Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Porto, Portugal

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Number of sights 39 sights
Distance 10.2 km
Ascend 332 m
Descend 405 m

Experience Porto in Portugal in a whole new way with our free 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: Igreja de Santa Clara

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Igreja de Santa Clara is a Catholic church located in the parish of Sé in Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Igreja de Santa Clara (Porto) (EN), Website, Heritage Website Sipa

494 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Capela dos Alfaiates

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The Chapel of the Tailors or Chapel of Our Lady of August is a chapel located in the parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau and Vitória, in the city of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Capela dos Alfaiates (PT), Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website

634 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 3: Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Esperança

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The Church of Our Lady of Hope is located in Campo de São Francisco, in the parish of São José, city and municipality of Ponta Delgada, on the island of São Miguel, in the Autonomous Region of the Azores, in Portugal.

Wikipedia: Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Esperança (PT)

178 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade do Porto

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Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade do Porto Universidade do Porto / Conteúdo restrito

The Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto (FBAUP) is a Higher Education establishment of the University of Porto dedicated to the teaching of Fine Arts.

Wikipedia: Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade do Porto (PT), Website, Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website

551 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 5: Museu Militar do Porto

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The Museu Militar do Porto is a pertaining institution to the Portuguese Army, dedicated for the preservation of military history, located in Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Museu Militar do Porto (EN), Heritage Website Sipa

793 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 6: Parque das Águas

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Parque das Águas

Being the old garden of a farm, once owned by the Wright family, it overlooks the Douro River, and has a magnificent view over Areinho beach in Gaia. The farm was acquired by the Porto City Council in 1932, to fulfill its current function of housing the services of the SMAS of Porto.

Wikipedia: Parque de Nova Sintra (PT), Website

797 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 7: Escola Secundária Alexandre Herculano

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Liceu Alexandre Herculano is a secondary school located in the city of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Liceu Alexandre Herculano (PT), Heritage Website Sipa, Website, Heritage Website

785 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 8: Biblioteca Pública Municipal do Porto

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The Municipal Library of Porto is a library located in the civil parish of Bonfim, municipality of Porto in the Portuguese district of the same name.

Wikipedia: Municipal Library of Porto (EN)

123 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Jardim de São Lázaro

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The São Lázaro Garden, officially the Marques de Oliveira garden, is the oldest municipal garden in the city of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Jardim de São Lázaro (PT), Heritage Website Sipa, Website

362 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: Coliseu do Porto

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The Coliseum of Porto is a Portuguese theatre and concert venue in the municipality of Porto, in northern Portugal, with a capacity for a standing audience of 4000. A leading venue for music and cultural events in Porto, together with Batalha Cinema, the Coliseu is an example of Portuguese Streamline Moderne and Art Deco styles in the city of Porto.

Wikipedia: Coliseu do Porto (EN), Heritage Website Sipa, Website , Heritage Website

611 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 11: Igreja do Terço

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The church of the Order of the Rosary is located in Rua de Cimo de Vila, Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Igreja da Ordem do Terço (PT), Website, Heritage Website Sipa

257 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 12: Teatro Nacional São João

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The São João Theatre, commonly referred to as the São João National Theatre is a Portuguese theatre and concert venue in civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the municipality of Porto, in northern Portugal.

Wikipedia: São João National Theatre (EN), Website, Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website

414 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 13: Chafariz do Anjo

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The Fountain of São Miguel is a fountain located in the civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the Portuguese north, municipality of Porto, classified as a Imóvel de Interesse Público.

Wikipedia: Fountain of São Miguel (EN), Heritage Website Sipa

44 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 14: Arqueossítio da Rua de Dom Hugo

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Arqueossítio da Rua de Dom Hugo

The Residence Rua D. Hugo is a residence and archaeological site in the civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the municipality of Porto, in the Portuguese district of Porto.

Wikipedia: Casa da Rua de D. Hugo (EN), Website

111 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 15: Casa-Museu Guerra Junqueiro

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The Museum-Residence of Guerra Junqueiro is a former-residence and museum located in the civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the Portuguese north, municipality of Porto, classified as a Imóvel de Interesse Público.

Wikipedia: Casa-Museu Guerra Junqueiro (EN), Website, Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website

139 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Capela de Nossa Senhora das Verdades

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Capela de Nossa Senhora das Verdades Divisão Municipal de Património Cultural / CC BY-SA 4.0

It is actually the Chapel of Our Lady of Truths because it houses the image of the Virgin that topped the Door of Truths, one of the doors of the Primitive Wall of Porto, torn down in the nineteenth century.

Wikipedia: Capela das Verdades (PT), Heritage Website Sipa

175 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 17: Torre Medieval

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Torre Medieval Béria Lima de Rodríguez / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Tower of D. Pedro Pitões is a former-medieval fortification situated in the civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, that protected the northern Portuguese city of Porto.

Wikipedia: Tower of D. Pedro Pitões (EN), Heritage Website Sipa

110 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 18: Porto Cathedral

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The Porto Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located in the historical centre of the city of Porto, Portugal. It is one of the city's oldest monuments and one of the most important local Romanesque monuments.

Wikipedia: Porto Cathedral (EN), Facebook, Heritage Website Sipa, Instagram, Heritage Website

49 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 19: Casa da Câmara

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The Casa da Câmara is a former-administrative building located in the civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the municipality of Porto, in northern Portugal.

Wikipedia: Casa da Câmara (EN), Heritage Website Sipa

71 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 20: Oratory of the Chapel of São Sebastião

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The Chapel of Senhor dos Passos or Oratory of the Chapel of São Sebastião is a chapel located in Rua de São Sebastião, parish of Sé, in the city of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Capela do Senhor dos Passos (Porto) (PT)

635 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 21: Portuguese Photography Centre

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The Portuguese Centre of Photography was founded in 1997. The first exhibitions began in December of the same year on the ground floor of the building until 2000. The building was temporarily closed for renovation and reopened in 2001.

