Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Porto, Portugal

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Number of sights 30 sights
Distance 10.6 km
Ascend 446 m
Descend 478 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: 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)

729 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 2: 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, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Esperança (PT)

136 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Jardim de São Lázaro

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The Jardim de São Lázaro, 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 4: 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

611 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 5: 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

715 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 6: 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 e Vitória, in the city of Porto, Portugal.

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

494 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 7: 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

286 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: 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

43 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Casa do Beco dos Redemoinhos

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The Residence of Beco dos Redemoinhos, is a 14th-century building situated in the Portugueses civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, municipality of Porto.

Wikipedia: Beco dos Redemoinhos Residence (EN), Heritage Website Sipa

99 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: 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

139 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: 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 as it houses the image of the Virgin that topped the Gate of Truths, one of the gates of the Primitive Wall of Porto, torn down in the nineteenth century.

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

282 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 12: 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)

633 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 13: 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 14: 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 15: Misericórdia do Porto Museum

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

Wikipedia: Museu da Misericórdia do Porto (PT)

272 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 16: Igreja da Misericórdia

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

Wikipedia: Igreja da Misericórdia do Porto (PT)

368 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 17: Hard Club

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The Ferreira Borges Market is a historic building located in the city of Porto, Portugal, with access through 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

320 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 18: 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

282 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 19: 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 20: 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 e 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 21: 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 St. Francis, or Church of the Third of St. Francis, is a church located between the Church of St. Francis and the House of the Dispatch of the Third Order of St. Francis, in the current parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, St. Nicholas and Vitória, in the city of Porto, Portugal.

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

186 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 22: Igreja de São Nicolau

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Igreja de São Nicolau

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

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

151 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 23: 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 24: 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

380 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 25: Alminhas da Ponte

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The Alminhas da Ponte are a small town located in Ribeira, in the city of Porto, Portugal.

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

781 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 26: Jardim do Morro

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Jardim do Morro O autor não foi fornecido de forma legível por computadores. Presume-se que seja Barao78 (com base nos direitos de autor reivindicados). / CC BY 2.5

Jardim do Morro is a green space in the parish of Santa Marinha, in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Jardim do Morro (PT)

404 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 27: Igreja da Serra do Pilar

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The Monastery of Serra do Pilar is a former monastery located in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, on the opposite side of the Douro River from Porto. The monastery is situated on an outcrop overlooking the Dom Luís I Bridge and the historic centre of Porto. Together with these locations, the monastery was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. The monastery is notable for its church and cloister, both of which are circular.

Wikipedia: Monastery of Serra do Pilar (EN)

969 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 28: Rabelo boats

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The rabelo boat is a traditional Portuguese wooden cargo boat that was used for centuries to transport people and goods along the Douro River. It is flat-bottomed, with a shallow draught, which was necessary to navigate the often shallow fast-flowing waters of the upper Douro prior to the construction of dams and locks from 1968 onwards.

Wikipedia: Rabelo boat (EN)

567 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 29: Convento de Corpus Christi

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Convento de Corpus Christi

The Convent of Corpus Christi, also referred to as the Monastery of São Domingos das Donas de Vila Nova de Gaia and the Institute of the Good Shepherd, is located next to the Cais de Gaia, in the current parish of Santa Marinha and São Pedro da Afurada, in Vila Nova de Gaia, in the District of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Convento de Corpus Christi (PT)

762 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 30: Antigo Local do Castelo de Gaia

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The Castle of Gaia was located in the city and municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia, in the district of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Castelo de Gaia (PT), Heritage Website Sipa

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