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Portugal with Withlocals

Portugal is becoming a worldwide attraction for numerous reasons, and one of those reasons is wine! Discover why Port wine is considered the country’s most famous export product by taking a trip to Porto where your local host will offer you all the conditions and explanations about the Portuguese wine history, while you try an interesting selection chosen by your host.

This fantastic tasting tour will be complemented with tapas that accordingly match the wine you are trying. And at the end of the tour you will receive a certificate stating that you are officially a Portuguese wine tester. How cool!
Thanks to your host you can now brag of the delicious wine you had the chance to try in Portugal and feel like a real wine connoisseur.

Go to the top of the hill of the Good Jesus of the Mount. This sanctuary sits just outside the city of Braga, Portugal. To access the mount, which is 381 feet above the ground, you can do it by funicular (cable railway), car or foot. The Sanctuary is an important site for pilgrimage, and now it has become also in a tourist attraction for its architecture and beautiful sights from the top of the mount.

Your local host will give you the route you must follow, plus tips on how to find all of the secret gems the sanctuary offers like, attractive gardens, hidden grottoes, miniature chapels and sculptures. And remember, be prepared to this adventure with comfy shoes and clothing if you will go up the mount hiking.

A trip to Portugal is not complete without listening to Fado music, Portugal’s homegrown folk music that comes in two forms: the mournful and solo Lisbon style and the usually performed by groups of male university students and more upbeat style of Coimbra.

In the Alfama district, in Lisbon, your host will take you to a casa de Fado or Fado restaurant where you can enjoy dinner while listening and submerging in their fascinating culture. Your host will take you to the place where locals sing Fado with passion and a lot of love for their country.
It is an essential experience with an unbelievable performance that you will not forget!
What can be better than food, drinks and cool music?!

Indulge in pastel de nata, custard tarts known as the national pastry. This delicious dessert can be found in every single pastry you visit in Portugal, but why not learn how to make them and bake it for your friends and family at home?

Your local host will share with you the recipe for the perfect Pastel de Nata. On this tour/workshop you will have the opportunity to learn how to make your own authentic Pasteis de Nata. Apart from that you will get to enjoy a delicious dinner with a Portuguese family. This is the perfect experience to feel like a local in this new country. Plus your local host will share with you stories and highlights you don’t want to miss while traveling in Portugal.

Portugal is full of beautiful places to visit during the day, and at night is still even more captivating. With an enormous variety of nightlife places, from cafes, restaurants, bars and clubs, Portugal is a country that loves to have fun during the night.

From bars closing at 4am to others by the docks and coast closing until dawn letting you see the sunrise. You will always find something to do at night in Portugal!
Your local host will take you out to see the nightlife and dance the night away. They will take you to the places locals hangout, making you feel at home. If you are not into clubbing, your host will personalize your night to find something for you. A craft beer tour? A nice cafe? Anything can happen in Portugal.

Who doesn’t like food? And even more when you are traveling and you get to try new food you never knew you were missing!
Join your local host as they prepare, right in front of you, a traditional Portuguese meal.
Besides of savoring every instant of the prepping ritual, you will learn a new meal you can do at home. Now that is a nice way to show off your trip to Portugal!
If you are traveling on the Lisbon or Porto area, your local host will make you feel comfy while you share travel stories and tips to make this experience even better.

From a starter dish, to the main entrance and to finish up with dessert, all of these with a couple of drinks, will be the perfect ending of a wonderful evening.

Portugal is well known for its beautiful beaches, they have breathtaking views and scenery that they have even been featured in famous movies. With white sand and stunning sunset, is a must to give yourself a day on the beaches of Portugal.
While there are some beaches more popular than others like the beaches of Algarve located at the South coast of Portugal. There are some others that can be your personal beach for a couple of hours like Praia da Rocha nearby Portimao.

Your local guide will make sure to show you around the beaches close by Lisbon or Porto. Now there is no excuse to not go to a beach in Portugal if a local is by your side.

Portugal is full of surprises and with your local host you will discover that while walking around the beautiful streets of Lisbon and Porto. Lisbon is one of the most important cities in Portugal, and offers unique sights full of history and art in every corner that you look. On the other side, Porto is a hidden gem itself. Now considered by UNESCO as a world heritage place, Porto offers a more laid back ambience, where you will find unique and historic aspects of the Portuguese culture.

Your local host will make sure you see as much of these cities and will make you feel at home with amazing stories from their home town, you will feel you have lived there for a while.

The best place to find original, hand made or second hand souvenirs is on the local markets. The fact that you can take home something created by a Portuguese artist, or that might have belonged to a local, makes these memories even more unique. Your friends and family will be happy with this nice surprise, their own little piece of the Portuguese culture.

A local market will make you connect with people and your local host will show you the ropes of how, when and what time and days the market works.
You can even grab something to eat and drink before a day browsing for hidden treasures the locals have in their repertoire.