The Passing Vessel: Ceramic, Perfumery & Candle Workshop in Porto
Overview
We know ceramic workshops is a big trend, but this is something else.
Here, you’ll:
• Explore ceramics by choosing a pre-glazed jar from another participant
• Blend a personal fragrance using a curated scent palette
• Learn the art of candle-making and fragrance design
• Pause for snacks & drinks in our beautiful garden
• Glaze your own porcelain vessel, which will be fired and used by a future guest
• Leave with a finished candle and the memory of having added to a global chain of shared creativity
Whether you're searching for a ceramics workshop in Porto, a candle-making workshop, or an authentic creative activity during your visit, this experience brings it all together.
What's Included
- Tea and coffee Coffee and/or Tea
- Snacks
- Carbonated beverages Soda/Pop
- Bottled water
- Your unique scented ceramic candle
- All required equipment
Meeting Location
R. de Ferreira Cardoso 49
4300-096 Porto, Portugal
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Passing Vessel is Sneferu’s signature workshop: an immersive, creative experience built around three acts: receive, create, and give.
It begins when you choose a handmade ceramic vessel, glazed and decorated by someone from a previous session. Each vessel carries a small note from its maker, offering a glimpse into the hands that came before you.
You will then become a master perfumer and scented candles expert: we will guide you into creating your own custom fragrance and pour a scented candle.
While the wax sets, we will have some snacks & drinks in our beautiful garden, and you’ll finally move to the glazing table to decorate a new porcelain jar, leaving it
behind for the next guest to discover.
At the end of this workshop you’ll leave with a candle that carries your scent and intention, poured into a jar once glazed by another. And in return, you’ll pass on a vessel of your own - decorated, marked, and ready to continue the story.
Part fragrance lab, part ceramic studio, part human archive: this is Sneferu’s most personal, hands-on experience.
Additional Info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
Frequently Asked Questions (7)
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Activity code: C-5565917P1
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Shore Excursions customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (WET).
- This tour requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- Tea and coffee. Coffee and/or Tea.
- Snacks.
- Carbonated beverages. Soda/Pop.
- Bottled water.
- Your unique scented ceramic candle.
- All required equipment.
The minimum age to participate is 8. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the The Passing Vessel: Ceramic, Perfumery & Candle Workshop in Porto is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for The Passing Vessel: Ceramic, Perfumery & Candle Workshop in Porto will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Shore Excursions. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Tea and coffeeCoffee and/or Tea
- Snacks
- Carbonated beveragesSoda/Pop
- Bottled water
- Your unique scented ceramic candle
- All required equipment
Additional Info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
