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Biblioteca Municipal Almeida Garrett
High-tech library with free internet access, one-hour slots and long waits.
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Centro Português de Fotografia
On the south side of Cordoaria is a stately yet muscular building (1796) that once served as a prison and now houses the Centro Português de Fotografia. Multiple exhibitions offer a portrait of Porto and Portugal in the age of photography. Note that the rather gloomy lanes south of the museum were once part of Porto's judiaria (Jewish quarter).
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Igreja da Misericórdia
North of the Praça Infante Dom Henrique on the distinctly Parisian Rua das Flores, you'll find Nicolau Nasoni's rococo façade of the Igreja da Misericórdia. Now a museum, the church shelters the superb, anonymous Renaissance painting known as Fons Vitae (Fountain of Life), showing Dom Manuel I and his family around a fountain of blood from the crucified Christ.
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Museu de Arte Contemporânea
In a leafy, upscale suburb off the grand Avenida Boavista, is Porto's other great work of contemporary architecture. Designed by eminent, Porto-based architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, the Museu de Arte Contemporânea is an arrestingly minimalist construction of vast, whitewashed spaces bathed in natural light.
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Museu do Carro Eléctrico
Down the banks of the Douro is the cavernous Museu do Carro Eléctrico. Housed in a former switching-house, it displays dozens of beautifully restored old trams.
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Museu do Vinho do Porto
Down by the river in a remodelled warehouse, the modest Museu do Vinho do Porto explores the impact of the famous tipple on the region's history in a series of largely interactive displays, though it doesn't offer much insight into the wine itself.
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Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis
A short walk west of Cordoaria lands you at Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis. Porto's most comprehensive art collection, it ranges from Neolithic carvings to Portugal's take on Modernism and is housed in the formidable Palácio das Carrancas. Requisitioned by Napoleonic invaders, the neoclassical palace was abandoned so rapidly that the future Duke of Wellington found an unfinished banquet in the dining hall.
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Museu Romântico
Nestled on the garden's south slopes is the Quinta da Macieirinha, the small but stately home where the exiled king of Sardinia spent his final days holed up in 1843. The upstairs has been turned into the modest Museu Romântico, featuring the king's belongings and dainty period furnishings. Downstairs is the wonderful Solar do Vinho do Porto.
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Parque de Serralves
The marvellous, 18-hectare Parque de Serralves is host to the Museum of Contemporary Art. From lily ponds and formal fountains to a blood-red sculpture of intriguingly oversized pruning sheers, these gardens are well worth a visit in their own right. The estate and museum are 4km west of the city centre; take bus 78 from Praça da Liberdade or bus 21 from the Casa da Música metro stop.
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