We had a private tour

Hola! Yo compre los tickets al llegar ahi porque no pude hacerlo a traves de la web (ni ver los horarios) y justo tuvimos suerte ya que el tour en español empezaba unos minutos mas tarde. Fue la semana de navidad asi que no habia mucha gente (habra sido a las 11 00 o algo asi). Si mal no recuerdo eramos un grupo de 6 personas en total

Sul sito gli orari potrebbero essere indicati, ma potrebbero cambiare in base alla stagione, inoltre , potrebbe accadere di incappare, come è successo al sottoscritto, in giorni non consoni per una visita, poiché ci possono essere convegni o quant'altro. Saluti.

Purtroppo non sono in grado di rispondere, noi abbiamo fatto il biglietto in loco perché non erano previsti grandi affollamenti

As visitas são feitas em um único idioma logo é recomendável ir com antecedência

Just turned up and booked the English language tour which started 2 hours later. Very interesting, worth doing.

I contacted the Palacio on line and was advised that securing a pre-booking was not possible.My understanding is that the tickets are sold at the Palacio, with tours in different languages run on a schedule determined each day according to who is buying tickets. We went on a Sunday morning, bought tickets ( half price for seniors) about 10.30 for a tour at 12..00. We used the time well by a visit to San Francisco just around the corner but there is lots to do in the area as well. The tour is good.

You can buy tickets at the counter If I remember correctly the Tour in English is at 130 but it is season n tickets could be tight I’ll recommend come to Bolsa and get your tickets If You miss that English slot which is earlier to 130 complete the sight seeing for the church on the side and spots around

Yo fuí en enero, así que, aunque sí había gente, no tuvimos que hacer ninguna cola. Cómo sólo pasábamos 3 días en Porto, decidimos acercarnos el primer día cuando salimos del hotel, ya que estábamos muy cerca, y preguntar directamente en el mostrador de atención al visitante del edificio. No había posibilidad de visita en castellano para nuestros días y la escogimos en portugués. Os aseguro que la guía que nos hizo la visita, hablaba despacio y traducía algunas palabras más técnicas. Se entendía perfectamente. Fué perfecto!!

Hi Janet, In April, the Palacio da Bola is opened 09:00 - 18:30. You can only visit taking the guided tour (8€ pp). For that, you need to send them an e-mail requesting a reservation (they will confirm quickly). The visit only takes just over half an hour, but it was grand, certainly recommended. 5 hours are pretty sharp, as you may suspect. I can certainly recommed visiting the Monastery (the Vila Nova side of the river). We also thoroughly enjoyed the Clérigos church/bell tower. And since it's so close, visit the Livraria Lello & Irmão. And the Sao Bento railway station is so pretty on the inside.... Have fun!