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Casa-Museu
Teixeira Lopes DRINK
⌂ Rua de Teixeira Lopes 32
§ 351 22 375 1224 # 9am– Dick’s Bar
noon, 2–5pm Tue–Fri, This swanky hotel bar
10am–noon, 2–5pm Sun offers some of the best
& public hols views of the Douro
The former house and studio river. There’s a long
of Portuguese sculptor drinks menu, including,
Antonio Teixeira Lopes (1866– of course, port-
1942) has been beautifully based cocktails.
renovated and restored to  E5 ⌂ The Yeatman,
how this wonderful example Rua do Choupelo ∑ the-
of regional architecture would yeatman-hotel.com
have been when Lopes lived
here. Displaying many of his Terrace Lounge 360
personal effects, it also houses An open-air rooftop
an impressive collection of his bar overlooking the
works. Some of his bronze and river, Terrace Lounge
2 marble sculptures are found 360 is a great spot for
a sundowner. Order a
in the atmospheric courtyard,
Jardim do Morro while others are on display glass of white port
in the Diogo de Macedo on a sweltering
⌂ Av da República summer evening at this
# Teleférico de Gaia cable Galleries, which were built stylish bar, with a
car: May–Sep: 10am–8pm in 1975. neutral colour scheme.
Don’t miss the selection of
daily; Apr & Oct: 10am–
7pm daily; Nov–Mar: art by his contemporary, the  E4 ⌂ Espaço Porto
Cruz, Largo Miguel
10am–6pm daily painter and sculptor Diogo de Bombarda 23 § 220 925
∑ gaiacablecar.com Macedo (1889–1959), plus
paintings by the likes of Carlos 340 ¢ Mon
The design of the Jardim do Botelho (1899–1982) and
Morro has little changed since Amadeo de Souza Cardoso
it was built in 1927. The lake, (1887–1918).
bandstand and plants remain,
including the 22 linden trees
that line Avenida da República,
and the rubbish and graffiti- RUA NOVA DA A LFÂNDEGA
PORTO
scarred benches that occupied
it in recent years were Pont Luís I
removed in 2016. C A I S D E G A I A
The pretty garden lies at Castelo D o u r o Mosteiro da
de Gaia
the end of the top tier of the Serra do Pilar
Ponte Dom Luís I, making it a E I R A M I R O Teleférico Terrace
Lounge 360
great first stop in Vila Nova de Grahams’s de Gaia
Gaia. While away some time R U A R Port Ramos Sandeman
Porto
beneath the shady palms Ferreira Pinto Jardim do Jardim do
Morro
RUA DR.
Morro
here, gazing over the city, ANTÓNIO GRANJO Port Santa
the river and Porto below. Marinha
Once you’ve admired the RU A C Â NDIDO D O S REIS R EP Ú B LIC A
view, use the upper station of R UA RA M A D A A LTA Taylors RUA DO CHOUPELO
AVENIDA DA
the Teleférico de Gaia cable R U E S E R P A P I N T O Port Dick’s Bar
RU E G E NERAL T ORRES
Hotel VIA DA MISERICÓRDIA
car to explore the rest of the RUA VALE NTE PERFEITO LEONOR FREITAS Yeatman
RUA DONA
city. As it makes its way General
between the Jardim do Morro V I A R O S A M O T A Torres
and the port wine lodges
down on the riverfront, this VILA NOVA RUA DO C HOUPELO
Vila Nova
cable car gives its passengers AVENIDA M A N O EL DE OLIVEI R A DE GAIA R U A DE CÂNDIDO D OS R E I S RUA D E G E N E R AL TO R R ES
de Gaia
sweeping views over the
distinctive red-tiled rooftops RUA CONSELH E IR O VELOSO DA CRUZ
of Vila de Gaia’s port lodges.
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