Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #8 in Porto, Portugal

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Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 3.7 km
Ascend 57 m
Descend 94 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 da Lapa

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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

435 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Jardim de Teófilo Braga

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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.

Wikipedia: Jardim de Teófilo Braga (Porto) (PT), Website

607 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: 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

606 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 4: Igreja de São Martinho de Cedofeita

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The Church of Cedofeita is a medieval church in the civil parish of Cedofeita, municipality of Porto, in the northern Grande Porto Subregion of Portugal. The Church is a rare architectural example of a single-nave vaulted-ceiling temple, and the only one in the traditional Entre-Douro-e-Minho Province region of Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument.

Wikipedia: Church of São Martinho de Cedofeita (EN), Heritage Website Sipa

208 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Hospital Maria Pia

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The Maria Pia Hospital was founded in 1882, in the city of Porto. One of the most important and prestigious pediatric hospitals in Portugal. With an Intensive Care Service and access to the most modern methods of patient study. Maria Pia Hospital practiced the most important treatment techniques, performing more than 4800 surgical operations annually. It had 125 beds, received more than 5200 patients annually and carried out about 80,000 consultations and consultations.

Wikipedia: Hospital Maria Pia (PT), Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website

820 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 6: Mercado do Bom Sucesso

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The Bom Sucesso Market is a building in Porto. It was inaugurated in 1952 as a fresh market, with a project by the ARS Arquitectos office. In 2011 it was classified as a monument of public interest. In the same year it was closed for works, having been reopened in 2013 as a commercial gallery, with restaurant shops, offices and a hotel.

Wikipedia: Mercado do Bom Sucesso (PT), Website

317 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Jardim da Praça de Mouzinho de Albuquerque

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Jardim da Praça de Mouzinho de Albuquerque

The Rotunda da Boavista Garden is located in Praça de Mouzinho de Albuquerque — popularly known as "Rotunda da Boavista" — in the city of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Jardim da Rotunda da Boavista (PT), Website

682 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 8: Tabernáculo Baptista

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The Baptist Tabernacle is an evangelical temple located at Praça Mouzinho de Albuquerque, 193 - Rotunda da Boavista, in the city of Porto, Portugal, headquarters of the First Baptist Church of Porto, the oldest in the country, officially organized on December 20, 1908, in a house located on Rua da Travagem. This temple was only built and inaugurated eight years later, on February 13, 1916, during the First World War. On February 13, 2016, it celebrated its first centenary.

Wikipedia: Tabernáculo Batista (PT)

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