Wikipedia: Portuguese Centre of Photography (EN), Website

181 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 22: Igreja de São Bento da Vitória

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Igreja de São Bento da Vitória is a church in Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument.

Wikipedia: Igreja de São Bento da Vitória (EN), Heritage Website Sipa

353 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 23: Misericórdia do Porto Museum

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The Museu da Misericórdia do Porto is located in the historic center of Porto, on Rua das Flores, in the building that was the headquarters of the institution from the mid-sixteenth century until 2013.

Wikipedia: Museu da Misericórdia do Porto (PT)

272 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 24: Igreja da Misericórdia

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The Church of Misericórdia do Porto is located in Rua das Flores, in the city of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Igreja da Misericórdia do Porto (PT)

292 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 25: Palácio da Bolsa

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The Stock Exchange Palace is a historical building in Porto, Portugal. The palace was built in the 19th century by the city's Commercial Association in Neoclassical style. It is located in the Infante D. Henrique Square in the historical centre of Porto, designated World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Wikipedia: Palácio da Bolsa (EN), Website

206 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 26: Hard Club

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The Ferreira Borges Market is a historic building located in the city of Porto, Portugal, with access from Praça do Infante D. Henrique, Rua de Ferreira Borges, Rua de Sousa Viterbo and Rua Mouzinho da Silveira.

Wikipedia: Mercado Ferreira Borges (PT), Heritage Website Sipa

200 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 27: Monumento ao Infante Dom Henrique

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Monumento ao Infante Dom Henrique

Dom Henrique of Portugal, Duke of Viseu, better known as Prince Henry the Navigator, was a central figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire and in the 15th-century European maritime discoveries and maritime expansion. Through his administrative direction, he is regarded as the main initiator of what would be known as the Age of Discovery. Henry was the fourth child of King John I of Portugal, who founded the House of Aviz.

Wikipedia: Prince Henry the Navigator (EN), Heritage Website Sipa

176 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 28: Church of São Francisco

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The Church of Saint Francis is the most prominent Gothic monument in Porto, Portugal, being also noted for its outstanding Baroque inner decoration. It is located in the historic centre of the city, declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Wikipedia: Church of São Francisco (Porto) (EN), Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website

58 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 29: Casa do Despacho da Ordem Terceira de São Francisco

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The Casa do Despacho da Ordem Terceira de São Francisco, which was also the Cemetery of the Third Order, is an eighteenth-century building located in the current parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau and Vitória, in the city of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Casa do Despacho da Ordem Terceira de São Francisco (PT), Heritage Website Sipa

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Sight 30: Igreja dos Terceiros Franciscanos

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Igreja dos Terceiros FranciscanosRay Swi-hymn from Sijhih-Taipei, Taiwan / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Church of the Venerable Third Order of Saint Francis, or Church of the Third Order of Saint Francis, is a church located between the Church of Saint Francis and the House of Dispatch of the Third Order of Saint Francis, in the current parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau and Vitória, in the city of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Igreja da Venerável Ordem Terceira de São Francisco (PT), Heritage Website Sipa

250 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 31: Torre da Reboleira

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Torre da Reboleira

Casa da Rua da Reboleira, n.º 59 is a medieval tower house located in the city of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Casa da Rua da Reboleira, n.º 59 (PT), Heritage Website Sipa

62 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 32: Museu do Vinho do Porto

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Museu do Vinho do Porto

The Port Wine Museum is a museum located in Porto, Portugal. The museum recounts the history of port wine and its relevance to the city and the country. The museum is located in an 18th-century warehouse, the Companhia Geral da Agricultura das Vinhas do Alto Douro, next to Douro River.

Wikipedia: Port Wine Museum (EN), Website, Heritage Website Sipa

131 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 33: Igreja de São Nicolau

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Igreja de São Nicolau

The Church of São Nicolau is a church in the parish of the same name, in the city of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Igreja de São Nicolau (Porto) (PT), Heritage Website Sipa

61 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 34: CR

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The Commercial Restaurant is a historic old restaurant in the city of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Restaurante Comercial (PT), Heritage Website Sipa

166 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 35: Feitoria Britânica

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The British Factory House, also known as the British Association House, is an 18th-century Neo-Palladian building located in the northern Portuguese centre of Porto, associated with the influence of Britain in the port wine industry.

Wikipedia: Factory House (EN), Heritage Website Sipa

147 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 36: Ribeira

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Ribeira Josep Renalias / CC BY-SA 3.0

Ribeira is one of the oldest and most typical places in the city of Porto, Portugal. Located in the parish of São Nicolau, next to the Douro River, it is part of the Historic Center of Porto, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is currently an area very frequented by tourists and a place of concentration of bars and restaurants.

Wikipedia: Ribeira (Porto) (PT), Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website

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Sight 37: Praça da Ribeira

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The Ribeira Square is a historical square in Porto, Portugal. It is included in the historical centre of the city, designated World Heritage by UNESCO.

Wikipedia: Ribeira Square (EN), Heritage Website Sipa

186 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 38: Alminhas da Ponte

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Alminhas da Ponte is a village located in Ribeira, in the city of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Alminhas da Ponte (PT), Heritage Website Sipa

123 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 39: Ponte Pênsil Dona Maria II

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The Suspension Bridge, officially called the D. Maria II Bridge, was a suspension bridge that connected the two banks of the Douro River, between the city of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia, in Portugal.

Wikipedia: Ponte pênsil D. Maria II (PT), Heritage Website Sipa

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