Top Porto Classes & Workshops

For anyone looking for a bit of history intertwined with a hands-on activity, this Porto Paint Traditional Portuguese Tiles Workshop is a great solution and lets you avoid the crowded history tours through the city. You’ll learn about Portuguese heritage and history as you also learn the techniques of traditional tile painting—the same skills you’ll see carried out through buildings in the city when you’re out exploring on your own.

I will guide you step by step showing how to work with watercolours in a very relaxed and supportive environment our unique indoor studio gallery Lago Artes. Creating your own art work, to take home, about Porto Landscape and magical views while you learn or develop a new skill will certainly be a meaningful time.. We hope you can join us! See you soon! Very Best Sílvia & Hugo do Lago

Take in the beautiful sights and sounds of Porto from the comfort of a private Tuk Tuk tour in Porto. Sip a glass of Port wine as you gain a new perspective on the city’s historic center, check out the Douro River from several angles, and explore hidden nooks and crannies that other travelers may not experience. Meanwhile, your driver-guide will provide context and commentary.

Forget working from written recipes and learn the art of Portuguese cuisine hands-on, from a local chef-guide, in Porto. Head for a cookery school in the heart of the city, and set to work making a typical 4-course Portuguese meal using seasonal and local ingredients, with step-to-step guidance and tips from your chef. Then, share your finished meal with your fellow cooks, paired with wines from different regions of Portugal.

Get a true taste of Porto on this private food tour with a local guide. Come hungry, and visit everything from local hot spots to hidden gems for a look into the authentic side of Porto. Stop at a grocery store for a cheese tasting, see how Portuguese pastries are made, sample dry-cured ham, and more. All tastings are included with the price of your ticket.

When arriving in a foreign city for the first time, you want your initial experience to be as stress-free as possible. Guarantee a smooth start—and end—to your vacation with a private one-way or round-trip transfer from Porto Airport, an ideal choice for visitors in Porto for the first time. You’ll skip the hassle of navigating unfamiliar public transport, avoid the expense of cabs, and travel directly to your accommodation without waiting for other drop-offs.

Discovering the city of Porto, classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site since 1996. This experience is unique, will be carried out in a tuk-tuk and combines the narrow streets of the historic centre, the right bank of the Douro river, Foz and the Atlantic coast. We identify its main points of interest, we promote its history, culture and gastronomy. We offer a differentiated, fun and professional activity, guaranteeing a quality service, in the company of a knowledgeable guide.

You will be able to get to know the city of Porto, in an electric replica of a Ford T, returning to the 1920's. This tour allows you to get to know the reference points, the history and essence of the city of Porto and the historical area of Gaia, passing not only through tourist areas, but also through narrower and hidden streets and corners, in a different way.

This is the ideal way to see Porto’s highlights, and learn about its wonderful wine at the same time. With regular departures throughout the day, you can be flexible, and pick a time that works for you. Listen to audio guides while on the train, and learn about the historic sites you pass, such as São João National Theatre. You’ll see multiple city hotspots, and then go for a winery tour with two Port tastings included.

Enjoy a convivial introduction to Portugal’s rich food and wine traditions on this small-group cooking and market tour. Meet your guide at one of Porto traditional markets, where you’ll meet vendors, see how locals shop, and pick up fresh and seasonal ingredients. Then, help your host prepare a multi-course meal. At the end of the class, sit down, enjoy your lunch together, swap stories, and sip local wine.

Zip along the UNESCO-listed Ribeira neighborhood during a guided Segway tour in Porto. Select a small-group or private tour in the morning or afternoon and glide along cobblestone paths lined with historic monuments and attractions such as Ponte de Dom Luis I, Porto Cathedral, São Bento Station, and Clérigos Tower. With your local guide, appreciate architecture and uncover Roman legend all on a sleek electric Segway.

Discover Porto’s best historical sights during this Porto hop-on hop-off tour with optional river cruise and wine tasting, valid for 48 hours. Whether you like historic castles, delectable port wine, or the scenic coast, this tour has a stop for everyone. Experience the best of northern Portugal on two routes exploring Porto and nearby beach towns of Vila Nova de Gaia and Matosinhos. As always, hop-on hop-off allows you ample time to savor attractions as long as you wish.

In this animation we invite you to spend 1h30 in our creation workshop, making your jewelry or other typical Porto objects such as sardines. A stone's throw from the Luis bridge in Vila Nova de Gaia, metro Jardim do Morro come and take a re-creative break and leave Porto with a beautiful object created according to your tastes. The creator of the Tombasana brand takes you on a journey through her universe and transmits you all the techniques and know-how from the beginning to the end of your creation.

