It was the first fire light in Portugal and was built in 1527, by the commendatory of the Santo Tirso Monastery, D. Miguel da Silva, who left incomes to lit fires at night, perpetually.

Built in neo-Gothic style, the Bookshop has a magnificent façade, formed by a wide depressed arch, whose entrance is divided into a central door, flanked by two shop windows. Over this arch there is a triple window. On the sides of the window, two painted figures stand out, by José Bielman, symbolizing Art and Science. Note the tracery that tops the entire building. At the entrance, in the center of the vast room, an ornamental staircase gives access to an upper level, where some tables serve as support for the exhibition of books. Wooden benches, covered in leather, and shelves …

The set is formed by a tower, the Casa do Despacho and Clérigos Church. This monument is the maximum exponent of the Porto’s baroque style. Although it is less known than the Clérigos Tower, the Clérigos Church was built first, between 1732 and 1750. It is a Nasoni’s typical construction. Inside, the golden carving and the baroque, rococo and neoclassic pelmets stand out. This was the first big work by Nasoni and the one which made him famous. This author would never leave the Porto city and died here.

The construction of the new Port customs building was designed in 1859, by the French engineer C.F.G. Colson. It has an area of 36000 m2 and comprises three main bodies. The building of the Customs Act, in addition to the accommodation of the services of the Museum and the Museum Association of transport and communications, a Congress and Exhibition Centre.

The Porto’s Misericórdia Church is from the XV century and its front is by Nicolau Nasoni. It suffered profound changes during the XVIII century. The rococo style is quite obvious on its decorations. Inside, the main chapel, which is from the primitive construction, deserves a careful look. At the Mesários room, a masterpiece of the gothic painting stands out.

The Sé is the main church in the city of Porto. It was built in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The first mass was held in the year 1120. In the 13th century alterations were made that completely altered the main portal. Rebuilt in the Baroque style, it kept only the rose window of its original construction. Nicolau Nasoni was the author of a galilee on the north façade, and also intervened in the decoration of the sacristy. The interior retains the images of Nossa Senhora da Vandoma (14th century), the "silver altar", an important Gothic cloister, the "old cloister", …

Five floors’ tower facing two parallel streets, it is an example of the medieval architecture. The typology of the primitive tympanum and the arch side face of one of the first windows, make us believe that the building is from the XIII century. The remaining doors and square windows and, maybe, the last floor, are the result of transformations the building suffered in the modern period. This medieval building is one of the oldest in town.

It was built at the beginning of the 20th century on the site where the Convent of São Bento da Ave-Maria used to be. The building's atrium deserves special mention as it is covered with magnificent tile panels by Jorge Colaço.

The 31 de Janeiro Street is worth to be made on foot. Although this downtown Street is very declivous, it is a good place to find examples of the iron architecture on the shops and buildings.

A Ponte do Freixo é a que se encontra mais a montante do rio Douro, entre as várias que unem o Porto a Vila Nova de Gaia. Este projeto da autoria de António Reis foi construído com o objetivo de minimizar os congestionamentos ao trânsito automóvel vividos nas Pontes da Arrábida e Ponte Luiz l.