Parque de Serralves

Amazing place to visit. Tickets cost €24 but include modern art gallery, house and gardens which are all gorgeous. Take the 207 bus to get there. So beautiful with lots of space for everybody. Kids and adults alike will love it!

If you are in Porto and what to visit a museum this is the one. Two exhibition areas plus the gardens will make it a easily accessible three hour stay. The gardens should not be skeeped since they also have lot of modern art pieces. On the negative side, the main museum is not that easy to navigate in an optimal way with some dead ends and not numbers rooms.

Such a cool place! Lots of interesting sculptures on the grounds and beautiful foliage. The villa was beautiful and the exhibit at the time was really cool! The main gallery is also deceptively large. You get a ticket to the entire grounds but can only enter each area once.

Would love this place even more if you could exit somewhere at the bottom. Very relaxing park though. Loved the old growth trees and the family of ducks in the pond. The short tree walk thru the canopy of eucalyptus trees was nice too.

really big museum. don't repeat my mistakes and bring some snacks with you. everything is super cool though and it has a really nice flow to walk through. trees, bushes and such also.

A very nice place and definitely worth a visit. It has several museums that change their exhibits throughout the year. The pathway is amazing, especially the section elevated above the artificial lake, which makes it beautiful not only in spring but also in fall. There is also a black box exhibit that I highly recommend to anyone interested in conceptual art. In the back garden you may find some interesting animals!

For Porto visitors this has to be a stop on your itinerary. We put aside half a day to come out and visit the lands here so spent around 5 hours seeing everything at our own pace. The art museum had some interesting exhibits to keep you engaged and after that you can grab a bite at the lunch buffet (open till 3pm) before setting off for the villa and a walk down to the gardens.

lovely escape from the city totaling 55 acres, and many art buildings including a 1930s art deco villa. loved the gardens most of all, and the exhibit on Japanese green architecture firm SANAA. surprised to see a large collection of u.s. modern art photography, including from rarer artists like fraancesca woodman. bravo!

What a delicious place! Plan to spend a ton of time, between the museum, the house, the garden, the tree walks, the full garden paths you can easily spend half a day, and that would be rushing. My favorite, and I wish I spent more time, was the garden and the outdoor paths. Plan to get lost, explore, be inspired, think, question, and just be purely in love with this experience. I can't recommend enough.

Serralves Park is a gorgeous spot in Porto that is a wonderful way to spend a few hours decompressing and strolling around. The Casa de Serralves looks honestly looks like a Barbie house, in its simple Art Deco design. There are a series of large garden fountains that connect down the middle of the front courtyard. The grounds around the Casa are also very architectural and designed in maze patterns, structural elements, and completely matching the flow and feel of the house. A forest of trees and paths also surround the park, so you can do a lot of walking and marveling at things as you pass. The interior museum (no photos, unfortunately) features exhibits focused on contemporary art. It houses works from well known International artists as well as local Portuguese artists. There are several art pieces scattered around the park and grounds as well. My favorite was "Plantoir" by Claes Oldenburg. It's a giant red trowel that stands almost 25 feet tall and weighs over 2,000 pounds. It just makes you feel so small when you're standing there next to it! No matter if you're a fan of art, nature, or history - Serralves fits the ticket.

Walking about 15-20 minutes from the coast, there's only one entrance in the northwest corner of the park. When you walk through the gate, signs will direct you where to get tickets. (And you'll need a ticket.) 12€ gets you into the modern art museum and one other attraction. 20€ let's you explore the entire park, including the Art Deco casa, the treetop walk, trails, gardens, and sculpture garden. With the exception of the museum, cinema house, and one other gallery by the farm, everything is seen from the outside. There's free Wi-Fi throughout. You'll need to log in each time you access it. I spent three hours here and felt like I experienced it

A full cultural experience here in Porto. Many different exhibitions within the museum proper. And the sculptures and the gardens are beautifully curated. Don't miss the Art Deco house. And the tree top walkway is wonderful. Stop and listen to all of the birds.