WOW Museums: Explore Wine, Chocolate, and More

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Vila Nova de Gaia

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Explore WOW Cultural District with a combo ticket. Choose from 6 unique museums on-site and save money. Enjoy tastings and discover diverse exhibits.

Duration: 9 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

World of Wine - WOW - WOW is a cultural district, assembling museums, restaurants and experiences in a common space in Vila Nova de Gaia, next to the Douro River.

From cork to wine, passing through chocolate or drinking vessels, WOW has museums for all tastes.

In addition to museums, we also have various F&B outlets where you can rest and indulge on delicious food and drinks, with breath-taking views over Porto!

What's Included

Audio guide available in multiple languages
Ticket to Museums of Choice Within the WOW Cultural District

Additional Information

See more of what WOW has to offer with this combined ticket. You get to decide which museums to visit directly on site (no advance decision required!) and you’ll be saving money too!
From cork to wine, passing through chocolate or drinking vessels, WOW has museums for all tastes. Choose between our 6 museums:
• The Wine Experience: Discover the world of…

Location

World of Wine - WOW

Rua do Choupelo 39

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Elainek_y

Oct 6, 2024

Educational, good for all ages - We only have time for 2 museums out of the 7. Very informative and educational. We enjoyed it. We had dinner in one of the restaurant there, overall food taste good $$.

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Søren

Sep 22, 2024

Amazing - Very nice area with lots of great views and activities. From museums, to restaurants and wine bars. Worth spending a day or more here.

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J5061wbricardod

Sep 17, 2024

Unmissable - We were offered the ticket by a friend so we didn’t pay anything. The museum trip was awesome , very fun and we had a great time . The employee Inês escorted us during part of the visit and she was very welcoming and nice.

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Brian_w

Aug 26, 2024

Wine Nerd’s Paradise - We went to wine experience, chocolate experience, and rose. The first two were very detailed, with displays explaining the growing , harvesting, production of the products. I’m WSET level 2 and it provided lots of visuals to associate with my studies. The Pink Palace was mostly fun, with tastings mixed with Instagramable displays.

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Georgiaconi

Jul 26, 2024

A Great Day Out - My partner and I enjoyed a brilliant day at the WOW Cultural District and highly recommend the combination ticket as it allowed us to experience all that WOW has to offer. We visited all of the museums and were delighted by the multi-sensory experience that was each museum, we particularly enjoyed the wine and chocolate tasting that was included in our tickets during our visits to the Chocolate Story, the Pink Palace and the Wine Experience. We also found the ‘Across the Ages,’ tour a brilliant and thought-provoking way of developing our understanding of the complex history of Porto and Portugal.

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Inverness820

Jul 7, 2024

Fantastic - We purchased the day ticket and took advantage to visit every museum and so worth it, would recommend to get to the complex as early as possible and take the whole day to take it all in. Every museum has its own merits and so much to take in. We had a week in Porto and spent a whole day here and we really felt that we learnt everything we needed to know about Porto following our visit we did not feel the need to visit any other museums. I would say the mistake we made is do the Pink Palace third and I would recommend to do the museums that offer alcohol tastings until the end. It’s hard to say which was our favourite but I would recommend all of them for sure.

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Heathery837

Jul 3, 2024

The WOW Complex is a MUST visit if you are in Porto/Vila Nova de Gaia! - I am totally obsessed with WOW! I have been to every museum and many of the restaurants. Everything about this complex is very well done and high quality. The views from the courtyard are stunning! The shops are also excellent and include products from top Portuguese brands like Claus Porto, Portugal Jewels and Bordallo Pinheiro. Their temporary exhibit right now at the Atkinson Museum is Dalí Universe! Don't miss it, it's on through the end of October.

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G8808srmarkb

Apr 30, 2024

WOW is amazing - During our stay in Porto, we wanted to visit the Gaia area which is the area where Port wine was stored in cellars. WOW, was recommended and it did not disappoint. The combo package is the best way to go. So we decided to the Planet Cork, Wine Experience, and the Chocolate Story. The staff was very pleasant and answered all our questions prior to our journey through each one. These are all self guided tours. Planet cork was amazing, didn't realize how much you could do with this. Then, the wine experience tour was just as good and at the end, we were able to have a little class on the proper etiquette of wine tasting. One white, red, and there Port. The lady that gave this class was very knowledgeable and answered our questions. We decided to the Chocolate Story the next day. We were greeted by Liz and she was very friendly and explained what we were about to experience. She also offered to secure our rain coats and umbrellas, which was very nice of her. We learned alot about Chocolate during this self guided tour. We finished our tour with another little Chocolate tasting, again, the staff was awesome! So, if you're looking for a great experience for wine, visit WOW!!

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Heatherag1493hz

Jul 20, 2024

WOW for a break from the sunshine and something different in Porto - We enjoyed our day at WOW and thought the entire complex was really well done. We enjoyed both the Pink Palace and our Wine tour very much and easily spent 3 hours visiting, very good value for money and we know so much more about Portuguese wine. Thank you to all the wonderful staff, you make the experience so much more enjoyable. What a wonderful Sunday we enjoyed with you last week!

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Coastal41086132681

Apr 22, 2024

JEWELRY workshop in a MUSEUM - A visit to the Porto Region Across The Ages Museum (opportunity to learn more about the history of the Porto region). The purpose of the visit was to do a Jewelery workshop. And it was actually very interesting. It was worth it, I managed to make a necklace and a bracelet.

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