Highlights & Hidden Gems of a Harry Potter Tour
Overview
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3 hours
Mobile ticket
Alohomora! Open the doors of this magical experience for the whole family. Explore the city of Porto through its charming spots that helped inspire the creation of the magical world of Harry Potter. Discover the story behind J.K Rowling and her time at Port and reveal secret stories with the help of a friendly local. Remember, you have to say: “I solemnly swear that I’m up to no good” for the secrets to be revealed!
Time for your Hogwarts adventure! Visit the Sao Bento station, admire its beautiful tiles and find the magical platform 9¾, don’t be late or the wall will bounce you back to the muggle’s world! Go straight to the source of inspiration, the place where J.K Rowling wrote down on a napkin the beginning of the famous sorcerer's boy, a café on an incredible Art Deco building.
A true wizard should dress like one! Visit a shop that sells the university uniforms that inspired the student uniform at Hogwarts and you’ll immediately see the resemblance.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What To Expect
Livraria Lello
Lello Bookstore earned the title of the third most beautiful bookstore in the world!
Torre dos Clerigos
One of the paradigmatic architectural landmarks of Porto, part of the Clerigos chruch. This tower is the tallest building in all of Portugal.
Options
Wizard for a Day Private Tour
Short Description: Potterhead rejoice and welcome to the magical city of Porto! Be a wizard for a day & discover how Porto inspired J.K. Rowling
What‘s Included
1 Local snack or drink
Private Tour
Local Guide
Extra food and drinks
Pick-Up and Drop-Off
Entrance tickets to Lello bookshop
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
10 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Our guide, Antonio, was a...
Alfonso C,Apr 12, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00Our guide, Antonio, was a very friendly local architecture student. I can’t rate the tour higher however because none of this came through in the tour. There was light banter throughout but very little in the way of explanations of what we were seeing or the history of Porto. Ultimately it felt like we were being guided by a good friend who had been living in the city for just a few months. Separately, and this perhaps is not the fault of the guide, the city’s connection with Harry Potter is tenuous at best. A book shop that may have inspired Hogwart’s staircases and a cafe where some of the early writing was done are about it. So advertising this as a Harry Potter tour feels a bit misleading.
Excellent introduction to...
Louis R,Mar 28, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Excellent introduction to Porto. Carlos was an excellent guide, full of enjoyable tidbits about Harry Potter but also regarding the town itself
Amazing city w/ an amazing guide
Erika G,Sep 2, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Carlos was an amazing guide! Highly recommend this tour. He had great city information, took us to a few hidden spots, recommended great food, and of course, had a wealth of harry potter info. Great tour, well worth the cost! We would do it again in a heartbeat! Thanks, Carlos
Good Porto tour, not just HP
Natalie G,May 8, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Our guide gave us so much more than Harry Potter. He knew everything about the history of Porto. It was great of Porto itself.
There were stops with...
Natali F,Aug 16, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00There were stops with regards to JK Rowling and where she got her inspiration for the Harry Potter books as well as some stops and information regarding the history of Porto
Harry Pitter and beyond!
louellamrose,Jul 27, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00Carlos was amazing! He showed us all the beautiful sites for the Harry Potter inspirations. He also showed us all the the amazing prison, beautiful churches, the oldest bakery and treated us to delicious pastries. His knowledge of Porto is extensive and he went beyond! He gave us recommendations of restaurants and even called the restaurant to make dinner reservations for us! The restaurant Sancho Panza was in Gaia with a picturesque view of Porto. Thank you Carlos for a memorable tour of a beautiful city!
Unpredictable
Anne A,Jun 26, 2023
- Review from Viator
4.00The tour guide was wonderful- an architect who really knew her stuff. BUT, the tour was booked expressly because of it's inclusion of visiting Levraria Lello (the gothic bookshop) and WE DIDN'T GO THERE!
Awesome walk through the city
Dario M,Oct 3, 2022
- Review from Viator
5.00Very interesting tour of the city by a proud local with great knowledge of the city’s hidden secrets.
Wonderful!
SonyaG01,May 12, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a fun & informative afternoon on this tour. We were not all Harry Potter fans, but the Harry Potter information was inter dispersed with so many facts & stories about Porto it really was a tour for everyone.Thanks so much!
Interesting tour for whole family.
SergeP619,Jul 30, 2021
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had the tourist guide Carlos. Very friendly and took a lot of time to make explanations. Child friendly and very accommodating. Overall great performance.
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