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Top 10 Specialty Museums in Porto, Northern Portugal
The town that gave the country (and port wine) its very name, Porto is Portugal’s second-largest metropolis after Lisbon. Sometimes called Oporto, it's an age-old city that has one foot firmly in the industrial present. The old town, centered at Ribeira, was built on the hills overlooking the Douro River, and today is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The 14th-century São Francisco church is a main attraction, as are the local port wine cellars, mostly located across the river at Vila Nova de Gaia.
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1. Museu Nacional da Imprensa
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5.0 based on 8 reviews
2. Casa Sao Roque Centro de Arte
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5.0 based on 30 reviews
In the eastern part of Porto, Casa Sao Roque features a collection of Contemporary Art with works by artists from around the world. The Architecture of the house, its History and garden will provide you an unique experience.
Reviewed By lucianas903 - Porto, Portugal
This beautiful house is located inside São Roque Park and it is surrounded by its own garden, full of camellia's trees. Although the house was renovated, I only visited the exterior once the expensive tickets to see the inside area costs 7 Euros. It worth the visit and have a cup of coffee or a glass of wine in the private house garden surrounded by the camellias.
3. House of Filigree
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
House of Filigree é um museu dedicado à filigrana portuguesa. Com uma exposição em que que explica a técnica e um acervo de peças de filigrana dos séculos XIX ao XXI. No atelier, integrado no percurso, os artesãos trabalham ao vivo! Na boutique poderá comprar a autêntica filigrana feita à mão, tradicional ou contemporânea. Bilhete reembolsável na compra de uma peça de filigrana.
4. FC Porto Museum
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4.5 based on 858 reviews
The FC Porto Museum by BMG welcomes its visitors with the unique view of the Dragon Valkyrie, work of art of Joana Vasconcelos. Over 125 years of history are gathered in seven thousand square meters and in 27 thematic areas, exhibiting more than 200 trophies and 280 videos, 80 per cent of which displayed in an interactive environment.
Reviewed By 16-BitFlash - Scotland, United Kingdom
Located at FC Porto's Estadio do Dragao stadium, the FC Porto musem is a display available both as part of the stadium tour or separately, and is a good day out for any football fan (well, Benfica or Boavista fans aside) I've had the pleasure of visiting a good few football team museums in my time, but I have to say I was quite taken aback by Portos. Perhaps somewhat naively of me, because they aren't classed in that horrible Sky Sports bracket of 'Super Clubs' I underrated them, but truth be told I always had a soft spot for them growing up, and actually regard their 2004 Champions League triumph as the last tournament I truly enjoyed. Still though, this is as impressive as any museum you are likely to visit. It displays the wide range of trophies Porto have won both domestically and continentally, including a great display which loops highlight videos of all their UEFA and FIFA final wins behind the trophies in question (as a Rangers fan, I'll admit I smiled a bit at the 2003 UEFA Cup one as much as any of the Champions League ones) as well as providing a detailed history of the club from their humble beginnings. In addition, the museum also showcases a wealth of old Porto shirts (I'm a geek for stuff like that, and the 1997-98 Kappa Porto shirts are ones I longed for as a teenager) and a really nice section devoted to the team voted as their greatest ever 11 by fans, offering up statue effigies of each star with an attached video screen with details about them. Coming in at a relatively low cost, and easily accessible by Metro (there's an Estadio do Dragao stop) this is a great day out, especially if you can't get to a Porto game (the fixture I was meant to go see got moved) and you can always pick up a little something at the club shop too.
5. Museu Militar Do Porto
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4.5 based on 35 reviews
Reviewed By bfltd0 - London, United Kingdom
This is a small but perfectly formed museum. It does not cover all areas of history of the Portuguese Armed Forces but it is informative about a country that didn't really hit the headlines militarily. The top floor toy soldier collection is impressive and encompasses several people's collections. The other two periods of history covered on the ground floor are short but sweet, and the main area of interest is in the pavilion in the back garden. This is where the bigger exhibits are and more modern conflicts are covered. Would have cost 3 euro each but we got 50% discount with the Porto card. The guy on the desk was fluent in English but the English translations on the exhibits could do with amending/improving. We arrived mid-morning and were so absorbed by the place that we finished looking around the pavilion after the museum had closed for lunch and the side door we had used to get into the garden was locked. We went into what we thought was a cafe and it turned out to be the staff room where they were tucking into their lunch! We simply walked out of the side gate.
6. Casa-Museu Marta Ortigao Sampaio
7. Casa do Infante
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4.0 based on 231 reviews
Reviewed By D3689FAjohnb - Northampton, United Kingdom
A wonderfully preserved building of great significance in the heart of the old town - worth a visit for the ambience once you step inside the courtyard. The birthpace of Henry the Navigator and the home of the Porto Mint for centuries. You get a snapshot of Porto's history here, from Roman times through its period of colonial expansion. You feel you are at the heart of where a great European nation started to develop. An oasis of calm in the middle of a busy city. Cheap entry - free for children and senior citizens. Go there and ponder on Porto's far-reaching history!
8. Museu do Carro Electrico
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4.0 based on 193 reviews
The Tramcar Museum in Porto has its exhibition closed during a long period of works in the structure of the building. We apologise for that and promise to be fast on our reopening.However the museum has others activities inside the tramcars for schools and agencies working with groups of tourist.
Reviewed By 235AndrewR - Crewe, United Kingdom
Top tip, if you have ridden on the trams keep your ticket and ti saves you 40% on entry into the museum Located in a former Power station that supplied the tram network, one hall has a selection of Trams that used to used on the network, the second hall still contains the alternators, rectifiers and switch gear used to control the electricity As an Engineer I really enjoyed and hour spent here and for the discounted price of €5, I thought it was pretty good value The adjacent building is still the live tram depott
9. Museu da Cidade - Extensao do Romantismo
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4.0 based on 166 reviews
Reviewed By AnonymousAnonymous11 - Montreal, Canada
This is a SPLENDID museum, situated in the Crystal Palace gardens. The surroundings are beautiful, with impressive views of Porto and the museum itself has a wealth of information on the stay of Italy's Emperor Carlo Alberto of Sardinia (1798-1849), who exiled himself and died there. A definite MUST see in Porto!
10. Centro Portugues de Fotografia
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4.0 based on 615 reviews
The Portuguese Centre for Photography (CPF) is a free public service based in Porto, in the building of the former Relação Prison. It was created in 1997 by the then Ministry of Culture and it is currently under the supervision of the Directorate-General for Books, Archives and Libraries. Its competences are aimed at promoting and valuing our photographic heritage, namely through the archival processing of specimens and the management of the National Photography Collection. The CPF also offers an annual programme of temporary exhibitions, a permanent Museum Centre that comprises a rare and valuable collection of photographic cameras, a specialized library - which provides specimen research and reproduction services -, a shop, and free guided tours to the building and the exhibitions upon prior reservation
Reviewed By s_bastienm428 - Paris, France
Free entry for a nice building who present interesting exhibitions, this summer regarding the Hollywood stars.
