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Funicular dos Guindais
- heritage
Avenida Gustave Eiffel
4000, Porto
Built in 1891, the Guindais Funicular was fully recovered after more than a century of inactivity. More than just a simple means of transportation, it is an excellent opportunity to take a sightseeing tour between two monumental areas of the Invicta City - Batalha and Ribeira, in just two minutes, with the privilege of enjoying a superb view over the river Douro.
Rua das Flores
- heritage
Rua das Flores
4000, Porto
This street that was, for a long time, the goldsmith street, was built in the XVI century, by order of the King Dom Manuel I. Nowadays this street is worthy of a visit not because of the goldsmith's shops windows but because of the buildings that keep the characteristics of other times, namely the iron balconies. It is on this street that you’ll find the Misericóridia Church, dated from the XVI century and rebuilt from 1748 on, according to Nicolau Nasoni’s proposal.
Passeio pelo Parque da Cidade do Porto
- country
Estrada da Circunvalação
4100, Porto
The major green space in Porto offers a large variety of atmospheres and options, since a family walk in a Sunday afternoon till a lonely sportive morning jogging. Beginning in the city and ending at the sea, these are ninety hectares of nature, fauna and flora, woods and meadows. While the lawn open spaces are an invitation to exercise and fun, the retreats of shadow call for relaxation. The city park is crossed by kilometres of ground tracks proper to exercise, being it a run or a bicycle ride. There also tracks passing through fountains and lakes, leading you to …
Palácio da Bolsa
- art
Rua Ferreira Borges
4050-253, Porto
This is a magnificent exemplar of the neo-classic architecture built in the second half of the XIX century. The Arab salon (decorated with beautiful paintings and furniture), the noble stairs and the Pátio das Nações stand out.
Casa das Artes
- art
Rua de Ruben A, 210
4150-639, Porto
Projected by the architect Souto Moura in 1980, it was finished in 1991. On the garden’s side the wall is of stone, but the house opens to the city on the north side, through a glass wall, which lights up the inside. The house presents collective exhibitions and, add to this, it also organizes events related to theatre and cinema, at the auditorium.
Galeria Quadrado Azul Porto
- art
Rua Miguel Bombarda, 435 e 553
4050-379, Porto
A space with contemporary art exhibitions by Portuguese and foreign artists.
Livraria Papa-Livros
- art
Rua Miguel Bombarda, 523
4050-383, Porto
Space created by Louis Twin that conferred a peculiar decoration, with walls lined with books. In one of the walls is a challenge: find out what book belong the illustrations framed.
Galeria Presença
- art
Rua de Miguel Bombarda, 570
4050-379, Porto
The Galeria Presença aims to find a balance between consecrated artists and the divulgation of new talents.
Galeria Trindade
- art
Rua de Miguel Bombarda, 141
4050-377, Porto
Art gallery with a special tendency to the interchange of Iberian artists and divulgation of their work.