Porto

Dom Luis I Bridge

The Dom Luis I Bridge is Porto's most iconic landmark, connecting the city with Vila Nova de Gaia across the Douro River. Opened in 1886, the vast iron bridge offers spectacular panoramic views and remains a masterpiece of nineteenth-century engineering.

Clérigos Church & Tower

Clérigos Church and its famous tower form one of Porto's most recognisable landmarks. The eighteenth-century Baroque church features an ornate altar, while the adjoining tower rewards visitors climbing its many steps with breathtaking views across the historic rooftops of Porto.

Porto teaches you to take the slow lift down to the river, and the long walk back up.

Livraria Lello

Livraria Lello is one of the world's most celebrated bookstores, admired for its neo-Gothic interior, carved woodwork and famous crimson staircase. Rumoured to have inspired parts of Harry Potter, it remains a magical destination for lovers of literature and architecture alike.

Porto Cathedral

Perched high above the old city, Porto Cathedral is one of Porto's oldest and most important monuments. Built from the twelfth century onwards, its fortress-like Romanesque exterior contrasts beautifully with Gothic cloisters, blue tilework and magnificent Baroque additions inside.

Episcopal Palace

Standing beside Porto Cathedral, the Episcopal Palace is an imposing eighteenth-century Baroque residence once home to Porto's bishops. Its grand granite façade and commanding hilltop position dominate the historic skyline, forming part of Porto's UNESCO-listed architectural heritage.

Carmelite & Carmo Church

The neighbouring Carmelite and Carmo Churches are among Porto's most distinctive religious landmarks. Combining Baroque and Rococo styles, the churches are separated by an incredibly narrow house, supposedly built to prevent contact between monks and nuns living beside one another.

Church of St Francis

The Church of St Francis is famous for its astonishing baroque interior covered in intricate gold leaf decoration. Behind its Gothic exterior lies one of Portugal's most lavish churches, where altars, pillars and carvings shimmer beneath hundreds of kilograms of gold.

São Bento Station

São Bento Station is far more than a railway station, feeling more like a palace or museum. Opened in 1916, it is renowned for over 20,000 hand-painted azulejo tiles depicting major moments from Portuguese history and scenes of everyday life.