Strange Porto Private Tour: True Crime, Ghosts & Odd Traditions

Highlights

Inclusions

Itinerary

1. Hear about Portuguese superstitions, folk magic and unusual rituals, from love spells and curses to sacrifices still practised in Portugal

   10 min

2. Find out why being a university student in Portugal can be dangerous, and hear about bizarre initiation rituals, humiliating punishments and student traditions.

   10 min

3. Hear about ghost sightings, Porto’s most famous haunted houses, mysterious paranormal encounters and the ghost hunters who investigate them

   10 min

4. Hear about Portugal’s notorious serial killers, their shocking crimes, how they chose their victims and how the police finally caught them

   10 min

5. Stop at a haunted historic Portuguese café to taste a traditional local dish with a rather indecent name and vinho verde served the old-fashioned way, in small bowls. The tasting is optional and paid separately

   40 min

6. Find out how one of Portugal’s most famous writers created dozens of fictional identities, practised occultism and claimed to communicate with spirits

   10 min

7. Hear about one of Porto’s most notorious murder cases, involving a respected doctor, poisoned chocolates, suspicious deaths and a controversial trial that shocked the country

   10 min

8. Hear about a mysterious curse linked to the Bank of Portugal and an unsolved murder involving a man's body discovered in a barrel of salt

   10 min

9. Hear about one of Porto’s deadliest theatre fires and the ghost stories associated with the hotel built on the site.

   10 min

10. Find out why graves are opened in Portugal, what natural mummification has to do with it, and which ghost is said to haunt Porto’s famous São Bento Railway Station

    10 min

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

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Know before you go

How it compares in Porto

• Its from-price is 43% above the median of the 1667 experiences we list in Porto.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 1077 of 1667.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Porto

Porto tumbles down steep hills to the Douro River, a granite city of tiled churches, riverside cellars and port wine aged across the water.

The Ribeira district lines the riverbank with colourful houses, cafés and boats, part of a UNESCO-listed old centre beneath the iron arches of the Dom Luís I Bridge. Above it, the São Bento station hall is covered in blue-and-white azulejo tiles, the Clérigos Tower rises above the rooftops, and the Sé cathedral stands on its hill.

Top-ranked sights in Porto: Clérigos Church and Tower (Torre & Igreja dos Clérigos), Dom Luis Bridge (Ponte de Dom Luis I), Porto Cathedral (Sé Catedral do Porto).

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