Learning to surf has never been so relaxed. Lean back and let Linha de Onda's team take care of everything! You will be picked up in Porto and taken to the beach with the best waves for your level. Before that, you will get a wetsuit and a surfboard. You choose the board together with the experienced surf instructors of Linha de Onda. During this course, you will collect incredible memories and remember this experience forever! What are you waiting for?

Stuff yourself with delicious Portuguese cooking while learning the tricks of the trade on this guided gastronomy workshop in Porto. After deciding on what to cook with help from your friendly local guide, you’ll visit a supermarket and small garden to pick up everything you need to get started. Then your guide will take you to their own house to do the cooking. Enjoy fantastic Portuguese wine while you cook and snack on appetizers such as ham, cheese, olives and salad. After finishing your meal with your newfound friend you’ll be served dessert and traditional Port wine. 

The Portuguese cuisine is based on fresh products of the season. In Porto Market tour, you will have the opportunity to find the identity from Porto native old sellers, proclaiming their products and interacting with the visitors. Between this environment, the Chef will teach you some tricks and share some tips on how to choose the best fish and the freshest vegetables according to your choice for the first and main course. . In order to have no excuses to miss out on Market Tour and these cooking classes, we assure the transportation, from our facilities. Enjoy your ride in our Land Rover Defender by downtown, where the frenzy of the city precede the calmness of the river waters, awakening all the senses necessary to enhance the Culinary experience which will follow. Arriving Ribeira, our cozy facilities are prepared to welcome you for a hands-on cooking class in Porto. - Enjoy Portuguese appetizers as you cook - Wine and beverages included. - Family friendly.

Get your adrenaline pumping and learn how to hang ten with this 1.5-hour private surf lesson for two on Matosinhos Beach. With classes taught by qualified instructors in four different languages, the Surf School is the best spot to try surfing for the first time or brush up on your existing skills. Gorgeous  Matosinhos Beach has a long strip of sand and safe wave conditions, making this the perfect place for beginners. We’ll provide all the necessary gear, all you need to do is show up ready to learn.

Northern Portugal is renowned for its world-class surfing opportunities. Escape the city for a day and learn to ride the waves of the Atlantic Ocean during a half-day surf lesson that includes hassle-free transport from the city centre. Regardless of your ability and experience, you’ll either learn the basics of surfing or improve on existing skills in a small group limited to 15 people.

Have you never surfed before or only a few times? Then this is the experience you have been looking for. Be taught in a fun, safe, and encouraging way, to catch your first waves with the support and tips you need to become a better surfer. "My name is João, I'm a local surfer from Porto with 30 years experience surfing. I'm a traveled surfer, former international competitor, currently running "Surf Coaching Porto". I'm a Certified Surf Coach, by the Portuguese Surfing Federation, teaching since 1998, and I WILL BE YOUR COACH, NO ONE ELSE! Been training local surfers and teaching foreigners how to start and improve their surf skills. Also I'm a Surf Guide partnering with the World Surf League, providing training camps (surfcamps) in Porto and organize surftrips worldwide. Besides that, I surf every day ;)”

Travelling has to be more than just sighseeing - it's all about connection! If you are looking for something different to do while traveling and getting to know the way locals cook and bake at home - this is it! My goal is to share with you a different way of looking to Porto, full of family traditions, beautiful stories and of course, you get to take a recipe with decades and make it your own tradition at home

Learn how to make delicious cocktails with Port wine at this 2-hour workshop at the Espaço Porto Cruz. Discover the history of Port wine and the winemaking process at Espaço Porto Cruz from your instructor. Sample the two ports that are used and then use them to create the Caipiporto and Spicy pink cocktails which you can enjoy at the terrace lounge overlooking the Douro River.

This Porto cooking class combines eating a 3-course meal with an activity where you can actually learn to make a Portuguese meal from a traditional chef from the area. Once you make your meal, enjoy it with wine, tea, or coffee. You can also upgrade to add a market visit beforehand where you learn how to pick out local ingredients.

Don’t miss out on Portugal’s epic waves — try surfing on this 3-hour lesson in Porto. Learn the basics of catching the best wave from a local Portuguese surfer and hang ten near one of Porto’s famed beaches. Your experienced surf instructor will teach you how to safely paddle out, stand up on your board and ride the Atlantic’s gnarly waves. Take the skills you learn here to other beaches around the world.

This is a chance for wine lovers to get all the information they need about Port. In Touriga Vinhos de Portugal we have been organizing this class for years. This Class is about Port knowledge is not about drinking, you can be a freshman or beginner level at wine but as long as you are curious about wine or Port and want to learn more, this class is for you. In about one hour of your time you can become a Port wine expert.