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Want to see the best of Porto? It’s all waiting in a Harry Potter tour! And as in every Withlocals experience, the real excitement is the hidden gems of this area. Join your favorite local and get a feeling of the city's real vibe in a Harry Potter tour, so you can say: I experienced the real Porto!

Destination

Porto, Portugal

Category

City Highlight Tours

Duration

3 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

English, Español, Português

Included

• Private Guide
• 1 Local Snack or Drink
• Entrance tickets to Lello bookshop
• All Withlocals Tours are Carbon Neutral

What you can expect

Choose your local

Get to know these 5 passionate locals, each bringing unique perspectives and talents. Choose your favorite, check their availability, and book to create an unforgettable adventure tailored to you.

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with the host of your choice.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at Inside the hall of the São Bento train station, under the clock - Porto to start your journey

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2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. a Harry Potter tour Exploring

   This Porto tour takes you to explore a Harry Potter tour, where you can see another area of the city. Check out its highlights and hidden gems and its many interesting insights that will show you a Harry Potter tour at its best!

4. Area Highlights

   See from Clerigos Tower, Lello Bookstore, Majestic Cafe, and other landmarks and must-sees of the city. Your local host will take you to the main spots in town so you can get the perfect overview of what makes Porto so unique

5. Hidden Gems

   Along the way, your local host will show you treasures hidden in plain sight that only the locals know about. Get to know the city through a different perspective, the local way, and discover places and stories that not many tourists experience

6. Magical Storytelling

   Behind every landmark and every stop, there’s a story, and your local host is ready to tell it all. Get ready to listen to incredible stories, one-of-a-kind insights, and fun facts only a knowledgeable local would know!

7. Special Treat

   Follow your host to one of their favorite eateries for a snack or a drink beloved by the locals. Take a break and catch up with your new local friend and get the answers to all your travel questions

8. Make it yours

   Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

   Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

   Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

• Loved by travelers worldwide

  Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.

Reviews from guests

Tracy🇺🇸 United States

(About local Victor )

8 January 2025

The tour was amazing even though we ran into some rainy weather. Victor was so friendly, knowledgable, and accommodating, even giving us some recommendations and tips for our visit in Porto afterwards. We all felt so comfortable on this tour and I recommend this to anyone who wants a fun, interesting, and unique tour around the city.Don’t hesitate to book with Victor!

Orin🇺🇸 United States

(About local Joana)

31 December 2024

Joana was kind and accommodating, but felt inexperienced and unprepared as a tour guide. She didn't secure tickets to the bookstore -- a highlight of the tour we chose -- which she explained upfront was due to them being sold out and apologized. But sufficient forward planning would have made it relatively easy to have purchased them. This mishap seemed to throw her a bit, and the tour felt disorganized and unclear as to what the plan was. She did try to recover, gave us some thoughtful anecdotes and engaged effectively with our young kids for portions, but although it was overall nice to meet her and hear her story we couldn't reccomend her fully as a tour guide based on our experience. A dissapointing tour

Thomas🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Victor )

25 November 2024

Victor is a very nice guide with deep knowledge of the history of Porto and the possible links between many of the sites and the Harry Potter books. We can recommend this tour at any time.bets historic and Harry Potter tour!

Susan🇺🇸 United States

(About local Carlos)

2 November 2024

We scheduled our Harry Potter tour with Carlos for our first full day in Porto. Carlos was so knowledgeable about Porto and its history and gave us great ideas for places to visit and to eat while we are here. It was fun to see the different elements in Porto that influenced JK Rowling as she was writing and creating HP’s world. Carlos gave us a great feel for the city and we enjoyed the whole experience so much! Wonderful introduction to Porto!

