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Porto Granite and Baroque Churches

Porto Granite and Baroque Churches

Porto · Portugal

5 stops4.6 km56 min
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Walk through Porto’s architectural character by looking closely at granite and the dramatic language of Baroque churches. At Torre dos Clérigos and the Church of Saint Francis, notice how stone, sculpture and ornament shape sacred spaces. The Palácio da Bolsa and Chafariz do Anjo broaden the view to civic architecture and street furniture, while Casa da Música provides a striking modern contrast. This walk is worth taking for the way Porto’s materials and styles change from one stop to the next.

The walk

  1. Clérigos Tower

    Clérigos Tower

    A granite Baroque church and seventy-five-metre tower shaped by Nicolau Nasoni over three decades.

  2. Palácio da Bolsa

    Palácio da Bolsa

    A nineteenth-century commercial palace that became Porto’s most theatrical civic interior.

  3. Church of Saint Francis

    Church of Saint Francis

    Church of Saint Francis, a Christian church and museum in Porto, Portugal

  4. Chafariz do Anjo

    Chafariz do Anjo

    A small eighteenth-century fountain, linked in the record to Nicolau Nasoni, with several names and no settled story.

  5. Casa da Música

    Casa da Música

    A concert hall born from Porto 2001, four years late and wonderfully unlike the street around it.

Data: OpenStreetMap contributors and Google Places

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