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Jardim do Passeio Alegre
Riverside garden in Foz at the end of tram line 1, with mini golf, a café and Art Nouveau public toilets from 1910, per the city; free, open around the clock (research).
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Planetário do Porto
University of Porto planetarium near the river: cheap dome shows for a wet afternoon; family ticket €15.40 for two adults and their children up to 17.
- Address
- Rua das Estrelas, s/n, Porto
- Price level
- €
Great with kids
Family ticket and under-3s free; session language not checked. Research.
The notes
What the sources say (research)
- Prices per planetarium session: adult €6.60, child or youth 3–17 €4.40, senior 65+ €4.40, under 3 free; family ticket €15.40 for up to two adults with their children up to 17. [planetario.up.pt]
- Run with Ciência Viva; tickets online (BOL) or at the box office, phone 226 089 800. [planetario.up.pt]
- Public sessions are scheduled mostly in the afternoon and vary by month: check the schedule page before going. [planetario.up.pt]
Open questions
Further afield: Jardim do Passeio Alegre (3 km), SEA LIFE Porto (5 km), Piscina das Marés (7 km), Parque Biológico de Gaia (9 km), Zoo Santo Inácio (10 km). Straight-line distances from the centre point, not driving times.
Schematic: positions from each place's coordinates, no roads or coastline. Not for navigation.
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Parque Biológico de Gaia
Gaia city council's nature park in Avintes: a nature discovery trail of about 3 km, €1 for ages 7–17 and €7.50 for a family (research).
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Piscina das Marés
Álvaro Siza's 1966 seawater pools carved into the rocks at Leça da Palmeira: a National Monument you can swim in, open in the bathing season only (normally June–September; exact dates vary).
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SEA LIFE Porto
Aquarium by the sea at Castelo do Queijo, next to Parque da Cidade: a reliable rainy-day hour or two with children; online €19 adult, €14 child 2–14.
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