Guia de Maria E Ricardo
Passeios turísticos
Clerigos Tower- 7 minutes walk from de apartment (580m). This is the city's most visible landmark, a 75-meter high 18th-century granite hewn rocket. You'll need a stout pair of legs to climb the 240 steps to the top of the tower, but the effort will be rewarded with a breathtaking panorama of the river, the coastline, and the distant Douro valley - a bird's-eye-view of Portugal's second largest city.
Adress: Rua São Filipe de Neri, Porto
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Clérigos-tårnet
Rua de São Filipe de NeryClerigos Tower- 7 minutes walk from de apartment (580m). This is the city's most visible landmark, a 75-meter high 18th-century granite hewn rocket. You'll need a stout pair of legs to climb the 240 steps to the top of the tower, but the effort will be rewarded with a breathtaking panorama of the river, the coastline, and the distant Douro valley - a bird's-eye-view of Portugal's second largest city.
Adress: Rua São Filipe de Neri, Porto
Ribeira- 17 minutes walk from the apartment (1,3km). Facing the River Douro, though, are terraces of lofty townhouses painted in bright mustard, tangerine, and tawny hues - the Ribeira is an adventure in color and flavor. A plethora of restaurants and cafés set under the arches along the quayside makes this the most popular area in the city for relaxing .
Adress: Cais da Ribeira, situated on the north bank of the River Douro,
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Ribeira
Ribeira- 17 minutes walk from the apartment (1,3km). Facing the River Douro, though, are terraces of lofty townhouses painted in bright mustard, tangerine, and tawny hues - the Ribeira is an adventure in color and flavor. A plethora of restaurants and cafés set under the arches along the quayside makes this the most popular area in the city for relaxing .
Adress: Cais da Ribeira, situated on the north bank of the River Douro,
São Bento Train Sation- 9 minutes walk from the apartment (700m). The first train arrived here in 1896, but the building (designed with a French Renaissance touch) was only officially inaugurated in 1916 where a convent once stood.
This is one of the most central station, standing downtown just around the corner from the monumental Avenida dos Aliados.
Adress: Praça Almeida Garret
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São Bento Station
Praça de Almeida GarrettSão Bento Train Sation- 9 minutes walk from the apartment (700m). The first train arrived here in 1896, but the building (designed with a French Renaissance touch) was only officially inaugurated in 1916 where a convent once stood.
This is one of the most central station, standing downtown just around the corner from the monumental Avenida dos Aliados.
Adress: Praça Almeida Garret
Carmo Church- 6 minutes walk from the apartment (500m). Plastering the exterior of Porto's 18th-century Carmo church is a blaze of blue and white azulejos (tiles), and the striking façade is one of the most instantly recognized in the city.
Adress: Rua do Carmo, Porto
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Igreja do Carmo
Rua do CarmoCarmo Church- 6 minutes walk from the apartment (500m). Plastering the exterior of Porto's 18th-century Carmo church is a blaze of blue and white azulejos (tiles), and the striking façade is one of the most instantly recognized in the city.
Adress: Rua do Carmo, Porto
São Francisco Church- 16 minutes walk from the apartment (1,2km). Visitors are shrouded by gold as they enter the beautiful church of St. Francis. Its 18th-century Baroque interior is encrusted with a gilded veneer so dazzling and exuberant that most agree this is one of the best examples of worked gold anywhere in the country. Indeed, this is a priceless sightseeing experience.
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Monumentkirken St. Francis
Rua do Infante Dom HenriqueSão Francisco Church- 16 minutes walk from the apartment (1,2km). Visitors are shrouded by gold as they enter the beautiful church of St. Francis. Its 18th-century Baroque interior is encrusted with a gilded veneer so dazzling and exuberant that most agree this is one of the best examples of worked gold anywhere in the country. Indeed, this is a priceless sightseeing experience.
