Sight Boavista, Porto
Serralves
A sight in Boavista, Porto, moderately priced ($$) and worth about 2.5 hours.
Why go
Contemporary art museum by Álvaro Siza set in large Art Deco gardens.
It is one of 10 curated places we feature in Porto, alongside 3 sights, 2 bars & cafés and 2 places to eat. The closest of our other picks is Graham's Port Lodge, 3.8 km away as the crow flies.
- Type
- Sight · Culture
- Neighborhood
- Boavista
- Price
- $$
- Time needed
- 2.5 hr
Nearby
The 6 closest curated picks in Porto, measured as straight-line distance.
- 1Graham's Port Lodge
Port cellars on the Gaia hillside with a tasting terrace over the river.
Drinks · 3.8 km straight-line - 2Livraria Lello
Neo-Gothic bookstore with a carved red staircase.
Shopping · 4.0 km straight-line - 3Torre dos Clérigos
Baroque bell tower with a 240-step climb to a city view.
Sight · 4.1 km straight-line - 4Ribeira
Riverside quarter of stacked houses and cafés below the old town.
Sight · 4.5 km straight-line - 5São Bento Station
Train station hall lined with 20,000 azulejo tiles of Portuguese history.
Sight · 4.5 km straight-line - 6Mercado do Bolhão
Restored 19th-century market with produce, fish and small food stalls.
Food · 4.6 km straight-line
On these curated routes
Serralves is a stop on our Portugal by Rail route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.
More to do in Porto
Serralves is our only sight pick in Porto; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Porto guide.
When to go
Average daily highs in Porto run from 13°C in January to 24°C in August; January is usually the wettest month.
Modelled monthly averages for Porto from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Porto weather by month.
Getting there
Map links open a live search for Serralves, so hours and directions come straight from the map app.
- Address
- R. Dom João de Castro 210, 4150-417 Porto, Portugal
- Coordinates
- 41.15981, -8.65984
- Destination
- Porto, Portugal
- Website
- serralves.pt
Serralves: quick answers
How much time do you need at Serralves?
Plan on about 2.5 hours at Serralves. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.
Where is Serralves?
Serralves is at R. Dom João de Castro 210, 4150-417 Porto, Portugal, in Boavista. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.
Which TripsCircle routes include Serralves?
Serralves appears on Portugal by Rail, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.
Add Serralves to your crew's plan
Save it to a shared TripsCircle itinerary, settle the timing with a quick poll, and split the costs with everyone going to Porto.
Plan Porto
- Porto travel guide 10 places
- Best time to visit Porto weather by month
- Coimbra to Porto 108 km straight-line
Lists & regions
Also in Porto
- Dom Luís I Bridge Activity
- Majestic Café Drinks
- Café Santiago Food
Curated recommendation, not live listing data. Confirm hours, prices, bookings and access before you go.