Top Northern Portugal Classes & Workshops

While you could attempt to organize your own wine tasting while in Lamego, this winery tour and tasting experience makes it easy. Dive right in to the enchanting world of Port wine at the Wine Cellar Museu. Indulge your senses with a delightful array of white and red wines crafted from exquisite Portuguese grape varieties. Experience the diverse flavors of various categories of Port wine as you delight in delectable treasures sourced locally.

Welcome to Boiler Studio. Here we work as a team! Holidays and leisure time are for relaxing, socializing, getting to know the city's culture, and meeting new people. In this tile painting workshop, you can experience a little bit of all of this, because this experience is designed so that you don't need any prior experience, just to feel good. Enjoy yourself and take a piece of Portugal home with you, the best souvenir made by you and which you will remember as your tile. Oh, and during your activity, you will also enjoy one (or more) cocktails with a variety of choices ranging from the famous Porto Tónico to a glass of champagne.

Discover the secrets behind Portugal's beloved pastry, the pastel de nata, in this hands-on baking workshop. Learn how to make the pastry and dough from scratch, while sipping wine from the region and engaging in conversations about Portuguese culture. After mastering the recipe, indulge in the warm pastries you’ve created!

“Pastel de nata” (custard tarts) are one of Portugal’s iconic treats, and this experience in Porto lets you both taste and learn how to make them. In a small-group workshop, you’ll prepare the custard filling, bake the tarts, and enjoy them with your choice of Porto wine, bottled water, coffee, or tea. All ingredients are provided for a hassle-free experience.

Discover the secrets of Portugal’s most iconic pastry in a hands-on Pastel de Nata workshop. Guided by expert instructors with years of experience, you’ll follow a step-by-step process to create several delicious tarts, enjoy them on site with Port wine, coffee, and snacks, and take home our exclusive house-made recipe. Along the way, learn the fascinating history of the Pastel de Nata and gain the confidence to recreate this beloved Portuguese treat at home. This is a truly immersive culinary experience combining culture, technique, and indulgence.

You’ll receive a white ceramic tile and can choose from an exclusive selection of traditional tile patterns carefully selected and documented by our team directly from the streets of Porto, which you can replicate, or create your own original design. Your instructor will guide you throughout the painting process, making it accessible for beginners and enjoyable for all ages. Throughout the workshop, enjoy Port wine, juice, water, coffee, and a selection of sweet and savory snacks, while relaxing, socializing, and painting. After the session, you take your hand-painted souvenir of your time in Portugal. This activity is ideal for all occasions: solo travelers, families, bachelor and bachelorette parties, team-building events, or simply enjoying time with friends.

Discover the essence of Portuguese cuisine with hands-on cooking experiences in Porto city center. Whether you’re a passionate home cook or a curious traveler, our sessions are designed to bring people together around the table, where the best memories are made.

Discover one of the most traditional vineyards in the Douro Valley, where they still stomp grapes to make wine, on this tour of Quinta da Foz vineyard. Make your own way to the winery and take a tour of the facility to learn about the winemaking process. Then, head to the cellar for a tasting of several wines, including red, white, and port, alongside a few snacks.

Creative Workshops: Will we wake up your creativity? How does it work? Through your own hands you will create art that you will take home. Check out our schedule options. The material used is included. Come and surprise yourself. We are an Atelier dedicated exclusively to the creativity of the woman, we provide art experiences that help out of the routine. Discover your power through your creativity. See you, Atelier Katharós

With the help of an experienced wine educator, you will get to know the method of producing Martha's wines, in a modern space with a breathtaking landscape!

The workshop lasts two and a half hours, giving you plenty of time to invest into your masterpiece. And with all materials provided, there's nothing standing in the way of your creative vision. So, grab your friends or fly solo, and let's get crafting! It's an experience you won't forget, and you'll leave with a necklace that's as unique as you.

Dive into Portuguese culture as you learn to make several dishes from scratch during this immersive cooking class. Join your private host in their home and create several dishes that showcase the flavors of the cuisine. After preparing your 3-course meal, enjoy the fruits of your labor paired with local wines.

Our Course of Initiation to the test will give you the necessary bases for a more professional and informed consumption of wine. This is a course for beginners who intend to significantly increase their knowledge about the vine and wine. Made in the house of the Encosta, in Pinhão, this activity allows you to ask all the questions you always wanted to know about wine to a professional and escanção with 10 years of experience in the Douro.

Go wine tasting amid the vineyard-clad hills of the Douro Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage–listed region famous for its port wine production, on this small-group tour. Visit carefully selected wine estates for an introduction to award-winning local varietals, meet local producers, and feast on regional specialties with a traditional 3-course lunch. Your full-day tour from Porto concludes with a sightseeing boat cruise on the Douro River.

We are a small and passionate surf school. We offer surf lessons in small groups on the beautiful beach of Azurara 20km from Porto. Enjoy authentic Portuguese surroundings away from the hustle and crowded beaches of the city. Azurara is a wide and empty beach with many opportunities to have your own surfing spot. Here you focus purely on your lesson. Enjoy this athmosphere with authentic and professional surf trainers. Our services include a pick up service from Porto as well as a surfing board, a wetsuit and an insurance.

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.

We're a proud small family-owned business with a rich heritage of crafting Port Wine for over 5 generations. Thanks to Portugal's entry into the EU, in 1993 we were finally able to bottle our wines under our very own brand. This makes us one of the newest Port Wine Houses in the Douro region, and we're thrilled to have you join us on this exciting journey! Our wines are raised, matured, and bottled in the Douro Valley, where the origin of the grapes is of utmost importance. Whether you're a seasoned wine enthusiast or new to the world of Port Wine, our friendly team is here to provide you with an unforgettable experience. Cheers!

Join a local surf enthusiast for a personalized surf experience on northern Portugal’s best beaches. Get picked up in central Porto and head to an ideal spot for the day’s conditions. With all gear provided—wetsuit, surfboard, and water—you have everything you need for this tailored session, whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned surfer.

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.

The Douro Valley’s landscapes are replete with vineyards and bounteous produce: sip and sample the best of the region’s culinary offerings on this full-day tour from Porto. Alongside your guide, visit wine estates and spectacular viewpoints. See, too, the beauty of the Douro River during a boat ride and enjoy lunch in a typical Portuguese restaurant.

We're a proud small family-owned business with a rich heritage of crafting Port Wine for over 5 generations. Thanks to Portugal's entry into the EU, in 1993 we were finally able to bottle our wines under our very own brand. This makes us one of the newest Port Wine Houses in the Douro region, and we're thrilled to have you join us on this exciting journey! Our wines are raised, matured, and bottled in the Douro Valley, where the origin of the grapes is of utmost importance. Whether you're a seasoned wine enthusiast or new to the world of Port Wine, our friendly team is here to provide you with an unforgettable experience. Cheers!

This unique Tour with a sommelier will allow you to learn everything you always wanted about wine. You will taste wine from the barrels and meet winemakers during our journey to the world's most beautiful wine reagion with a local Somm

This activity allows us to visit our Chestnut Interpretive Center, taste the Marron liqueur, which is an exclusive Chestnut product from our grocery store, accompanied by regional confectionery, namely the typical "Chocolate Billiard". The visit also allows to know our collection of chestnut roasts, which gathers specimens from Portugal, Spain, France and Italy.