Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #7 in Porto, Portugal
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5.6 km
187 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 PortoSight 1: Igreja da Lapa
The Church of Our Lady of 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 set of buildings that includes the Lapa cemetery, the Brotherhood's primary school and the Brotherhood of Lapa 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
Sight 2: 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.
Sight 3: Capela do Sagrado Coração
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
Sight 4: Igreja Evangélica Metodista do Mirante
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
Sight 5: 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
Sight 6: Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis
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
Sight 7: Capela do Senhor Jesus da Boa Nova
The Chapel of the Lord of Good News.
Sight 8: Torre do Palácio dos Terenas
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
Sight 9: 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.
Sight 10: Capela Carlos Alberto: Igreja Luterana do Porto
The Chapel of Carlos Alberto is a cenotaph that, a few years after its construction, was surrounded by the Gardens of the Crystal Palace, in the city of Porto. It is considered the largest romantic cenotaph in Portugal.
Sight 11: Casa Tait
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.
Sight 12: Museu do Romântico
The Romantic Museum is one of the museums of the Museum of the City of Porto, in Portugal.
Wikipedia: Museu Romântico da Quinta da Macieirinha (PT), Website
Sight 13: Igreja do Corpo Santo de Massarelos
The construction of the Church of the Confraternity of the Souls of the Holy Body of Massarelos began in 1776. It only became the parish church of Massarelos when the Church of Santa Maria da Boa Viagem, the old seat of the parish until it fell into ruins.
Sight 14: 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.
Sight 15: Jardim da Pena
Jardim da Pena is a garden located in the parish of Massarelos, in the city of Porto, Portugal.
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