Porto Modern and Contemporary Architecture Private Tour
Discover the modern and contemporary architecture of the Porto metropolitan area through a unique tourist experience.
In exclusive transport and with a specialized guide, you will have the opportunity to explore some of the most emblematic buildings in the region, such as the Museum and Casa de Serralves, Casa da Música, the Cruise Terminal of Leixões or the Piscinas das Marés and the Boa Nova Tea House, among others.
Our guided tours are a unique and personalized experience so that you can get to know the best architecture in the city and its authors, some of them world-renowned such as the Portuguese architects Siza Vieira and Souto de Moura and the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas.
On our tour, you will have the opportunity to explore and visit these buildings from the architect's perspective at a comfortable and pleasant pace, so that you can absorb all the knowledge, beauty and uniqueness of each one.
Book now and let us show you the most fascinating architecture in this amazing region.
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Porto Modern and Contemporary Architecture Private Tour
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What's included in Porto Modern and Contemporary Architecture Private Tour
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Casa da Musica
Visit the building designed in 1999 by the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas, winner of the Pritzker architecture prize. It quickly became a contemporary icon of the city due to the novelty and formal expressiveness of its architecture, helping to place Porto on the international itinerary of culture and tourism.
Comprising a horizontal volume of 3 floors and a tower of 17 floors, dedicated to offices, this project was designed by Eduardo Souto de Moura, winner of the prestigious Pritzker Prize in 2011. With great visibility, its gray tower punctuates the busy Avenida from Boavista. To cover the building's facade, the architect from Porto designed aluminum and granite modules, which are placed in such a way as to give the illusion of being formed by several stacked pieces. Granite, in addition to its enormous resistance, gives the building a uniform appearance, in this illusory game of overlapping.
Museu Serralves
The Museum and Casa de Serralves are harmoniously inserted in the extensive area of Parque de Serralves, one of the most emblematic places in the city to enjoy art, architecture, culture and nature. The Museum of Contemporary Art, designed by Portuguese Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Álvaro Siza Vieira, was inaugurated in 1999. Visitors to the Museum, in addition to the on-going exhibitions, discover the particularities of the spaces that make up this magnificent architectural work. The Casa de Serralves, which once belonged to Count Carlos Alberto Cabral, is a unique example of Art Deco architecture and dates back to the 1930s. Significant names of the time intervened, such as the Portuguese architect Marques da Silva, Charles Siclis, Jacques Émile Ruhlmann, René Lalique and Edgar Brandt. After being integrated into the Park area, it was transformed into a house-museum. It currently has a magnificent permanent exhibition of paintings by the famous Spanish painter Miró worth visiting.
Inclusions
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- Snacks
- Museum of Serralves
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
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Additional Information
Start of the tour from the Accommodation or meeting point with the group. End of the tour and arrival of the group at the Accommodation or Meeting Point Transfer is free from and to the accommodation or meeting point to be arranged