Carol

(About local Carlos)

25 October 2024

Really enjoyed learning about Porto with Carlos. We found out a lot about Harry Potter connections but also a lot about Porto history and culture. He was so thoughtful, personable and attentive! Great Harry Potter Tour

Sherif🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Victor )

22 October 2024

Great tour. There was three of us, myself, my wife and our ten year old daughter. The tour was a great balance between focusing on us and on her. We were all engaged throughout. It provided a great introduction to Porto. Victor has a wealth of knowledge about local culture and history, has answers to all our questions and great recommendations for local places to eat and drink. In fact we got a list from him that might need us to extend our stay by a week to cover. For Harry Potter fans this is a treat. The city is full of obvious and hidden connections to the stories and Victor did a great job of uncovering those. When you book a tour with a local you value the access they give you to things you wouldn't otherwise know or be able to do. This happened not once, not twice but three times on our tour. Once when a church was closed for visitors and he managed to get us in and we were the only ones there, once when we asked for a toilet and he not only knew where but also knew the access code to the door since it's not a public one and lastly when we skipped the queue to enter the very busy Lello Library. Overall we were very happy. This was a great start to our three days in Porto. Thank you Victor. #Withlocals #HarryPotter #Tours #ThingstodoinPortoMagical and Fun

Daniel

(About local Carlos)

25 September 2024

Despite the rain, we had a great tour of Porto! Carlos shows you everything you have to see and many more things that you wouldn't even notice. Carlos is a great tour guide with a enormous knowledge of Porto. We enjoyed the whole trip with him and can only recommend him to everyone. A perfect tour through Porto!

Jeffrey🇺🇸 United States

(About local Carlos)

27 August 2024

I recently had the pleasure of joining the Highlights & Hidden Gems of Harry Potter Tour, and I can’t recommend it enough—especially with Carlos as our guide! Carlos was personable, insightful, and truly brought the magic of the Harry Potter world to life. He shared a wealth of information, not only about the famous landmarks but also about the characters and places within the books, adding layers of understanding that I hadn’t appreciated before.

Ben

(About local Victor )

17 August 2024

Victor did a fantastic job guiding us through Porto. His incredible knowledge and passion for the City resulted in a truly wonderful experience for the entire family. The kids loved his ability to explain the different possible Harry Potter influences throughout our walk. And we loved learning about Porto’s rich history at the same time .Amazing tour with Victor

Tuvana

(About local Victor )

9 August 2024

We did the Harry Potter tour of Porto with Victor. He was the best! Knowledgeable, friendly and a great tour guide overall. We strongly recommend him for any Harry Potter fans out there who would like to go on a hunt for clues regarding what might have inspired the author while getting top notch historical background on the beautiful city of Porto and great recommendations for dining and entertainment to enjoy the local scenery. Thank you, Victor!Phenomenal tour!

katie🇺🇸 United States

(About local Priscila)

31 July 2024

Our small family had a great tour with Priscila - it was like hanging out with a friend, who knew everything about Porto :)! Wonderful experience!

vincent🇺🇸 United States

(About local Carlos)

27 June 2024

Everything you want in a harry potter tour; Carlos will deliver Can't think of a good reason to NOT go with Carlos on this magical adventure. Every turn was something special and unique to learn about Porto and the Magical world of Harry PotterMagical Experience

marisa🇺🇸 United States

(About local Carlos)

26 June 2024

What a delight this tour was! Carlos showed us many main sights and hidden gems of Porto. He was wonderful, informative and engaging. He kept us excited as well as our kids and the grandparents. We would recommend his tour to everyone and hope to visit Porto again soon. Carlos is the best!

Scott🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Margarida)

22 May 2024

Great tour, thanks !

Sarah

(About local Margarida)

30 April 2024

We had an absolutely fabulous time. We choose the Tour that features Harry Potter inspiration spots. Margarida was the perfect tour guide, engaging my ten and six year old the entire three hours! They barely noticed the walking 😂. We enjoyed how Margarida gave us both Harry Potter stories as well as local information, recommendations and history. A Magical Experience!

Andrea🇺🇸 United States

(About local Victor )

5 April 2024

Victor was great! Friendly and knowledgeable, my kids 6 and 8 were engaged from beginning to end, it was beautiful to learn about Porto and its history and also to dream about Porto as an inspiration when Harry Potter was written. Thank you Victor we really enjoyed!Amazing tour

biosailgirl🇺🇸 United States

(About local Victor )

31 March 2024

Hi, we last minute got changed to Victor and he was so responsive. I was so glad we got him. He is so smart and informative and patient. We wanted to try two different pastel de nata. We have two kids. I think he was with us for four hours. I don’t know how long the tour was supposed to be, but he was wonderful. Absolutely recommend!Wonderful and so responsive!

