• Porto Day Trips

Northern Portugal is an area of lush greenery, rivers, charming towns, and unique landscapes, offering great one day tour opportunities from Porto.

  • Travel for 1-2 days to the Douro Valley where you will enjoy magnificent rural wine-producing region east of Porto offering great landscapes and charming small towns.
  • North of Porto visit the town of Braga for at least 1 day, a town which is one of Portugal’s main religious centers, home to numerous churches including the iconic Santuario do Bom Jesus do Monte.
  • Consider combining your visit in Braga with traveling to the Peneda-Geres Park rich with beautiful lagoons, mountains, and streams, and/or with a visit of the town of Guimaraes.
  • South of Porto visit the town of Aveiro & Costa Nova for 1 day, the “Venice of Portugal” with its beautiful historic center and canals, and the town of Coimbra for 1 day, to admire one of the oldest universities in the world and a charming historic center.
  • South of Coimbra consider visiting the iconic Sanctuary of Fatima pilgrimage site for a ½ day.
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Fatima Sanctuary, Portugal

Fatima Sanctuary

Coimbra, Portugal

Coimbra

Douro Valley east of Porto, Portugal

Douro Valley