PORTUGAL
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The 15 most popular show tours across Portugal. What each day includes, who runs it, and the price you'll pay.
Live fado at Casa do Fado in Porto with a glass of Port wine, plus an English-friendly intro to this UNESCO art form.
“What an amazingly beautiful experience. An hour of fantastic Portuguese culture. I can not believe the price of this… they have definitely not charged enough for this! Wonderful passionate music and the port was a great touch. Just fantastic!”
Spiritus in Porto’s Clérigos Church turns 18th-century Baroque walls into a 360º light and music show in 30 minutes.
“Miguel was informative and very friendly and funny. took us to a nice restaurant and food was very good traditional Portuguese food”
Lisbon’s intimate Lisboa em Fado show blends real, microphone-free fado, guitar emotion, and port wine in a 50-minute story for English speakers.
“We enjoyed the music and learning about the history of Fado music.”
A 50-minute Fado show by Lisbon Sé Cathedral inside medieval stone arches, with a free glass of wine and English song explanations.
“Loved the group that performed. The muscians and singers were top class! Having two wines to choose from was pretty nice. Only suggestion would be to fix their washroom door. It was so loud that it both users and audience cringed everytime someone opened or closed it.”
Porto’s Cálem cellar tour pairs a guided port lesson with live Fado vocals and a tasting of two ports in about 75 minutes.
“I loved this tour! They had it well structured and thought out and the show at the end was lovely, 100% recommend!”
A 50-minute live fado show in Lisbon’s Chiado with two singers, guitar, and projected city images—ticket-only culture for $27.
“It was a beautiful show the singing was amazing and definitely worth it when you visit Lisbon.”
An intimate Porto fado night in a historic tavern, featuring both Coimbra and traditional fado groups plus a complimentary glass of port.
“Excellent evening, truly gave you the spirit of Porto”
A 2-hour Lisbon night of live Fado, guided history, and a full Portuguese dinner with ginjinha in Bairro Alto for $57.
“Tour was very good, our guide Antonio was very informative and nice. Fado music and food was excellent. Would recommend this”
Intimate fado in Porto’s Trindade Noble Hall with an included Port tasting. 1 hour, multilingual storytelling, limited seating.
“It was a pleasant experience, especially suitable for a first introduction to fado. It would be better to write that the entrance to the hall is to the right of the church entrance. Otherwise, it's hard to find.”
Intimate Fado de Coimbra show at Casa Fado ao Centro with a glass of local port, plus history explained in English.
“We thoroughly enjoyed the fado show. Then a lovely walk through the streets of Coimbra.”
A 50-minute live fado show in Chiado with male and female singers, two guitar styles, and Lisbon visuals, in English, great for families.
“Fado music was very nice. We enjoyed it. Everyone in the theater was having a great time. The musicians and singers were excellent.”
Enjoy a 1-hour live Fado show in historic Alfama with host Mário Lundum, Portuguese guitar, and a complimentary glass of Port.
“Money well spent. A wonderful experience. Voices were amazing”
A small-group Fonseca cellar tour in Porto with two Port tastings, a live Fado show, and optional 3-course dinner at WOW Porto.
“This is a must do in Porto. The fado music was wonderful and well explained by the singer. The location in the wine cellar makes it more special. The tour was sorry but very informative with an excellent guide.”
Night walk through Alfama and Mouraria, then dinner and live fado music at a traditional house. English tour, about 4 hours.
“Rodrigo was a very friendly chap and has an amazing knowledge about history totally recommend this guy, and the last stop at the restaurant way the cherry on top!”
Visit Cálem’s historic port cellars, learn the story in the museum, taste two Calem ports, then enjoy live fado in the caves.
“Not greatly set up or process explained in an understandable way. Did not enjoy the tawny at all. Fado show was ok”
