Galeria Presença

Miragaia


This gallery homes in on both home-grown and international modern art, with strong ties to Portugal.


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Nearby Miragaia attractions

1. Jardins do Palácio de Cristal

0.13 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…

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 Romântico

0.28 MILES

Nestled on the southern slopes of Jardins do Palácio de Cristal, beneath cathedral oaks and sycamores, is the small but stately home where the exiled king…

4. Igreja do Carmo

0.39 MILES

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…

5. Igreja das Carmelitas

0.39 MILES

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…

6. World of Discoveries

0.4 MILES

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

7. Museu dos Transportes

0.42 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…

8. Jardim da Cordoaria

0.44 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…