Take this collection, unique to Portugal, and imagine exhibits featuring the means of transport belonging to parents and grandparents and only then throw in over 100 years of Porto history. That is the experience on offer at the Tram Museum located in the former Massarelos electricity power station, in Porto. There is a total of […]
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Situated in lower Alcácer do Sal, the church interior is covered in 18th century tiles which tell the story of some of the miracles carried out by St James. Photo: ferias-paratodos.blogspot.pt
Located on the upper Rossio, the church of Santo António is all that remains of the Franciscan convent that bore the same name. Entrance is gained through an attractive porch displaying renaissance features. Once inside, take a look at the lateral nave in white Estremoz marble, added between 1555 and 1565, and the chapel of […]
The Church of São Francisco was built in the 14th century, during the reign of King D. Fernando, on the site of a modest church pertaining to the order of Franciscan Friars who had established a presence in the city of Oporto in 1223. The layout of the Church follows the rules of the mendicant […]
The Igreja de Santa Clara in Porto dates from the 18th century and is a fine example of the typical baroque style of northern Portugal, being particularly notable for the carved and gilded woodwork of Miguel Francisco da Silva. It belonged to the convent founded in 1416 by the king Dom João I, of which […]
The Church of Our Lady of Lapa During the year 1754, the brazilian priest Ângelo Sequeira preached in Oporto and begged with the aim of raising funds to build a chapel in honor of Our Lady of Lapa. In 1755, his dream came true and the Chapel of Our Lady of Lapa began to be built. […]
Built within the castle walls, perhaps on the site of the former mosque, a stone sculpture over the façade features the symbols of the Order of Santiago: the crossed-sword, shells (scallops) and the hat and garb of a pilgrim recalling the holy warrior Santiago. One of the lateral chapels is of particular note with its […]
Church from the 16th / 17th c. in mannerist style.
The Igreja da Trindade was built in the 19th century and is one of the most imposing churches in the city of Porto. It forms part of the complex of buildings that make up the hospital of the Third Order of the Holy Trinity, created in 1755 after the suppression of the Order of St. […]
Gothic church from the 13th c., modified in the 16th c. in manueline style.
Located right in the very heart of Porto, Serralves Park extends beyond Casa de Serralves across 18 hectares, including gardens, copses, a rose garden and a Romantic lake, to provide the ideal refuge for anyone wishing to escape the hustle and bustle of the city. Beginning at Casa de Serralves, headquarters of the Foundation of […]