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Location: Porto, Portugal
Duration: 3 hours
Product code: 113630P1


Overview
ItineraryThis is a typical itinerary for this productStop At: Torre dos Clerigos, Rua Sao Filipe Neri, Porto 4050-546 PortugalWe will start the tour in the old Campo do Olival. In the 14th century it was the neighborhood that became the largest Jewish quarter in the city of Porto, where many Jewish families expelled from Spain at the time of the inquisition took refuge.Duration: 15 minutesStop At: Miradouro da Vitoria, Rua Sao Bento da Vitoria 11, Porto 4050-543 PortugalThis place was one of the strategic points used by King D. Pedro IV to defend himself against his brother, in the "Siege of Porto" in 1832, a civil war that ended the monarchy in Portugal.Duration: 15 minutesStop At: Passeio das Virtudes, NA, Porto 4050-629 PortugalOld medieval Jewish cemetery where before the bodies were buried, they were purified in the waters that until this days we can still hear under the Fonte das Virtudes.Duration: 15 minutesStop At: Miradouro Da Bandeirinha Da Saude, Rua da Bandeirinha 27, Porto 4050-088 PortugalLocated in the Jewish quarter of S.XIII, called Monchique.At this point you will find the "Bandeirinha da Saúde", the city limit for the boats that arrived in Porto in times of pandemic.Duration: 15 minutesStop At: Rua Cais da Ribeira Praca Ribeira, Porto 4050-510 PortugalWe will arrive at the place where Greeks, Phoenicians, Romans, barbarians disembarked in the past ...The Infant D. Henrique also sailed from this place in times of Portuguese´s expansion.In the current Ribeira, the old port of the city, vessels arrived with goods from all over the world, becoming the most important commercial center in Porto where wealthy Jewish families settled and opened their first shops.It was and remains the place where liters and liters of nectar from the nectar, Port Wine, arrive to mature and reach thousands of tables from all over the world.Duration: 15 minutesStop At: Elevador da Ribeira, Rua da Lada, Porto 4050-328 PortugalThen, we will take the elevator (4 passengers at a time- mandatory distance covid-19), then we will go up the stairs of "Porta das Verdades" to D. Hugo St.Duration: 10 minutesStop At: Rua de D. Hugo Residence, R. de Dom Hugo 5, 4050-305 Porto, PortugalIt was in Morro da Penaventosa that the city of Porto was born. Here are the ruins of the first Castro in Porto and the first medieval wall.Duration: 15 minutesStop At: Terreiro da Se, Porto 4050-573 PortugalThis square was the focal point of social and religious life in medieval Porto.The cathedral was built in the 13th century. Here was the wedding of the Portuguese king Joao I with Dona Filipa de Lancastre, as well as the baptism of one of his sons, of Infante D. Henrique.Duration: 10 minutesStop At: Miradouro da Rua das Aldas, Rua das Aldas, Porto 4050-026 PortugalAt this point it is possible to perceive the height of Morro da Penaventosa and the impressive facade of St. Laurence churchDuration: 5 minutesStop At: Miradouro Sao Lourenco, Vila do Porto, Santa Maria PortugalThe Jesuit church of Sao Lourenço was also occupied by the troops of D. Pedro IV in the siege of Porto, to defend himself from his brother and guarantee the new Constitution of Portugal.Duration: 10 minutesStop At: Largo da Pena Ventosa, 4000 Porto, PortugalOne of the last medieval strongholds in the city.Duration: 10 minutesStop At: Ponte de Dom Luis I, Pte. Luiz I, Porto PortugalOur tour ends at the most important bridge in the city of Porto.The Louis I Bridge is an emblem of the city, built in iron in 1888 by the Belgian Théophile Seyrig.From the pedestrian platform, it is possible to view the port where different civilizations arrived in the past; the ruins of the Fernandina Wall built in the 14th century that surrounded the city at that time; the port of Gaia where the casks of Port wine continue to arrive for their aging.Duration: 5 minutes
Supplier Name
CLAUDIA LOPEZ EXPERIENCES
Additional Information
Confirmation will be received at time of booking,A current valid passport is required on the day of travel,Not wheelchair accessible,Service animals allowed,Near public transportation,Infants must sit on laps,Not recommended for travelers with back problems,Not recommended for pregnant travelers,Most travelers can participate,We will be going down and up stone stairs, with high steps. DO NOT RECOMMEND this tour for people with reduced mobility,This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers,Face masks required for travelers in public areas,Face masks required for guides in public areas,Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff,Social distancing enforced throughout experience,Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas,Bring your face protection mask
Inclusions:
Ribeira lift ticket,Ticket to the Archeosite (if it´s open),Entry/Admission - Rua de D. Hugo Residence

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