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Porto
This wacky Polynesian bar is a backstreet treasure tucked away from the main tourist drag near the Lapa metro station. Portuguese tradition is left at the door to make way for cocktails served in tiki cups ornamented with feathers, parrots and long poke-your-eye-out straws. Cocktails from €5.50.
Don’t expect world-class mixology, but do expect a fun night in a makeshift tropical paradise. A simple bar menu is available if you get peckish.
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Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis
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5. Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis
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Porto's best art museum presents a stellar collection ranging from Neolithic carvings to Portugal’s take on modernism, all housed in the formidable…
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7. Jardins do Palácio de Cristal
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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…
0.7 MILES
At once minimalist, iconic and daringly imaginative, the Casa da Música is the beating heart of Porto's cultural scene and the home of the Porto National…