Dating to the late 18th century, this captivating azulejo-covered church is one of Porto’s best examples of rococo architecture. The tiled panel on the facade pays tribute to Nossa Senhora (Our Lady).
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Igreja de São Francisco
0.45 MILES
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Serralves
2.39 MILES
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Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis
0.26 MILES
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Palácio da Bolsa
0.42 MILES
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Jardins do Palácio de Cristal
0.48 MILES
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Casa da Música
1.08 MILES
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Sé
29.48 MILES
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Feira de Barcelos
26.61 MILES
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Nearby Miragaia attractions
1. Igreja das Carmelitas
Blink and you might miss that this is a church in its own right, snuggled as close as it is to the Igreja do Carmo. The twin churches are separated only…
2. Livraria Lello
0.1 MILES
Ostensibly a bookshop, but even if you’re not after books, don’t miss this exquisite 1906 neo-Gothic confection, with its lavishly carved plaster…
3. Jardim da Cordoaria
0.12 MILES
This pleasantly leafy park is known simply as ‘Cordoaria’. Check out the four haunting sculptures by Spain's Juan Muñoz. The romantic, narrow lanes that…
4. Torre dos Clérigos
0.16 MILES
Sticking out on Porto's skyline like a sore thumb – albeit a beautiful baroque one – this 76m-high tower was designed by Italian-born baroque master…
5. Igreja dos Clérigos
0.17 MILES
Nicolau Nasoni designed the Igreja dos Clérigos, with its theatrical facade and unusual, oval-shaped nave, resembling a Fabergé egg due to its dusky pink…
6. Rua de São Bento da Vitória
0.18 MILES
With its cobblestones polished smooth by centuries of shoe leather, and pretty tiled houses with little wrought-iron balconies and window boxes brimming…
7. Centro Português de Fotografia
0.2 MILES
This stately yet muscular building (1767) once served as a prison and now houses a photography museum. You actually walk through the thick iron gates and…
8. Mosteiro de São Bento da Vitória
0.24 MILES
Note the sign in front of this former monastery apologising for the expulsion of the Jews in 1496 under the Portuguese Inquisition and the iron fist of…