Porto in 3 days: a day-by-day itinerary
3 days in Porto, planned stop by stop: when to arrive, how long to stay, how to get to the next place and roughly what it costs. Highlights include Porto Cathedral (Sé) & Cloister Tiles, Livraria Lello (World's Most Beautiful Bookstore) and Linha do Douro Train to Pinhão.
- 3 days
- 17 stops
- About $395 per person
- Portugal
Costs cover entry tickets and meals, not hotels or getting there. Some links are affiliate links; see the note at the bottom of the page.
Day 1 of 3
Ribeira Riverfront, Dom Luís Bridge & Port Wine
6 stops · about $102 per person
- 09:0011:30
Porto Cathedral (Sé) & Cloister Tiles
12th-century fortress cathedral and azulejo tiled cloisters overlooking the Douro river.
Next: walk 8 min to the next stop
- 11:4513:00
Ribeira UNESCO Waterfront
Colorful pastel facades, narrow medieval alleyways, and traditional rabelo wooden boats.
Next: walk 5 min to the next stop
- 13:1514:45
Café Santiago / Brasão Cervejaria
Taste Porto's legendary Francesinha sandwich layered with meats, melted cheese, and spicy beer sauce.
Next: walk 10 min to the next stop
- 15:0016:30
Dom Luís I Bridge Walk
Walk the upper deck 45m above water for panoramas over Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia.
Next: walk 10 min to the next stop
- 17:0019:00
Graham’s / Taylor's Port Wine Cellars
Tour 300-year-old oak aging barrel cellars and taste Vintage and Tawny port wines.
Next: walk 10 min to the next stop
- 19:3022:00
Vinum Restaurant & Wine Bar
Dining room inside Graham’s cellars overlooking the illuminated city skyline.
Day 2 of 3
Livraria Lello, Clérigos & São Bento Station
6 stops · about $125 per person
- 09:0011:00
Livraria Lello (World's Most Beautiful Bookstore)
Neo-Gothic 1906 bookshop with carved crimson staircase and stained glass ceiling.
Next: walk 3 min to the next stop
- 11:1512:45
Clérigos Tower & Church
Climb 225 steps up Nicolau Nasoni's 75m baroque granite bell tower for 360-degree vistas.
Next: walk 5 min to the next stop
- 13:0014:30
Cantinho do Avillez (Porto)
Relaxed modern Portuguese culinary dining serving velvet hazelnut dessert and octopus.
Next: walk 5 min to the next stop
- 14:4516:15
São Bento Railway Station
Vestibule covered in 20,000 historic blue-and-white azulejo tiles depicting Portuguese history.
Next: walk 8 min to the next stop
- 16:3018:00
Church of São Francisco (Igreja de São Francisco)
Gothic exterior concealing dazzling interior lined with over 300 kg of gold leaf woodcarvings.
Next: walk 10 min to the next stop
- 19:3022:00
O Paparico
Traditional Portuguese fine dining in a rustic granite stone house celebrating local terroir.
Day 3 of 3
Day Trip to the Douro Valley Wine Terraces
5 stops · about $168 per person
- 08:3010:45
Linha do Douro Train to Pinhão
One of the world's most scenic train routes hugging the Douro riverbanks.
Next: walk 5 min to the next stop
- 11:0013:00
Quinta do Bomfim (Dow's Vineyard Estate)
Tour hillside slate terrace vineyards and taste family-estate Douro DOC reds and vintage ports.
Next: walk 5 min to the next stop
- 13:1514:45
DOC Restaurant by Chef Rui Paula
Michelin-starred riverfront restaurant built on a floating deck above the Douro river.
Next: boat 5 min to the next stop
- 15:0016:30
Rabelo Boat Cruise on Douro River
1-hour river cruise aboard a wooden rabelo boat beneath dramatic terraced slopes.
Next: train 130 min to the next stop
- 19:3022:00
Taberna dos Mercadores
Tiny culinary gem in Ribeira famed for sea bass baked in a salt crust set ablaze with brandy.
Before you go: Portugal
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Language
- Portuguese
- Plugs
- Type C, F, 230V / 50Hz
- Cars drive on the
- right
- Calling code
- +351
- Time zone
- Mainland UTC+0 (WET), UTC+1 in summer; Azores 1 hour behind
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