Fado Show in Porto Cálem Wine Cellars Including Wine Tasting and Visit

Most friendly guide during the informative tour. We were with our 9 year old son and it was nice to have a relatively short tour and go straight to the fado show . Two excellent wines served and small crackers to go with them . We had been told that a soft drink would be provided to children but we had brought some juice with us and did not bother to ask for any.

Great tour and fado show! Great port, too! :). The tour was in English and it was easy to understand. The show was entertaining!

Well worth its money The guide was informative and the Fado show was good Learnt something about Porto wine

It was nice to experience the Fado tradition, although I think if you understand what is being sung, you would appreciate it more! The Porto tour at Cálem was good, although fairly basic. It would have been nice to be able to order an additional tasting of port as the portions are small and did not last for the duration of the show. Another issue was that after the show, we went to the store to make a purchase and when we went to use the washroom, were yelled at that the washrooms were closed...we did not appreciate the tone of the employee or the fact that we were not able to use the washroom when we had just spent money at the shop after the show. We ended up going for a full glass of port next door at another cellar (Douro Velho) and the host was amazing and accommodating...I would not hesitate to recommend that restaurant as service was efficient and friendly.

Super informative guide and tour. The show was superb and authentic feeling. The musicians and singers played with passion and love.

A lovely tour of the cellars by an engaging and funny girl. She gave enough information in a short time but not overwhelming and answered all questions put to her. Followed by a tasting full servings of a white and tawny port. Both very distinctive but equally as delicious. All this while listening to 2 fado singers and 2 guitarist. They say to hear fado in Coimbra or Lisbon which we did see another show in Lisbon but this show was every bit equal to it and I believe the guitarists here to be amazing. Made our first night in Portugal a delight for things to come. Well worth going.

The cellar tour was interesting, though brief. The Fado show was wonderful. Sitting with a glass of port ,looking out across the river while listening to such emotional songs and music was truly memorable experience.

Fado goes very well with Calem wine tasting. It is a great choice, I would definitely recommend this especially for the first time visitors.

Get tickets in advance because this sells out quickly. The Calem Cellars is a biggie when it comes to port wine and this is a popular cave in a convenient and attractive location by the river. The building looked like a newly renovated visitors and wine tasting center, which was very modern and attractive. First there is a tour and a tasting and then the fado performance begins, with a lady then a gentleman performing alone as well as a duet. The two guitarists were equally good and the music was terrific. Compared to the other fado I had been hearing during my trip, this was delightfully more upbeat in rhythm yet conveyed the same sadness and melancholy of the slower fado songs. A nice event. Please note that it wasn't easy getting a taxi back to Porto. The company called twice for a cab, but they never came. I finally tracked down one that was dropping off a passenger, but hailing a free taxi was difficult, so plan accordingly.

Great night out had all the flavour of Northern Portugal and it was really good value for money. The Calem cellers are on the other side of the river from the center of Porto, pleasant walk with all the old port transporting boats moored along side the quayside.