Chocolate Experience: From Bean to Bar
3.4
9 Ratings
Vila Nova de Gaia

Embark on a sensory journey through the history and process of chocolate making at WOW. See, taste, and smell the transformation of cacao from bean to bar, visit a fully operating chocolate factory, and capture memorable moments with chocolate-themed exhibits.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Chocolate Story Museum - The Chocolate Story uncovers the captivating history of cacao, tracing its origins and cultural significance, immersing visitors in the enchanting world of chocolate. The museum explains the extraordinary history of chocolate, from its origins and importance in Mesoamerican Cultures, to its role in popular culture….
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What's Included
  • Entry Ticket to The Chocolate Story
  • Vinte Vinte Chocolate Tasting
  • Audio guide available in multiple languages
Additional Information

Embark on a delightful journey through the captivating world of chocolate. From ancient cacao ceremonies to contemporary confections, experience chocolate’s transformation from bean to bar through sight, taste, and aroma.
Travel back 5,000 years to uncover cacao’s sacred beginnings in Central America, and trace its journey to becoming the cherished sweet…

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Location
The Chocolate Story Museum
Rua De Guilherme Braga
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
3.4
(9 Ratings)
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Morgan
May 9, 2024
Informational and delicious - Knowledgeable guide with great pairings. Learned a lot about the chocolate and port process. Definitely a cool experience.
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Grandtour66145220458
May 3, 2024
The quick spread of cocoa. - Very interesting story of cocoa and how it spread around the world. Montezuma made a big mistake with Cortez. But we got chocolate around the world quickly.
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Coastal41086132681
Jan 28, 2024
History of Chocolate 🍫 - Very interesting, I learned a lot about the history of chocolate. The two girls who were supporting the visit were very available in explaining the different types of cocoa and their origins. I ended this experience drinking a hot chocolate in the store and… I really enjoyed it.
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Rosi952
Oct 3, 2024
Cool experience - The museum is worth it. It's an exciting topic that you don't know much about. Chocolate can be tasted in the museum. At the end there is a shop and a café.
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Roam07529255446
Feb 25, 2025
Too expensive for what is - There are many interesting museums to visit in the family, but this will definitely not be the case. The ticket is very expensive for what the experience offers. museum has few interesting pieces, just a lot of colors and hyperstimulation to try to tell the history of chocolate. The part from the harvest of cocoa to the production of chocolate is the only really interesting, culminating with the chocolate factory. However, once again the disillusionment in what should be the high point: the taste of chocolate is terrible. I tasted the white, the black, the milk, the pepper... all bad. It is better to put a chocolate from the brand pingo sweet or lidl, they are definitely more tasty.
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Pledget
Sep 8, 2024
One of the worst “museums” I have ever paid for - This museum was extremely dull and hugely overpriced for what you get. I would not recommend it to anyone. It costs 20EUR each and was fundamentally just a load of information about the history of chocolate on the walls of various rooms. So the experience is just wandering around a set of rooms reading the information on the walls. There were a few sacks of cocoa beans scattered around but no interactivity until the very last room. We expected much more interactivity and possibly some chocolate! At the very end there is a arcade grab machine were you get one go each to win a medium sized bar of chocolate (which non of us managed) and then four tiny (and I mean really small) bits of chocolate to taste. So we spent 80 Euros for the four of us on one of the dullest “museums” I’ve ever been to that only included a tiny amount of chocolate tasting. We should have just spent the 80 Euros on a book about chocolate and various bars of chocolate in their gift shop! The fact that we only encountered two other visitors in the whole place speaks volumes.
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Tootsmarried45
Feb 9, 2023
staff at the chocolate museum thursday feb6th 2023 at 14h50 - the staff member thursday feb 9th at 14h50 ( the date and time is to ensure that the right staff member is mentioned as others might be polite and kind) was rude and dismissive. when we asked about pricing, she tersely stated the price for a one museum visit then when we enquired about prices for residents as opposed to tourists said 'that is the price'. it is only afterward that we discovered that we could purchase reduced price tickets for a two or three museum visit. the staff member did not tell us. this was so disappointing since until then our time in porto where we actually live has been full of hospitable, kind people. we then went to a restaurant on the douro, in the district, the view, and experienced that wonderful hospitality. made up for the rudeness but still.
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