Lello Bookshop- 6 minutes walk from the apartment (550m). Cited by The Guardian as “one of the most beautiful book shops in the world” the Lello bookshop is another must see in Oporto. Opened in 1906 it still maintains its original carved ceilings, stained glass windows and pink painted curved central staircase! Lello offers a vast array of books, encyclopaedias and travel guides.
Adress: Rua das Carmelitas 144 4050-161 Porto
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Livraria Lello
144 R. das Carmelitas Lello Bookshop- 6 minutes walk from the apartment (550m). Cited by The Guardian as “one of the most beautiful book shops in the world” the Lello bookshop is another must see in Oporto. Opened in 1906 it still maintains its original carved ceilings, stained glass windows and pink painted curved central staircase! Lello offers a vast array of books, encyclopaedias and travel guides.
Adress: Rua das Carmelitas 144 4050-161 Porto
Fundação Serralves l Contemporary Art Museum- 14 minutes by car from the apartment. Serralves is culture, nature and art. Within its extensive gardens and green areas lies the Museum of Modern Art, a project by the architect Siza Vieira with exhibitions by Paula Rego, Andy Warhol amongst others. This space is a mixture of brilliant architecture, tranquillity and various green spaces.
Adress: Rua Dom João de Castro 210 4150-417 Porto
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Museum for samtidskunst (Serralves Foundation)
210 R. Dom João de CastroFundação Serralves l Contemporary Art Museum- 14 minutes by car from the apartment. Serralves is culture, nature and art. Within its extensive gardens and green areas lies the Museum of Modern Art, a project by the architect Siza Vieira with exhibitions by Paula Rego, Andy Warhol amongst others. This space is a mixture of brilliant architecture, tranquillity and various green spaces.
Adress: Rua Dom João de Castro 210 4150-417 Porto
Casa da Musica- 6 minutes by car and 12 minutes by metro. Anyone staying in Porto for a few days should check out the cultural program on offer at this fabulous international concert venue. The 'Music House' is celebrated as much for its radical design as the calibre of the entertainment it hosts. Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas kicked convention into touch when he was commissioned to create a building that would propel the city headlong into the 21st century.
Adress: Avenida da Boavista 604, Porto
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Casa da Musica
604-610 Av. da BoavistaCasa da Musica- 6 minutes by car and 12 minutes by metro. Anyone staying in Porto for a few days should check out the cultural program on offer at this fabulous international concert venue. The 'Music House' is celebrated as much for its radical design as the calibre of the entertainment it hosts. Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas kicked convention into touch when he was commissioned to create a building that would propel the city headlong into the 21st century.
Adress: Avenida da Boavista 604, Porto
Porto Wine Cellars- 25 minutes walk from the apartment (1,8km). In Vila Nova de Gaia, you have to cross the D. Luis Bridge you have Wine Cellars where you can visit and tast the Port Wine, one of the best is Grahams.
www.grahams-port.com
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Graham's Port Lodge
141 Rua do AgroPorto Wine Cellars- 25 minutes walk from the apartment (1,8km). In Vila Nova de Gaia, you have to cross the D. Luis Bridge you have Wine Cellars where you can visit and tast the Port Wine, one of the best is Grahams.
www.grahams-port.com
Is the only place in Europe where you can visit the arch of a bridge, experience an iconic building: it is the only national monument of the 20th century in Porto. At the top we enjoy unique views of Porto e Gaia, in a quiet and relaxing place.
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Porto Bridge Climb
680 R. do OuroIs the only place in Europe where you can visit the arch of a bridge, experience an iconic building: it is the only national monument of the 20th century in Porto. At the top we enjoy unique views of Porto e Gaia, in a quiet and relaxing place.
The funicular railway will gently take down the steep cliff from Batalha ( on the higher ground of central Porto) to the quayside at Ribeira. It is only 3 minute journey and the view over the Douro and the spectacular metal bridge is well worth it.
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Funicular dos Guindais
314 R. da Ribeira NegraThe funicular railway will gently take down the steep cliff from Batalha ( on the higher ground of central Porto) to the quayside at Ribeira. It is only 3 minute journey and the view over the Douro and the spectacular metal bridge is well worth it.