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What to see in Porto on foot

50 sights worth the detour, all walkable, all offline.

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Porto is a city made for walking. This self-guided guide maps 50 of its sights worth the detour — landmarks, historic sites, museums and galleries, parks and gardens and public art — the places locals point to and the tour buses skip, close enough to string into a single day on foot. Download the Porto pack in Voyage GO before you go and the whole route works offline: no roaming, no dead battery from a live map. Every monument, viewpoint and park you pass quietly fills your travel passport.

Landmarks10

  1. 1Conjunto arbóreo em Jardim de S. Lázaro
  2. 2Pinheiro bunya
  3. 3Café MajesticCafé Majestic is an historic café, located at Rua de Santa Catarina, in Porto, Portugal.
  4. 4Livraria Lello & Irmão
  5. 5Funicular dos GuindaisThe Guindais Funicular is a funicular railway in the Portuguese city of Porto.
  6. 6Sé do PortoThe Porto Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located in the historical centre of the city of Porto, Portugal.
  7. 7Torre da Reboleira
  8. 8Hard Club
  9. 9Teatro Nacional São JoãoThe São João Theatre, commonly referred to as the São João National Theatre is a Portuguese theatre and concert venue in civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the municipality of Porto, in northern Portugal.
  10. 10Capela dos Alfaiates

Historic Sites21

  1. 11Almeida Garrett
  2. 12Monumento aos Mortos da Grande Guerra
  3. 13Oratório de Santa Ana
  4. 14Nicho do Senhor da Boa Fortuna
  5. 15Dom Pedro V
  6. 16Alminhas da Ponte
  7. 17Revolta de 31 Janeiro de 1891
  8. 18Arqueossítio da Rua de Dom HugoThe Residence Rua D.
  9. 19Sinagoga na Judiaria Nova do Olival
  10. 20Feitoria BritânicaThe British Factory House, also known as the British Association House, is an 18th-century Neo-Palladian building located in the northern Portuguese centre of Porto, associated with the influence of Britain in the port wine industry.
  11. 21Casa do Beco dos RedemoinhosThe Residence of Beco dos Redemoinhos, is a 14th-century building situated in the Portugueses civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, municipality of Porto.
  12. 22Oratório da Capela de São Sebastião
  13. 23Torre MedievalThe Tower of D.
  14. 24Igreja de São FranciscoThe Church of Saint Francis is the most prominent Gothic monument in Porto, Portugal, being also noted for its outstanding Baroque inner decoration.
  15. 25Capela de São Nicolau
  16. 26Torre da Rua de Baixo
  17. 27Palacete de BelomonteThe Palacette of Belomonte is a former-residence on Rua de Belomonte, in the civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the northern Portuguese city of Porto.
  18. 28Fonte de São João
  19. 29Palácio de São João NovoThe Palace of São João Novo is a palace/residence in the civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the municipality of Porto, in the Portuguese district of the same name.
  20. 30Igreja e Torre dos Clérigos
  21. 31Teatro Sá da BandeiraThe Teatro Sá da Bandeira is the oldest performance venue in the city of Porto, with a capacity for 786 people and opened in 1846, it was responsible for the first presentation of films produced in Portuguese, and was converted in the first years of its opening on stage to some of the 19th century theater biggest stars, such as Sarah Bernhardt, Julián Gayarre and Antonio Scalvini.

Museums & Galleries9

  1. 32Palácio da BolsaThe Stock Exchange Palace is a historical building in Porto, Portugal.
  2. 33Museu Municipal de Numismática
  3. 34Centro Português de Fotografia
  4. 35Espiga
  5. 36Museu das Marionetas do Porto
  6. 37Casa da CâmaraThe Casa da Câmara is a former-administrative building located in the civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the municipality of Porto, in northern Portugal.
  7. 38Casa-Museu Guerra JunqueiroThe Museum-Residence of Guerra Junqueiro is a former-residence and museum located in the civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the Portuguese north, municipality of Porto, classified as a Imóvel de Interesse Público.
  8. 39Bolsa dos Comerciantes do Porto
  9. 40Museu do Vinho do Porto

Parks & Gardens2

  1. 41Jardim de Carrilho Videira
  2. 42Jardim de João Chagas

Public Art8

  1. 43Pelourinho do Porto
  2. 44Amores de Camilo
  3. 45Menina Nua - A Juventude
  4. 46Meninos - "A abundância"
  5. 47Monumento ao Infante Dom Henrique
  6. 48Três Metáforas de Árvores para uma Árvore Verdadeira
  7. 49Sem título (Jorge Colaço 1932)
  8. 50Azulejos na Capela das almasThe 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.

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