Places & Landmarks

Casa da Música, designed by renowned architect Rem Koolhaas, is a landmark music venue in Porto, opened in 2005. This innovative building features two main auditoriums and various cultural spaces, making it a hub for artistic, musical, and educational events.

The Palácio da Bolsa in Porto, a neoclassical architectural masterpiece, began construction in 1842, with contributions from several renowned architects over the years. Today, it serves as a cultural hub, featuring the opulent Arabian Room and exquisite craftsmanship like the Portrait Room's table, crafted by Zeferino José Pinto.

Oporto, the second-largest city in Portugal, is renowned for its rich history, its historic architecture and Port Wine industry, achieving the UNESCO World Heritage status in 1996. It is also home to FC Porto, a prominent football club founded on September 28th, 1893, by António Nicolau d'Almeida. The club began playing at Campo do Prado and later moved to Estádio das Antas in the 1950s, with the modern Estádio do Dragão opening for Euro 2004. Under leaders like Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa and José Maria Pedroto, FC Porto gained international acclaim. Visitors to Oporto can explore the club's extensive history at its museum, inaugurated in 2013, showcasing over 300 trophies and notable artefacts.

The Serralves Foundation, or Fundação Serralves, is a prestigious cultural institution in northern Portugal renowned for its contributions to art and landscape. The Foundation encompasses several notable sites: the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Art Deco House, the Manoel de Oliveira Cinema House, and Serralves Park, which includes an 18-hectare area with a Treetop Walk offering panoramic views.

Porto attracts thousands of tourists yearly due to its beauty, history, and culture. With its aesthetic appeal, urban fabric, and numerous historic buildings spanning over a millennium, Porto is recognized as a masterpiece of human creativity.

Clerigos Tower stands tall, showcasing stunning architectural beauty in the heart of Porto The Torre dos Clérigos, constructed of granite and towering from the western apex of the church, is hailed as one of the city’s landmarks and measures a total of 75m (245 feet) in height. Its construction began in 1732 and was completed…

In the old warehouses of Croft and Taylor in Vila Nova de Gaia, an avant-garde, innovative, and museum-like space was created, giving birth to the World of Wine, more commonly known as WOW. Angel’s Share Wine Bar Located in the buildings of the old cellars originally used for storing and bottling Port wine, the panoramic…

Livraria Lello, Porto’s iconic bookstore Livraria Lello traces its roots back to the 20th century when it was originally inaugurated in 1906 on Rua das Carmelitas by the brothers José and António Lello. Today, it stands as one of the most iconic and frequently visited landmarks in the city of Porto, renowned for its status…

A breathtaking side view of Porto Cathedral. Situated in the historical center of Porto and designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, Sé do Porto, or Porto Cathedral, serves as an excellent starting point to explore the city and delve into the history of the nation’s foundation. In 1120, D. Teresa donated the medieval…

Ribeira’s buildings and facades, Porto Fundamental to the formation of Portugal, Porto was populated long before the kingdom’s foundation. Urban development united the upper zone, Sé do Porto, to the lower one, Ribeira, on the bank of the river Douro. Part of the UNESCO World Heritage and Porto Historical Centre, Ribeira is an ancient place…