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Casa de Serralves
A delightful pink Art Deco mansion built by a forward-looking nobleman in the 1930s, Casa de Serralves hosts temporary exhibitions. You can visit Casa de Serralves and the Museu de Arte Contemporânea with a single admission.
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Casa do Infante
Just back from the river in the Ribeira district is the handsomely renovated Casa do Infante. It's claimed that Henry the Navigator was born here in 1394, and the house later served as Porto's first customs house and now houses its historical archives. The complex was recently excavated, revealing Roman foundations as well as some remarkable mosaics - all of which are now on display.
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Mosteiro da Serra de Pilar
Watching over the entire scene is the severe, 17th-century hilltop Mosteiro da Serra de Pilar, with its striking, circular cloister. Requisitioned by the future Duke of Wellington during the Peninsular wars, it still belongs to the Portuguese military and is closed to the public. The church is open for mass on Sunday mornings from 10am to noon.
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Ribeira
Don't miss the alluring riverside Ribeira district - a window onto the past with shadowed lanes, grimy cobbled passages, tall sugary coloured houses and barcos rabelos (traditional boats used to ferry port wine) photogenically posed at the quayside. Here also are the clearest views of the port warehouses across the river and glowering Ponte de Dom Luís I.
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