Oporto remains a conservative and closeted city, with its very first Pride Week having only taken place for the first time in 2001 and the annual pride march only in 2006. But the march does have the honor to go down the main avenue, Avenida dos Aliados, indicating that the city is slowly opening itself up to gay life.
Unlike Lisbon however, there is no traditionally gay neighborhood. There are a few gay bars, but no gay hotels.
Cultural visits
Porto's cultural Eden
This world-class museum displays cutting-edge international contemporary art in a striking minimalist building by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Alvaro Siza Vieira.
Like the Guggenheim, there is no permanent collection, with temporary exhibitions taking up the entire space, as well as that of the separate "Casa de Serralves," a pink Art Deco construction located by the surrounding formal gardens (which are magnificent and worth a visit in their own right).
Porto's architectural marvel
A twelve-storey, irregular-shaped building and designed by world-renowned architect Rem Koolhaas exclusively for musical performances.
It opened in 2005 and for admirers of architectural marvels it justifies a visit to Oporto on its own.
Bar
BAR OF SOAP, Rua do Bolhão 132, Porto.
INVICTUS Rua da Conceição 80, Porto
LUSITANO Rua de José Falcão137, Porto
Cultural visits
Porto's cultural Eden
This world-class museum displays cutting-edge international contemporary art in a striking minimalist building by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Alvaro Siza Vieira.
Like the Guggenheim, there is no permanent collection, with temporary exhibitions taking up the entire space, as well as that of the separate "Casa de Serralves," a pink Art Deco construction located by the surrounding formal gardens (which are magnificent and worth a visit in their own right).
Porto's architectural marvel
A twelve-storey, irregular-shaped building and designed by world-renowned architect Rem Koolhaas exclusively for musical performances.
It opened in 2005 and for admirers of architectural marvels it justifies a visit to Oporto on its own.
DRAG BRUNCH PORTO : Drag Brunch Porto. Show, drag queens, delicious food and of course lots of Mimosas.
QUEER PORTO - FILMFESTIVAL: Queer Porto is the national film festival.
PORTO PRIDE :Porto Pride is the oldest Pride event in the north of Portugal, held since 2001
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