Linzi🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Victor )

9 October 2023

Victor was an excellent tour guide! Very knowledgeable and very helpful with navigating the bookstore! He also gave us great recommendations on food/drinks to try while we were in Porto. Thank you for a great experience Victor!Great tour

Todd🇺🇸 United States

(About local Carlos)

1 August 2023

We had a fantastic family tour with Carlos. He is incredibly knowledgeable, kind and has a great sense of humor. He connected with each of us - both parents and 14/8 year old daughters, and found things they each were interested in. Our youngest was fascinated by the street art and he showed us a number of very cool pieces and explained it all. This wasn’t a street art tour but he worked it in alongside some Harry Potter stories and a general intro to Porto. Was the perfect beginning to our trip and he offered to be helpful with suggestions throughout (which he has been). I’d strongly recommend Carlos to anyone thinking of using a tour guide in Porto! Great family trip with Carlos!

Datonya🇺🇸 United States

(About local Inês)

12 July 2023

We had a very enjoyable and informative time with Ines! She truly personalized our tour and was very supportive and patient for the more slower walkers (me). I appreciate the attentiveness to our needs and wants. Explaining the cape and allowing my sister to wear it for a picture! She also went above and beyond with sharing places to see and eat as well! Ines is a beautiful soul and she made our tour extremely memorable 💖. Thank you Ines!Ines is AMAZING!

Kay🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Victor )

3 July 2023

My daughter and I had a wonderful three hours being shown the city by Victor. He was great company and very knowledgeable. Showed us beautiful places all over Porto and the Harry Potter references were fantastic for us as fans. Had the most amazing Portuguese tart 😋 at a lovely little bakery he took us to and he sent us a list of recommended bars and restaurants. We were only their 3 days but visited a couple and thoroughly enjoyed them. Would highly recommend a private tour, nothing was too much trouble and it was brilliant to be shown the city by someone who clearly loved it. Definitely worth the cost.Highly enjoyable tour

Barbara🇺🇸 United States

(About local Inês)

23 June 2023

The tour with Inês was one of the highlights of our short time in Porto. Inês took us on the Harry Potter highlights and hidden secrets tour and we learned and saw many neat attractions and learned a lot about the history of Porto and Harry Potter. We also had requested a personalized addition to our tour including a pastry tasting and that was delicious! Thank you for sharing your beautiful city with us! Wonderful tour guide!

Sharon🇮🇱 Israel

(About local Margarida)

30 May 2023

Last week we had a wonderful Harry Potter tour with Margarida. It was one of the highlights of our trip. Margarida is knowledgeable and gives over the information in a clear and interesting way. She geared the tour toward the children in our group, as we had asked of her, and held their interest throughout. What stands out most with Margarida is her passion for her city and her kindness and caring. Her enthusiasm for Porto was contagious and she continuously looked for ways to be pamper us. All in all, a wonderful morning. One we will not forget.An Amazing Morning in Porto

Michelle🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Margarida)

18 March 2023

We had Margarida for a tour with 3 kids aged 10 to 15. I was so impressed that Margarida took the time to talk to all 5 of us (adults included) individually at some point during the tour. Even our older kids found Margarida fascinating and they are well past Harry Potter. I don’t want to ruin any surprises for anyone else so I will just say that there is a lot to be seen in 3 hours. Obrigada Margarida!Great local primer + Harry Potter

Roos🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Ines)

26 February 2023

Unfortunately, we were not convinced by the Harry Potter-tour with Ines. She spoke a little bit Dutch, but preferred to talk in English, which was sad for the children. The Dutch language was the main reason we chose for Ines... We visited the bookstore, and 3 places where Ines could tell us a little bit about J.K. Rowling. We just walked around in Porto, to go to these places, with no further explanation or visiting other important/nice places of Porto. When we booked, the site mentioned "a local sweet" was included. Instead, we paid for Ines her drink in a very expensive bar. After two hours, we were almost glad to stop the tour and skip the last hour. Maybe our expectations were too high with the few things about Harry Potter you can see in Porto? It was a very expensive tour for what is was... Ines was kind and friendly.not very pleased

Julie🇺🇸 United States

(About local Margarida)

15 February 2023

Margarida is the absolute best!!! We had the best time with her - she is so knowledgeable, kind and fun! She kept our 10 year old daughter so engaged and enthusiastic. I can’t say enough about Margarida! She gave our tour with so much heart too. We will never forget this wonderful experience!!An amazing experience with Margarida!

