InterContinental Porto - Palacio das Cardosas Destination

Rua de Santa Catarina is one of Porto’s best-known shopping streets, crossing the city centre with a lively mix of shops, cafés and historic façades. Part of the street is pedestrianised, making it easy to explore on foot. Café Majestic and Mercado do Bolhão are among the nearby highlights.

The Sao Bento train station is a railway station in Porto, Portugal, opened in 1916. It was built in the early twentieth century in the very spot where once stood the convent of S. Benedict of Hail Mary. Hence the name with which the station was named. The lobby is covered with twenty thousand tiles historian, painter Jorge Colaco (1864-1942). It is one of the most remarkable artistic enterprises which marked the beginning of the twentieth century. The building is the architect Marques da Silva.

Casa da Musica was conceived to mark 2001, the year in which Porto was Cultural Capital of Europe, and it is the first new building in Portugal to be entirely dedicated to music - to the presentation and public enjoyment of music, to music education and to the creation of music. The project took shape in 1999 after the Rem Koolhaas & Ellen van Loon - Office for Metropolitan Architecture won the international architectural competition. Casa da Musica opened on April 15th , 2005.

The Palacio da Bolsa is located beside the St Francis Church of Porto, once part of the St Francis Convent, founded in the 13th century. In 1832 during war,a fire destroyed the cloisters of the convent,sparing the church. In 1841, Queen Mary II donated the convent ruins to the merchants of the city, who decided to build the seat of the Commercial Association. Most of the palace was finished by 1850, but the decoration of the interior was only completed in 1910 and involved many different artists

Café Majestic is one of Porto’s most historic cafés and a landmark of Rua de Santa Catarina. Opened in 1922, its Belle Époque interiors, ornate mirrors and carved woodwork preserve the atmosphere of the city’s early 20th-century café culture. It remains one of the best-known stops in downtown Porto.

Clérigos Tower is one of Porto’s most recognisable landmarks. Designed by Nicolau Nasoni in the 18th century, the Baroque tower rises above the historic centre and offers panoramic views over Porto and the Douro River. Visitors can climb its 240 steps for one of the city’s most distinctive viewpoints.

Livraria Lello is one of Porto’s best-known cultural landmarks, recognised for its neo-Gothic interior, stained glass and iconic central staircase. Open since 1906, the bookshop brings together architecture, literature and heritage in the historic centre, just a short walk from Clérigos Tower.

Estádio do Dragão is one of Porto’s major sports landmarks and the home stadium of FC Porto. Located in the eastern part of the city, it hosts Portuguese football matches, international fixtures and major European competitions. The stadium is also home to the FC Porto Museum, making it a key destination for football and sports fans visiting Porto.