Top attractions in Porto
Everything worth your time in Porto, Portugal — sorted with the must-sees first.
- Estação de São Bento — historical. A working railway station lined with twenty thousand azulejos by Jorge Colaço. (Free)
- Livraria Lello — cultural. Neo-gothic bookshop from 1906 with a crimson staircase. Timed ticket required. (See prices)
- Ponte Dom Luís I — landmark. Iron double-deck bridge from 1886. Metro and pedestrians share the upper deck. (Free)
- Estádio do Dragão — landmark. FC Porto's 50,033-seat ground, opened in 2003. It has its own metro station. (See prices)
- Palácio da Bolsa — museum. The merchants' exchange, with a gilded Arab Room finished in 1880. Guided tours only. (See prices)
- Torre dos Clérigos — landmark. Baroque bell tower finished in 1763. Two hundred and twenty-five stairs to the city view. (See prices)
- Jardins do Palácio de Cristal — park. Terraced municipal gardens above the Douro. Free to enter, and the peacocks roam. (Free)
- Mercado do Bolhão — market. Two-tier city market, reopened in 2022 after a four-year restoration. Closed Sundays. (Free)
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