Ravi🇺🇸 United States

(About local Margarida)

1 January 2023

We had an awesome time on the Harry Potter and Porto sights tour with Margarida. The weather on the day of our tour was rainy and cold but Margarida made it a fun day to remember so we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. The stop at the uniform store where we all got to try on the robes used by university students in Porto was very special. We left Porto feeling like we had a wonderful sampling of the city's gastronomic, architectural, cultural and magical highlights. Very special rainy day in Porto

Matthieu🇫🇷 France

(About local Margarida)

29 December 2022

Tres belle visite! Un mix entre des endroits insolites de Porto, et des lieux qui ont inspiré l'auteur d'Harry Potter. Merci beaucoup à Margarida pour sa gentillesse, ses adresses, sa bonne humeur... Seul regret de n'avoir pas pu entrer dans la librairie LELLO, un système de priorité avec les guides devrait être trouvé. Merci pour cette belle après-midi !Tres belle visite!

Anam🇺🇸 United States

(About local Carlos)

17 November 2022

This was a great way to learn about Porto. Carlos was fun and informative. He showed me things that I would never have found on my own and added little tidbits about things were passing that had cool back stories but weren’t necessarily “stops” on the tour. He was very responsive in setting up our trip, talking me through everything, and what not. Thanks, Carlos!!Worth it!

Ferry🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Victor )

28 October 2022

It was a great tour, our guide Victor made sure that my daughter (a potterhead) got to see al the beautiful building what might be a inspiration for the series. Great tour with personal attention.

Panos🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Carlos)

26 October 2022

Great guixe and good with kids! Interesting perspective, Carlos being a Venezuelan in Porto Much recommended Excellent guide

Monica🇨🇭 Switzerland

(About local Francisca)

17 October 2022

Porto is a beautiful city and Francisca manages to make you fall in love with it even more! Very well prepared, attentive, friendly... absolutely to recommend!Top guide!

David🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Carlos)

23 August 2022

I got this for my girlfriends birthday as she is a big Harry Potter fan. But it ended up being a lot more than I expected. Carlos was ace throughout, giving us information and having a chat, but what was really great about it all was not only getting g the Harry Potter stuff, and local history, but he also gave us great info on local traditional foods to try, places to eat and drink, and the queue jump ticket at Lello bookstore! While thing was ace and added extra value to the rest of our trip too.So much more than i thought

Stefan🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Victor )

22 August 2022

Ist was a lovely and fantastic tour with interesting facts for harry potter fans! Victor was a great guide - we would definitely recommend the tour to explore the city! Really nice tour

Annie🇫🇷 France

(About local Helena )

14 August 2022

Helena connaît très bien sa ville, et étant étudiante en histoire, ses commentaires sont pertinents et super intéressants Elle a su adapter la visite à nos 2 ados et aux parents (!) et tout le monde a adoré la visite. Merci encore!Excellente visite avec Helena!

Sarah🇺🇸 United States

(About local Victor )

11 August 2022

Victor gave us such a nice tour of Porto focusing on the Harry Potter sites. We had our children 7 & 10 along on the tour and he was very good with them. Although it was all walking the kids did very well. We were very surprised to have so many bites and good along the way; a traditional pastry, wine tastes and ending at a wonderful table in the majestic cafe (which we weren’t expecting to actually get a table). Victor was very passionate about the architecture and showing us a few small museum galleries too. Overall, I would recommend. Wonderful Afternoon

Unknown

(About local Victor )

1 August 2022

He did absolutely wonderful. I’d recommend him for any group!Nothing to improve on

Unknown

(About local Carlos)

