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Porto UNESCO world heritage sites

Old Convent of Nossa Senhora da Serra do Pilar at Largo de Aviz Santa Marinha Norte, Vila Nova de Gaia
The convent built in the 16th century belonged to the Order of Saint Augustine. The church is characterised by a circular shape, a replica of the Church of Santa Maria Redonda in Rome, and is covered by a hemispheric vault with a narrow balcony running its full extent.

Luis I Bridge at PTE Luiz I
The Dom Luís I Bridge is a double-deck metal arch bridge that spans the River Douro between the cities of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia in Portugal. At its construction, its 172 metres (564 ft) span was the longest of its type in the world.

Church of Santa Clara on Largo 1 de Dezembro
Once part of a Franciscan convent, this church hides an opulent interior behind its unassuming fassade. Gothic in shape, with a fine Renaissance portal, its baroque interior is dense with elaborately gilded woodwork.

Cathedral at rua de Dom Hugo 4
The cathedral is flanked by two square towers, each supported with two buttresses and crowned with a cupola. The façade lacks decoration and is rather architecturally heterogeneous. It shows a Baroque porch and a beautiful Romanesque rose window under a crenellated arch, giving the impression of a fortified church.

Sao Joao National Theater on Praca da Batalha
The rectangular plan is covered in tile roofing, with its principal fassade found on one of the two smaller sides, framed laterally by rustic cornerstones and accentuated by capricious urns and garlands. The "noble floor" with three arches on steeped pilasters is inscribed under columns with broad shafts and Ionian capitals, while the doors of the lodges are topped by interrupted pediments.

Sao Bento Railway Station on Praca Almeida Garrett
The vestibule is framed by pilasters, covered in azulejo tile. Near the ceiling, is a blue and gold frieze decorated with stylized flowers, while below them is another polychromatic frieze, evocative of the history of the road in Portugal. Below the friezes are large azulejo "paintings" representing historical events in Portuguese history. The azulejo are integrated into the architecture by frames in granite which decorate the lines of the atrium.

Old jail of Appeal on rua Campo dos Martires da Patria
This 18th century triangular neo-Classical building features formidable iron bars and a high-ceiling courtroom, that is decorated with painted moldings. The courtroom provides a breathtaking view of the Cordoaria gardens as well as of the 18th century Clerigos Tower.

Stock Exchange Palace on rua de Ferreira Borges
The interior of the Palace, only finished in 1910, was magnificently decorated by several artists. The central courtyard (Nations' Courtyard - Patio das Nacoes) is covered by a large metallic, octagonal dome with glass panels, designed by Tomas Soler and built after 1880. The lower part of the dome is decorated with the painted coats-of-arms of Portugal and the countries with which Portugal had commercial relations in the 19th century. To the back of the courtyard, a sumptuous stairway, built in 1868 by Goncalves e Sousa, leads to the upper storeys and is adorned with busts by celebrated sculptors Antonio Soares dos Reis and Antonio Teixeira Lopes. The ceiling frescoes were painted by Antonio Ramalho.