Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Porto, Portugal

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Number of sights 21 sights
Distance 9.7 km
Ascend 320 m
Descend 242 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 do Carro Eléctrico

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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.

Wikipedia: Museu do Carro Eléctrico (PT)

796 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 2: Jardim da Pena

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Jardim da Pena is a garden located in the parish of Massarelos, in the city of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Jardim da Pena (PT)

907 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 3: Igreja do Corpo Santo de Massarelos

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Igreja do Corpo Santo de Massarelosjad99 from Graz, Austria / CC BY-SA 2.0

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.

Wikipedia: Igreja Matriz de Massarelos (PT)

468 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: Museu do Romântico

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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

109 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: 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)

427 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 6: 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 7: 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 8: Capela do Senhor Jesus da Boa Nova

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427 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 9: 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

557 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 10: Jardim de Carrilho Videira

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

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

Wikipedia: Jardim do Carregal (PT), Website

657 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 11: 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), Website, Facebook, Heritage Website Sipa

474 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 12: Capela do Sagrado Coração

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The Chapel of the Eyelashes or Chapel of the Divine Heart of Jesus is a private chapel, of 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

182 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 13: 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

435 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 14: Igreja da Lapa

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The Church of Nossa Senhora da 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 building complex that includes the Lapa cemetery, the Brotherhood's primary school and the Lapa Brotherhood 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

1166 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 15: Teatro Helena Sá e Costa

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Teatro Helena Sá e Costa 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

716 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 16: 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

481 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 17: 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 building located at Rua Formosa, nº 342/346, in the city of Porto, Portugal.

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

274 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 18: Almeida Garrett

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

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

208 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 19: Igreja da Santíssima Trindade

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The Trindade Church is a church in the city of Porto, Portugal, located in the Trindade Square behind the Porto City Hall building

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

302 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 20: Quiosque no Largo Mompilher

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

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

713 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 21: Jardim de João Chagas

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Jardim de João Chagas

The João Chagas Garden — popularly known as the Cordoaria Garden — is located in Campo dos Mártires da Pátria, in the city of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Jardim de João Chagas (PT), Heritage Website Sipa

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