Posted By : Nicky B
We had the most fantastic tour with Sara. Great insights into the city of Porto, excellent meal spots with good portion sizes and generous wine pours too!
Thanks Sara for such a great tour we loved it!
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Posted On : 2024-06-15 16:17:37
Posted By : christiegaskell
Fantastic, Sarah was an awesome guide, really knowledgeable and funny. We went to some great local spots. Thanks for a great tour!
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Posted On : 2024-06-15 16:17:08
Posted By : donnamB2536TI
This was an outstanding tour. We nicknamed our guide Freddy. If you take the tour you will know why. He looks like a celebrity. That aside we had so much fun and learned a lot about Port wines in Portugal. This is a tour not to be missed. Thank you Freddy. Cheryl and Danny
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Posted On : 2024-06-15 06:40:35
Posted By : Rick_T
The entire morning was well planned out with details for an authentic Portuguese experience of beverages, food and lifestyle! Great time!
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Posted On : 2024-06-13 12:44:44 
Posted By : Claudia R
We had an amazing experience today with our guide Gonsalos (hope that is correct). He took us on a wonderful tour of some true local places sharing a lot of information about life in the city and its culinary secrets. We also visited an amazing port cellar which culminated in a beautiful tasting of four excellent ports. I would highly recommend this tour.
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Posted On : 2024-06-13 11:32:49
Posted By : Pascarellamary
Learned many things about port, I enjoyed visiting locally owned establishments for traditional food. Our guide Gonçalo was amazing.
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Posted On : 2024-06-06 05:10:33
Posted By : KristenS1488
We enjoyed our tour with Diogo. Each stop was unique and all of the samples were tasty. The port wine cave was really interesting, especially seeing the owner’s room with the really old bottles and cobwebs. We liked all the ports that we tried and even bought a bottle to bring home. The Gaia neighborhood seemed more real and not touristy. A lot of local people were dining in the restaurants with us. Definitely pay attention to the notes on the email they send the day before the tour and make sure to meet the guide at the top of the hill. We only ended up with 4 people on our tour—not sure if the rest just didn’t show or couldn’t find the meeting point. We had actually done an Eating Europe food tour in Lisbon earlier in our vacation and it was really interesting to see the differences between the food of Lisbon and Porto. The experiences were different and I felt we had a good introduction to Portuguese food and wine between the two tours.
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Posted On : 2024-05-28 22:20:45
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