Top rated Tourist attractions in São João da Madeira, Portugal to elevate your visit (Updated July, 2023)

Top rated Tourist attractions in São João da Madeira

Experience the best that São João da Madeira has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 282 places from Tourist attraction category.

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Ideal Clube de Fado

Concert hall

👍👍 When in Portugal, you must try Fado music and you might as well pick the top rated place. We did this very thing, landed up here and really loved the performances and port wine to boot. There were also no bad places to sit in the warm and intimate space. I recommend this place for anyone looking f...

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4.90 (1.8K reviews) (~29.06 km from centre)

Miradouro da Ponte da Arrábida

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Spectacular view over the Douro river and the Arrábida bridge, with beautiful gardens, a good atmosphere of peace and tranquility.

4.90 (80 reviews) (~29.52 km from centre)

Trono Romano de Pias

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Sítio de beleza paisagística inconfundível vendidas serras do porto

4.90 (61 reviews) (~27.27 km from centre)

Luís I Bridge

Bridge

Arched bridge carrying low-level road & a high-level metro line between Porto & Vila Nove de Gaia.

4.80 (80K reviews) (~28.3 km from centre)

Ribeira do Porto

Scenic spot

👍👍 You can't miss this magic place when you're visiting this wonderful city. So much art, architecture, taste and scent that you won't want to leave this place ever again! Looking for good music? Good food? Good scenery? Drinks? A magical place for magical moments? Don't look too far because this is th...

4.80 (7.2K reviews) (~28.44 km from centre)

FC Porto Museum

Heritage museum

High-tech soccer museum with multimedia displays, FC Porto memorabilia & stadium tours.

4.80 (6.5K reviews) (~29.81 km from centre)

Igreja Matriz de Santa Maria de Válega

Catholic church

👍👍 I'm not that cultured if it comes to visiting churches on vacation, but even I found this beauty was definitely worth the scenic side route road trip between Aviero and Porto

4.80 (1.9K reviews) (~10.78 km from centre)

Porto Walkers

Tour agency

Lively free walking tours around the city, with options for wine & tapas excursions & pub crawls.

4.80 (1.4K reviews) (~29.18 km from centre)

Miradouro da Serra do Pilar

Scenic spot

👍👍 A bit of a climb up to the top, but nothing too strenuous for most, you can get great views of Luis bridge, the Douro river and Porto from this vantage point. If you don't feel like walking up, you can pay for a vehicle to take you up. The elevated spot is close to the bridge and definitely worth...

4.80 (1.2K reviews) (~28.1 km from centre)

BBDouro

Sailing school

👍👍 Excellent trip last week, thoroughly recommend to anyone who gets the chance to visit Porto. Very grateful that even with our taxi running 15 minutes late the guys held back after we phoned ahead to ensure we could still set sail. Thank you both.

4.80 (159 reviews) (~29.83 km from centre)

Village House - Rail Park and rural Museum

Museum

👍👍 Magnifico tudo super espetacular, atendimento 5***** Simpatia pessoas muito atenciosas e tudo com muito amor , obrigada por esta experiência felicidades para este local maravilhoso

4.80 (110 reviews) (~24.15 km from centre)

Praça da Ribeira

Scenic spot

👍👍 Fontanário gigante com uma estátua de S. João do maravilhoso escultor português João Cutileiro. O granito já precisava de ser limpo.

4.80 (91 reviews) (~28.46 km from centre)

Ribeira, Porto, Portugal

Tourist attraction

👍👍 A margem do Douro é fascinante com as típicas casas antigas e, os seus habitantes anciãos. Aqui há história, tradição e uma paisagem única, fruto do aglomerado de casas coloridas e das ruas estreitas que olham para o Rio Douro e para Vila Nova de Gaia.

4.80 (81 reviews) (~28.39 km from centre)

Cascata de Rio de Frades

Tourist attraction

4.80 (39 reviews) (~25.53 km from centre)

Cascata Frecha da Mizarela

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Description of the waterfall, which can be reached by going down a difficult and long path. However, those who venture out will not regret it - down below, a very pleasant and enchanting nature awaits you, with waterfalls and many rocks on which you can relax. Access to the waterfall is quite diffi...

4.80 (35 reviews) (~17.91 km from centre)

Miradouro do Chrissy

Scenic spot

😐 Not the best view but still interesting. Love the place of Jardim do Morro

4.80 (32 reviews) (~28.05 km from centre)

Jardim do Morro

Garden

A cable car leads to this hilltop green space with benches & a grove of palm trees at the summit.

4.70 (27.3K reviews) (~28 km from centre)

Passadiços do Paiva Trailhead (Areinho)

Hiking area

5.5 miles of steep wooden walkways along the bank of the Paiva River with scenic views.

4.70 (12.3K reviews) (~26.86 km from centre)

Parque das Virtudes

Garden

Small, split-level garden popular for picnics & views over Porto & the Douro River valley at sunset.

4.70 (6.4K reviews) (~29.08 km from centre)

Parque Biológico de Gaia

Nature preserve

Biological & educational park with woodland & a river, home to aquatic animals, wild plants & birds.

4.70 (5.9K reviews) (~22.38 km from centre)

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Top rated Tourist attractions in São João da Madeira, Portugal