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The 15 most popular workshops across Portugal. What each day includes, who runs it, and the price you'll pay.
Hands-on Pastel de Nata baking class in Lisbon. Bake step-by-step with chefs, sip Portuguese drinks, then taste your tarts in 2 hours.
“Great class totally worth the money. We had Marta as our chef and she was really nice, helpful, and funny. Not only showed us how to cook pastel de nata but also gave is information about the history of it. 10/10 experience.”
Learn pastel de nata from Grandma’s recipe in a small Porto home kitchen, then taste your fresh tarts with drinks. English host.
“Amazing experience! I can really recommend it to everyone! :)”
Learn Porto pastel de nata at Boiler Studio: roll dough, make custard, sip Port, meet your small group, and take tasty pastries home.
“It was amazing from start to end. Our teacher was the best too!! I went solo and highly recommend solo travelers to go!! Very friendly and tasty”
Paint a Portuguese azulejo in Porto’s Sé area with guided instruction, Port wine, snacks, and a hand-painted souvenir to take home.
“Great experience, we had a lot of fun. very calming!”
90-minute beginner surf lesson in Matosinhos with wetsuit, board, and English/Spanish coaching for up to 8 people and real wave time.
“I felt really welcome and had a lot of fun surfing! Perfect experience :)”
Hands-on Pastel de Nata class in Porto. Make custard and bake, sip Port wine, learn the story, and take tarts home. 1.5 hours.
“We had a great time at this class- even though I’m terrible at baking the instructors make sure to help you every step of the way. You also get to learn some of the history of the pastel de nata, and there’s plenty of port available throughout. You’ll come away with a few pasteis each,…”
Beginner surf lesson at Praia da Galé, Albufeira. 2 hours with certified instructors, wetsuit and board included for $36.
“Amazing experience! The surf coach are super nice and helped me a lot! Really enjoy this experience!”
A 3.5-hour small-group surf lesson in Porto with pickup, gear, and insurance, teaching beginners to catch waves on the best local beach.
“Igor was an amazing instructor, very patient and helped everyone learn at their own pace. by the end of the session we were all consistently catching waves!”
Hands-on Portuguese cooking in Lisbon. Cook a four-course meal with English chefs and enjoy wine, beer, snacks, and instruction for 3 hours.
“This cooking class is a must in Lisbon. We met so many people and had such a fun time cooking traditional Portuguese dishes. It felt like a family dinner with tons of drinks and laughter.”
Bake Portuguese egg custard tarts in Lisbon with step-by-step help, included drinks, and a warm tasting with Porto wine.
“Everyone should learn how to make this delicious pastry! Rita was a wonderful instructor who explained the process thoroughly. I met 2 lovely ladies in the class with whom I spent the rest of day. It was a fun and yummy way to spend 2 hours in Lisbon!”
Make Pastel de Nata from scratch in Porto, including the dough, then enjoy warm pastries and a local wine in English.
“A fantastic afternoon activity for a rainy day in Porto. Mariah was an excellent host and taught us some excellent tips. She kept us entertained while the pastel de nata were cooking with wine and food stories. Plenty to eat there and some to take away too!”
Hands-on Lisbon class to bake Pastel de Nata plus another Portuguese treat. Learn with Anna and Marta and take recipes home.
“this was a fabulous experience, Anna and Marta were great hosts, lots of fun, made making the Pastel de Nata easy, and im an awful cook! and was nice to inreract a little with the others in the course, will definitely revisit and try other recipes if we return, :)”
Porto pastel de nata workshop: make flaky custard tarts from scratch in a small English-led class with local wine and warm results.
“Cat was very knowledgeable about making pastel de nata’s and their history. The small group setting allowed us to each try components of the cooking process while talking and learning. The pastel de nata’s we made were delicious and wonderful served hot with some espresso coffee.”
A small-group Lisbon cooking class where you cook a Portuguese starter, fish, meat, and dessert, then sit down for wine and dinner.
“The cooking class was great! Our Chef was very knowledgeable and walked us through an entire meal from soup to dessert. The ingredients were fresh, the wine was great and our meal was perfect.”
Port tasting class in Porto across from Palácio da Bolsa. Taste 3 or 5 Port styles with Portuguese snacks in 1–1.5 hours.
“Amazing, very knowledgeable host Rui, shared a lot about port wine and held a great conversation with folks who attended the experience. Would recommend for anyone who want to learn more about port wine and a must for first time Porto visitors.”
