Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Porto, Portugal
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7.8 km
289 m
Explore Porto in Portugal with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in PortoIndividual Sights in PortoSight 1: Museu dos Transportes e Comunicações
The Museum of Transport and Communication is a museum in Porto, northern Portugal, founded in 1992. The museum is located in the Alfandega Nova building, dating from 1860, located beside the Douro River.
Wikipedia: Museum of Transport and Communication (EN), Website
Sight 2: Palácio de São João Novo
The Palace of São João Novo is a palace/residence in the civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the municipality of Porto, in the Portuguese district of the same name.
Wikipedia: Palace of São João Novo (EN), Heritage Website Sipa
Sight 3: Igreja de São João Novo
The church of São João Novo is a Roman Catholic church located in Largo de São João Novo, in the union of the parishes of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau and Vitória, in the city of Porto. It is a monument inscribed in the ZEP of the Historic Centre of Porto, Cultural Heritage of Humanity (UNESCO).
Sight 4: Hard Club
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
Sight 5: Feitoria Britânica
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.
Sight 6: Igreja dos Terceiros Franciscanos
The Church of the Venerable Third Order of San Francisco, or Church of the third parties of San Francisco, is a church between the Church of San Francisco and the house of the third order of San Francisco, in the current parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, See , Miragaia, São Nicholas and Vitória, in the city of Porto, Portugal.
Wikipedia: Igreja da Venerável Ordem Terceira de São Francisco (PT), Heritage Website Sipa
Sight 7: Casa do Despacho da Ordem Terceira de São Francisco
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
Sight 8: Church of São Francisco
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
Sight 9: 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
Sight 10: 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
Sight 11: Capela de Nossa Senhora das Verdades
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.
Sight 12: Casa-Museu Guerra Junqueiro
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.
Sight 13: Coliseu do Porto
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
Sight 14: Jardim de São Lázaro
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
Sight 15: Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Esperança
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.
Sight 16: Igreja de Santa Clara
Book Ticket*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
Sight 17: Igreja da Serra do Pilar
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.
Sight 18: Jardim do Morro
Book Free Tour*Jardim do Morro is a green space in the parish of Santa Marinha, in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.
Sight 19: Rabelo boats
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.
Sight 20: Convento de Corpus Christi
The convent of Corpus Christi, also referred to as a monastery of São Domingos das Donas of Vila Nova de Gaia and Instituto do Bom Pastor, is located next to 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.
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