Porto world heritage

Duration: 4 hours
Transport: Walking
Services: Experienced local architect as guide, meet and greet in a central location
Languages: Portuguese, English, German, French, Spanish and Italian
Group size: Max. 25 pax
Price: on request
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Image credits

Image 1: Sergio Jacques, Image 2: Sergio Jacques, Image 3: Sergio Jacques

Porto’s historic city centre is UNESCO World Heritage, and is also a living organism where old and contemporary architecture co-exist. For instance, the city’s main avenue, Aliados Avenue, opened in 1919 by Barry Parker, has been renovated in 2006 by Álvaro Siza and Souto Moura, (both Pritzker Prizes), taking advantage of the opportunity created by the implementation of Porto’s subway. We will walk in Porto’s city centre descending to riversides of Douro, the river that ‘brings’ one of the most famous Portuguese wines–Porto. From Gaia, the city in the opposite riverside, you’ll have the greatest view of Porto.

Architecture walking tour to Porto historic city centre

Aliados Avenue
urban renewal, Siza and Souto de Moura, 2005

Lello library, 1906

Clerigos Tower, Nicolau Nasoni, 18th century

Portuguese Centre of Photography
renovation, Souto de Moura, 2001

Porto’s Cathedral

Casa dos 24
Designed by architect Fernando Távora and built in 2002, on the foundations of the former House of Representatives of the XV century.
Guindais funicular, Adalberto Dias, 2003

Café do Cais, Bar do Cálem and Bar “Ar de Rio”, Cristina Guedes and Francisco,
Vieira Campos, 1994, 2002 and 2008
bars in Porto’s Douro and Gaia’s riversides,

Gaia Rope-Way Teleferic Cristina Guedes and Francisco Vieira Campos, 2011

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