Torel Avantgarde

Top choice in Miragaia


High on a hill in Miragaia, this decadent five-star boutique hotel is a winner. Named after prominent avant-garde artists, designers and musicians – from Warhol to Nina Simone – the luxe rooms and suites are decorated in rich colours and fabrics, with bespoke murals, handwoven rugs and homestyle perks like Nespresso machines.

Gourmet restaurant Digby has fine river views and Balsamea Spa offers a hammam, gym, massages and Thalgo marine treatments.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Miragaia attractions

1. World of Discoveries

0.14 MILES

A guaranteed kid-pleaser – if slightly overpriced – this interactive museum catapults you back to the 14th to 16th centuries, when the Portuguese ruled…

2. Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis

0.16 MILES

Porto's best art museum presents a stellar collection ranging from Neolithic carvings to Portugal’s take on modernism, all housed in the formidable…

3. Museu dos Transportes

0.16 MILES

Set in the 19th-century riverside customs house, this museum traces the motorcar from its inception to the future. It does the same for radio and…

4. Look at Porto

0.21 MILES

This new 5D cinema whisks you on a virtual flight over Porto, revealing angles never seen at ground level, with added special effects such as motion seats…

5. Jardins do Palácio de Cristal

0.23 MILES

Sitting atop a bluff, this gorgeous botanical garden is one of Porto's best-loved escapes, with lawns interwoven with sun-dappled paths and dotted with…

6. Igreja de São Pedro de Miragaia

0.25 MILES

One of Porto's oldest churches, the medieval Igreja de São Pedro de Miragaia was completely rebuilt in the 17th and 18th centuries, and pays homage to St…

7. Jardim das Virtudes

0.26 MILES

A much-loved picnic spot of tripeiros, these tucked-away gardens stagger down the hillside in a series of lawn terraces. Find a shady spot under the trees…

8. Jardim da Cordoaria

0.32 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…