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Transportation to Matosinhos Municipal Market. Reception at the AMAG office.
A market building (1939-1952) of great architectural value and protected as a monument since 2013. Architects: Fortunato Cabral, Morais Soares, and Cunha Leão. A jewel of Portuguese architecture.
Transportation to Vila do Conde, a small bank branch (1978-1986) of Borges and Irmao Bank (now BPI) by architect Álvaro Siza. A key work in his oeuvre. This building was the first to receive the Mies van der Rohe Award in 1988.
Ofir / Esposende, a holiday and seaside resort where the Cávado River meets the sea.
Casa / Summer House Dr. Fernando Ribeiro da Silva (1956-1958) by architect Fernando Távora
Optional: Parque do Rio Ofir Hotel (1962)n by architect Júlio De Oliveira
Summer House (1954) by architect Viana de Lima, a hidden gem of Portuguese architecture from the 1950s.
Return to Porto via Braga

Start at FEP (Faculdade de Economia da Universidade do Porto), a masterpiece by architect Viana de Lima from the early 1960s. The building underwent a thorough renovation in 2018.
Mosteiro de Leça do Balio, a 14th-century Gothic monastery with some Romanesque elements and an impressive interior. Restoration of the monastery by Siza and a new pavilion, “The beautiful fragmentation of a cube.”
Maia, Fundação Gramaxo – Museum & Park / One of Siza’s most recent projects.

Start with FAUP, the architecture school designed by Álvaro Siza (1987-1993), Porto’s new “Acropolis.”
Afternoon: Serralves Museum and Park. Explanation of the “The Siza Wing” extension. Exhibition by architects Aires Mateus.
Late afternoon: Tour of Casa da Musica, designed by OMA/Rem Koolhaas.
Guided tour.
Mercado do Bom Sucesso

Full-day guided tour in the historic center of Porto / City walk and visit to a few metro stations by architect Eduardo Souto de Moura (Trindade, S. Bento,…).
Building: Mercado do Bolhão, Cinema Batalha, Coliseu do Porto (...)

“The Young Siza,” a discovery of Siza’s early works in Matosinhos, the Porto suburb where he was born. Near the Baroque church by Niccolò Nasoni, a complex of four houses (1954-1957), and the Parish Centre (1956-1959) (Salão Paroquial).
Matosinhos Town Hall (Câmara Municipal), designed by Alcino Soutinho (1981-1984).

Lunch at Casa de Chá da Boa Nova / Leça da Palmeira (1959), Siza’s masterpiece overlooking the sea. Now a top restaurant. An exceptional experience.
Piscina de Marés / Leça da Palmeira (1961-1966)
Afternoon visit to Casa da Arquitectura in Matosinhos or Casa dos Pais by Siza (1961).

Free Leaving Guest House Duas Portas

 

Included

full accommodation and breakfast

local transportation

entrance visiting tickets

 

Not included

flight trip for arrival and departure to porto

daily lunch and daily dinner