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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.
“It was so nice!! We learned a lot and were treated so nicely!! We can only encourage people to book it!!”
Learn pastel de nata from Grandma’s recipe in a small Porto home kitchen, then taste your fresh tarts with drinks. English host.
“Had a wonderful morning learning to make tarts with a great group of people. Loved the experience from start to finish!”
Learn Porto pastel de nata at Boiler Studio: roll dough, make custard, sip Port, meet your small group, and take tasty pastries home.
“MARIA AND SARA ARE AMAZING! we loved this soooooo much!”
Paint a Portuguese azulejo in Porto’s Sé area with guided instruction, Port wine, snacks, and a hand-painted souvenir to take home.
“It was a fun activity! It was nice to be creative and our guide helped us a lot with the technique.”
90-minute beginner surf lesson in Matosinhos with wetsuit, board, and English/Spanish coaching for up to 8 people and real wave time.
“Good coach, and good vibe! . Sadly, not a lot of wave.”
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 thoroughly enjoyed our time and brought home some delicious egg tarts! Our guide Theresa was brilliant and made the experience so enjoyable. Highly recommend and we will definitely be trying this recipe at home. Thankyou Theresa !!”
Beginner surf lesson at Praia da Galé, Albufeira. 2 hours with certified instructors, wetsuit and board included for $36.
“We had a great expirience with SUPA surfing school. I already had a lesson in the pasta days and I came back to enjoy the waves again. All the teaching was excellent, with the right amount of theory and then in the water. The step by step approach worked very well and after the first…”
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.
“Such a fantastic surf lesson! I had the best afternoon ever enjoying the water and the sunshine with such great instructors.”
Hands-on Portuguese cooking in Lisbon. Cook a four-course meal with English chefs and enjoy wine, beer, snacks, and instruction for 3 hours.
“Our host Miguel was outstanding - so kind and knowledgeable, and engaged the entire time! The food menu was so exciting, and we had a wonderful time! Can't recommend enough”
Bake Portuguese egg custard tarts in Lisbon with step-by-step help, included drinks, and a warm tasting with Porto wine.
“Great, easy experience. Fun class. Beatriz was a good teacher... patient and fun. Delicious treats at the end with the pride that we did that!”
Make Pastel de Nata from scratch in Porto, including the dough, then enjoy warm pastries and a local wine in English.
“This was such a lovely activity! We really enjoyed, the Nata’s tasted sooo good!”
Hands-on Lisbon class to bake Pastel de Nata plus another Portuguese treat. Learn with Anna and Marta and take recipes home.
“Had so much fun at this Pastel de Nata cooking class and would highly recommend this to anyone looking for stuff to do whilst in Lisbon! Guides were incredibly helpful and spoke through every step which was grand. We also got to make a second type of dessert which was a good extra!”
Porto pastel de nata workshop: make flaky custard tarts from scratch in a small English-led class with local wine and warm results.
“The experience was great. We were the only people there so the lesson was private. Anna was fantastic. She was knowledgeable, friendly and funny. The pastel de nata was delicious. I would recommend this experience! We had a great time!”
A small-group Lisbon cooking class where you cook a Portuguese starter, fish, meat, and dessert, then sit down for wine and dinner.
“The atmosphere and experience were fantastic! Pedro was an excellent instructor, and the hands-on cooking was a lot of fun. The food was delicious as well.”
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.”