20 July 2022

Carlos was great and knowledgable about Porto and specifically the history of the use of tiles (so many pretty tiled buildings in Porto), local street art and Harry Potter inspired locations! We all enjoyed it very much--2 boys ages9,14 and 2 adults. We needed to shorten our tour from3 to 2 hours and Carlos was easily able to accomodate this and get so much covered! highly recommend!Fun for All Ages

Jack🇺🇸 United States

(About local Francisca)

18 July 2022

Great tour! Highly recommended!Jack

martha.schirripa🇺🇸 United States

(About local Carlos)

14 July 2022

Carlos was a great tour guide and had interesting facts about Harry Potter inspired spots for our 9 and 14 year old. Overall a great experience to cover Porto in a brief time. Great way to spend a few hours and get exercise w the big hills!Fun for everyone!!

Courtney🇵🇹 Portugal

(About local Victor )

13 July 2022

This tour was informative, personable, and family friendly! Got a great taste for the city of Porto

Unknown

(About local Victor )

13 July 2022

He loved his job, was very knowledgeable, and helpful.He did an excellent job!

Namika🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Carlos)

8 July 2022

Carlos was great. We were with my 6 year old and 3 month old sons. Carlos was very flexible so that the kids could have all the breaks they needed (it was very hot out). My 6 year old started the day in a bit of a bad mood but Carlos turned that around by chatting to him about his favourite pokemon and giving him a sweet little gift at the end of the tour that he found very special. In addition to that, Carlos's special membership to the library meant we didn't wait in line at all to get in (this is crucial when travelling with little ones). I would highly recommend this tour with Carlos, especially if you have kids. Carlos is a parent too and it shows. Fun morning with Carlos

rory🇺🇸 United States

(About local Carlos)

5 July 2022

As a family of 5 with kids ages 13-19 we had a great day in Porto with Carlos. It was so fun to see the spots JK Rowling spent time in as she began to get the ideas for the Harry Potter series. Carlos was knowledgeable and made it easy to navigate the language and the city! I highly recommend him!Fantastic tour with Carlos!

xg5q57f67c🇺🇸 United States

(About local Carlos)

24 June 2022

Our family with a 14 and 12 year old really enjoyed our Harry Potter Tour with Carlos. He was very knowledgeable beyond just the connections of Porto with Harry Potter. He also provided interesting history, street art, restaurant and local neighborhood information. We enjoyed the relaxed informal conversational feel of the tour. He also made getting into Livraria Lello(which was a definite highlight) a smooth and easy process. Great Tour With Carlos

Blake🇺🇸 United States

(About local Carlos)

18 June 2022

Carlos did a great job showing us Porto and the Harry Potter sights. Very nice guy Fun way ro tour porto

Hester🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Carlos)

22 April 2022

Het was heel fijn om door Carlos meegenomen te worden en hem te laten leiden door de stad. Onze peuter had niet veel zin in de tour, maar Carlos had veel geduld en daardoor konden onze 12 en 9 jarigen toch de dingen zien die zij wilden: alles van Harry Potter! Door Carlos hoefden wij niet in de super lange rij te staan bij de boekenwinkel (!!!) en ook liet hij ons een heel fijn en rustig café zien waar we een heerlijke pastry hebben gegeten. Kortom: echt heel fijn, doen!Geweldige tour!

Angela🇺🇸 United States

(About local Margarida)

19 March 2022

Porto is an amazing city and it’s citizens are so proud of their home. It’s very easy to see how JK Rowling’s feel in love with the city. Margarita brought porto to life and is so sweet and kind. Margarida and porto’s magic

Obaid🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

(About local Margarida)

9 March 2022

Truly enjoyed the Harry Potter experience with Margarida. She's very knowledgeable about the history, art and architecture of Porto. A great conversationalist, ambitious textile designer and lovely person. Would highly recommend. great experience

Unknown

(About local Margarida)

17 November 2021

We saw all the sights related to Harry Potter and got a tour of Porto also. Margarida was kind and thoughtful and enthusiastic about Harry Potter. It was quite a bit of walking, which I enjoy and we also got to try the famous egg custard tart of Porto. We had a few missteps with not being able to go to uniform store to see the university cloaks and a change in entrance to the bookstore, but these were not a big problem and Margarida handled them well. Thoughtful guide