Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Porto, Portugal

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Number of sights 19 sights
Distance 6.6 km
Ascend 178 m
Descend 103 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: Casa Tait

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Casa TaitFrancisco Restivo from Porto, Portugal / CC BY 2.0

The Tait House is a former 18th century residence in the civil parish of Lordelo do Ouro e Massarelos, in the municipality of Porto, in northern Portugal. Today it is a Museum of Numismatics.

Wikipedia: Casa Tait (EN), Heritage Website Sipa

427 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Jardins do Palácio de Cristal

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Jardins do Palácio de Cristal

The Crystal Palace Gardens are a pleasant green space located in the parish of Massarelos, in the city of Porto, Portugal, from which you can enjoy stunning panoramic views of the Douro River and the sea.

Wikipedia: Jardins do Palácio de Cristal (PT), Website

343 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: 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

81 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Capela do Senhor Jesus da Boa Nova

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427 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 5: Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis

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The Soares dos Reis National Museum is housed in the Carrancas Palace, which was the residence of Manuel Mendes de Morais e Castro, in the parish of Miragaia, in the city and district of Porto, in Portugal. It is a museum of fine arts, decorative arts and archaeology.

Wikipedia: Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis (PT), Facebook, Heritage Website Sipa, Website, Heritage Website

557 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 6: Jardim de Carrilho Videira

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Jardim de Carrilho Videira Gatien Couturier / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Carregal Garden, whose official name is Jardim de Carrilho Videira, is located in the parish of Miragaia, in the city and district of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Jardim do Carregal (PT), Website

403 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: Quiosque no Largo da Ramadinha

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Quiosque no Largo da Ramadinha

The Ramadinha Kiosk is a kiosk in the old parish of Vitória, in the city of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Quiosque no Largo da Ramadinha (PT), Heritage Website Sipa

5 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 8: Museu Municipal de Numismática

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The Numismatics Office is one of the museums of the Museum of the City of Porto, in Portugal.

Wikipedia: Gabinete de Numismática (PT), Website

327 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Quiosque no Largo Mompilher

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The Kiosk in Largo Mompilher is an old kiosk in the parish of Vitória, city of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Quiosque no Largo Mompilher (PT), Heritage Website Sipa

288 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Igreja Evangélica Metodista do Mirante

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The Mirante church is a church in the heart of the city of Porto, existing since 1877. It proposes to be an open church, for those who seek to know the Christian faith in the twenty-first century.

Wikipedia: Igreja do Mirante (PT), Facebook, Heritage Website Sipa

366 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: Edificações da Rua de Cedofeita e topo norte da Praça de Carlos Alberto

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Edificações da Rua de Cedofeita e topo norte da Praça de Carlos Alberto

Rua de Cedofeita is a street in the parishes of Vitória and Cedofeita in the city of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Rua de Cedofeita (PT), Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website

603 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 12: Capela do Sagrado Coração

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The Chapel of the Pestanas or Chapel of the Divine Heart of Jesus is a private chapel, in neo-Gothic style, located in the Union of Parishes of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau and Vitória, in the city of Porto.

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

458 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 13: Igreja da Santíssima Trindade

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The Church of the Trinity is a church in the city of Porto in Portugal, located in Praça da Trindade behind the building of the Municipality of Porto

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

208 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 14: Almeida Garrett

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The monument to Almeida Garrett, an outstanding personality of the nineteenth century born in Porto, is located in front of the Porto City Hall, in General Humberto Delgado square at the top of Avenida dos Aliados.

Wikipedia: Monumento Almeida Garrett (PT), Heritage Website Sipa

274 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: Palácio do Conde do Bolhão

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Palácio do Conde do BolhãoJosé Moutinho from Leça da Palmeira, Portugal / CC BY 2.0

The Palace of the Count of Bolhão is a historic property located at Rua Formosa, nº 342/346, in the city of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Palácio do Conde do Bolhão (PT), Heritage Website Sipa

429 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 16: Grande Hotel do Porto

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The Grande Hotel do Porto is a hotel located on Rua de Santa Catarina, in the city of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Grande Hotel do Porto (PT), Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website

306 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 17: Chapel of Souls

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Chapel of SoulsNelson Rocha from Portugal / CC BY 2.0

The Chapel of Santa Catarina, also known as the Chapel of Souls, is a chapel located on the shopping street of Rua de Santa Catarina, in the former parish of Santo Ildefonso, in the city of Porto, in Portugal. It is particularly noted for the blue azulejo tiles on its exterior walls.

Wikipedia: Chapel of Santa Catarina (EN), Heritage Website Sipa

409 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 18: Capela de Fradelos

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Capela de Fradelosjad99 from Graz, Austria / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Chapel of Our Lady of Good Hour of Fradelos, which could be unequivocally called a church, is a temple located in the Parish of Santo Ildefonso in the center of the undefeated city of Porto.

Wikipedia: Capela de Nª Sª da Boa Hora Porto (PT), Heritage Website Sipa

716 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 19: Teatro Helena Sá e Costa

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The Helena Sá e Costa Theatre is a theatre-school, dedicated to Higher Education training, belonging to the School of Music and Performing Arts of the Polytechnic Institute of Porto.

Wikipedia: Teatro Helena Sá e Costa (PT), Heritage Website Sipa

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