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Oporto SIGHTS
 

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MONUMENTS
Casa da Musica
Palacio da Bolsa
Dom Luis Bridge
Sao Bento Station

MUSEUMS
Serralves Museum
Soares dos Reis Museum
Romantic Museum
Transportation Museum

MAIN STREETS, SQUARES, & DISTRICTS
Avenida dos Aliados
Cais da Ribeira
Cais de Gaia
Rua de Santa Catarina
Batalha Square
Rua de Cedofeita
Foz district
Bolhão Market
Crystal Palace Gardens

CHURCHES
The Cathedral
São Francisco Church
Carmo Church
Santa Clara Church
Clerigos Tower & Church
Santo Ildefonso Church
Misericordia Church
Trindade Church
Capela das Almas

Oporto Sightseeing
 
Soares dos Reis Museum Portugal's first national museum

This was Portugal's first designated national museum. It was founded in 1833 to showcase works of art from dissolved monasteries and convents, including a valuable collection of paintings, glass, ceramics and jewelry (especially noteworthy is an 18th century breast piece studded with precious stones).

The collection's most emblematic work is "O Desterrado" ("The Exhiled") by sculptor Soares dos Reis (after whom the museum is named), but also of note are two portraits by François Clouet (1522-72), and landscapes by Jean Pillement (1727-1808).

Another highlight is the huge "Pedra de Eiró", a rock taken from a threshing ground by the Douro River, engraved with spiral motifs that are typical of western European megalithic art.

Location: Rua D. Manuel II
Getting there: Several buses, including #3, 20, 35, 37
Contact: 22 339 3770
Find out more: www.mnsr-ipmuseus.pt

Attractions Nearby
Crystal Palace Gardens
Romantic Museum

   

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