Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #11 in Porto, Portugal

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Number of sights 15 sights
Distance 11.5 km
Ascend 237 m
Descend 299 m

Experience Porto in Portugal in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in PortoIndividual Sights in Porto

Sight 1: Parque do Covelo

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Quinta do Covelo is a green space, with about 8 hectares, located in the northern part of the city of Porto, located in the parish of Paranhos and bounded by Faria Guimarães and Bolama streets, Monte de São João street and alley and part of Álvaro de Castelões street.

Wikipedia: Quinta do Covelo (PT), Website

1229 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 2: Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição

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The Parish Church of Senhora da Conceição, better known as the Church of Marques, is located in Praça do Marques do Pombal in the city of Porto.

Wikipedia: Igreja da Senhora da Conceição (PT), Website, Facebook , Heritage Website Sipa

282 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Quiosque do Marquês

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The Kiosk in Marquês de Pombal Square is an old kiosk in the parish of Santo Ildefonso, city of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Quiosque na Praça Marquês de Pombal (PT), Heritage Website Sipa

613 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 4: Capela de São Crispim e São Crispiniano

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The São Crispim and St. Crispinian Chapel is located at the top of Santos Pousada Street, Bonfim, in the city of Porto, belonging to the respective Brotherhood. It is dedicated to São Crispim and St. Crispinian, and was built in 1878 to replace the original chapel, as well as the Annex Hospital and hostel of existing pilgrims since the fourteenth century and which were located at Rua das Congosas (current Rua Mousinho da Silveira, demolished on the occasion to open that artery.

Wikipedia: Capela de São Crispim (PT)

1545 meters / 19 minutes

Sight 5: Igreja da Lapa

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The Church of Nossa Senhora da Lapa is a Roman Catholic church in Porto, Portugal, dedicated to Our Lady of Lapa. The church was built by the Brotherhood of Our Lady of Lapa, established in 1755, and is part of a building complex that includes the Lapa cemetery, the Brotherhood's primary school and the Lapa Brotherhood Hospital. In the chancel is buried the heart of King Pedro IV of Portugal, donated in his will to the brotherhood.

Wikipedia: Igreja da Lapa (Porto) (PT), Website, Heritage Website Sipa

435 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 6: Jardim de Teófilo Braga

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Jardim de Teófilo Braga

The Teófilo Braga Garden — also known as the Praça da República Garden — is located in the center of Praça da República, in the parish of Cedofeita in the city of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Jardim de Teófilo Braga (Porto) (PT), Website

863 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 7: Igreja de São Martinho de Cedofeita

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The Church of Cedofeita is a medieval church in the civil parish of Cedofeita, municipality of Porto, in the northern Grande Porto Subregion of Portugal. The Church is a rare architectural example of a single-nave vaulted-ceiling temple, and the only one in the traditional Entre-Douro-e-Minho Province region of Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument.

Wikipedia: Church of São Martinho de Cedofeita (EN), Heritage Website Sipa

892 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 8: Mercado do Bom Sucesso

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The Bom Sucesso Market is a building in Porto. It was inaugurated in 1952 as a fresh market, with a project by ARS Arquitectos. In 2011 it was classified as a monument of public interest. In the same year it was closed for renovations, having been reopened in 2013 as a shopping arcade, with catering shops, offices and a hotel.

Wikipedia: Mercado do Bom Sucesso (PT), Website

317 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Jardim da Praça de Mouzinho de Albuquerque

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Jardim da Praça de Mouzinho de Albuquerque

The Rotunda da Boavista Garden is located in Praça de Mouzinho de Albuquerque — popularly known as "Rotunda da Boavista" — in the city of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Jardim da Rotunda da Boavista (PT), Website

544 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 10: Tabernáculo Baptista

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The Baptist Tabernacle is an evangelical temple located at Praça Mouzinho de Albuquerque, 193 - roundabout of Boavista, in the city of Porto, Portugal, headquarters of the First Baptist Church of Porto, the oldest in the country, officially organized on December 20, 1908, in a house located on Rua da Travagem. This temple was only built and inaugurated eight years later, on February 13, 1916, during the First World War. On February 13, 2016, it celebrated its first centenary.

Wikipedia: Tabernáculo Batista (PT)

1616 meters / 19 minutes

Sight 11: Jardim Botânico do Porto

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The Porto Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located in the gardens of the Campo Alegre Estate or Andresen House, in Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Jardim Botânico do Porto (EN), Website

817 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 12: Planetário do Porto

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The Porto Planetarium - Centro Ciência Viva is located in the city, county and district of Porto, Portugal. Located in Pole III of the University of Porto, it is a planetarium that is part of the Ciência Viva network of centres.

Wikipedia: Planetário do Porto - Centro Ciência Viva (PT), Website

782 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 13: Museu do Carro Eléctrico

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Museu do Carro Eléctrico

The Tram Museum is a museum of the Sociedade de Transportes Colectivos do Porto, which holds a collection of trams, trailers and vehicles.

Wikipedia: Museu do Carro Eléctrico (PT)

796 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 14: Jardim da Pena

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Jardim da Pena is a garden located in the parish of Massarelos, in the city of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Jardim da Pena (PT)

721 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 15: Torre do Palácio dos Terenas

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The Tower of Pedro-Sem is a medieval fortification situated in the civil parish of Lordelo do Ouro e Massarelos, that protected the northern Portuguese city of Porto.

Wikipedia: Tower of Pedro-Sem (EN), Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website

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