Places worth the detour in Porto
66 places worth going out of your way for lie within 12 km of Porto, Portugal, across 7 kinds of detour; castles, monuments & landmarks are the largest group (27). Best known: Luiz I Bridge. 57 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.
The 60 best known, ranked 66
Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them. The other 6 are on the map and on the Portugal pages.
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12.Portus Cale
Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem
Ancient town and port in current-day northern Portugal
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13.National Museum Soares dos Reis
Museums & culture · 19th century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Porto, Portugal
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14.Monastery of Serra do Pilar
Sacred sites · Hidden gem
Building in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Portugal
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24.Casa de Serralves
Museums & culture · 20th century · Hidden gem
Building in Porto, Porto District, Portugal
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26.Infante Dom Henrique bridge
Built landmarks · 21st century · Hidden gem
Road bridge in Porto, Portugal
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30.Igreja da Misericórdia do Porto
Sacred sites · Hidden gem
Church building in Porto, Porto District, Portugal
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35.Ponte pênsil D. Maria II
Ruins & the uncanny · 19th century · Hidden gem
Former pensil bridge in Porto
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38.King Charles Albert chapel
Sacred sites · 19th century · Hidden gem
Romanticist cenotaph in Oporto, Portugal
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47.Café A Brasileira
Fun & leisure · 20th century · Hidden gem
Building in Porto, Porto District, Portugal
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49.Igreja dos Carmelitas Descalços
Sacred sites · Hidden gem
Church building in Porto, Porto District, Portugal
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50.Mosteiro de Leça do Balio
Sacred sites · Hidden gem
Building in Leça do Balio, Matosinhos, Portugal
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54.Casa da Câmara
Museums & culture · 14th century · Hidden gem
Former seat of local government in Porto
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59.Palacete of the Visconts of Balsemão
Built landmarks · Hidden gem
Building in Porto, Porto District, Portugal
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60.Fort of Leça de Palmeira
Built landmarks · 17th century · Hidden gem
Building in Leça da Palmeira, Porto District, Portugal
