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Activity in Porto

World of Discoveries

Interactive museum on Portugal's Age of Discovery in Miragaia with a boat ride through a water channel; closed Mondays. Prices not published on the home page.

Address
Rua de Miragaia 106, Porto
Hours
Tue–Fri 10:00–18:00, weekends/holidays 10:00–19:00; closed Mon, 25 Dec, 1 Jan; early last entry 24/31 Dec
Open in Google Mapsworldofdiscoveries.com

OK with kids

Family-oriented by design; we have no age guidance or prices. Research.

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  • An interactive exhibition on the Portuguese voyages of discovery; visitors “navigate” through a purpose-built water channel along the sea routes. [worldofdiscoveries.com]
  • Tuesday–Friday 10:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30); weekends and holidays 10:00–19:00 (last entry 18:30); closed Mondays, 25 December and 1 January. Last entry is 13:00 on 24 December and 15:30 on 31 December. [worldofdiscoveries.com, 14 Oct 2026]
  • Ticket prices: not shown on the official home page and not retrieved from its ticket shop. Check before you go.

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Further afield: Jardim do Passeio Alegre (4 km), SEA LIFE Porto (6 km), Parque Biológico de Gaia (7 km), Zoo Santo Inácio (9 km), Piscina das Marés (9 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.

Activity

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).

  • Great with kids
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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).

  • Great with kids
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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).

  • Great with kids
  • Seasonal
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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.

  • Great with kids
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