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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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Palácio da Bolsa
The Palácio da Bolsa is a splendid neoclassical monument - built from 1842 to 1910 - to honour Porto's past-and-present money merchants. Just past the entrance hall is the glass-domed Pátio das Nações, where the stock exchange once operated. But this pales in comparison with rooms deeper inside, and to visit these you must join one of the guided tours that set off every 30 minutes, and last for 30 minutes.
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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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Ponte de Dom Luís I
Completed in 1886 by a student of Gustave Eiffel, the double-decker bridge's top deck is now reserved for pedestrians as well as one of the city's metro lines; the lower deck bears regular traffic. Both afford wonderful views.
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Praça da Batalha
At its southern end, Rua Santa Catarina opens out onto the lovely, eclectic Praça da Batalha. It's anchored at one end by the Igreja de Santo Ildefonso and at the other by the lavishly romantic Teatro Nacional São João.
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Praça da Ribeira
Down by the river, narrow streets open out onto Praça da Ribeira, which - with its river views and austerely grand, tiled townhouses - is shorthand for Porto itself. From here you have fine views of both the port-wine lodges across the river as well as the monumental, double-decker Ponte de Dom Luís I.
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Ramos Pinto
On the riverfront of Vila Nova de Gaia you can visit the rather grand Ramos Pinto, including its historic offices and aging cellars.
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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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Ribeira Negra
Bringing the art of the azulejo (hand-painted tiles) up to date, the Modernist, polychromatic Ribeira Negra M0424 by Júlio Resende is a huge, tiled mural celebrating life in the Ribeira district. Created in 1987, it's located at the mouth of the tunnel to the lower deck of the Ponte de Dom Luís I.
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São Bento Train Station
Just off the Aliados lies São Bento Train Station. Designed by José Marques da Silva and completed in 1903, it seems to have been imported straight from 19th century Paris, thanks to its mansard roof and imposing stone facade. But the dramatic azulejos in the front hall are an entirely Portuguese creation. Completed by Jorge Colaço in 1930, they depict both historic battles scenes as well as a history of transport.
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Taylor's
Up from the river in Vila Nova de Gaia, British-run Taylor's is a lodge that boasts lovely, oh-so-English grounds with fine views of Porto. Plus its tours are free and even include a tasting of one top-of-the-range (late-bottled vintage) wine - your reward for the short huff uphill.
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Torre dos Clérigos
Just uphill from Aliados, you can get your bearings and bird's-eye photographs from the vertigo-inducing Torre dos Clérigos. Italian-born baroque master Nicolau Nasoni designed the 76m-high tower in the mid-18th century. To reach the top, you must scale its 225-step spiral staircase.
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Vila Nova de Gaia
While technically its own municipality, Vila Nova de Gaia ('Gaia') sits just across the Douro from Porto and is woven into the city's fabric both by a series of stunning bridges as well as its shared history of port-wine making. Since the mid-18th century, port-wine bottlers and exporters have been obliged to maintain their 'lodges' - basically dressed-up warehouses - here.
