Boavista

Boavista is a neighborhood in União das freguesias de Lordelo do Ouro e Massarelos, Porto. Boavista is situated nearby to the neighborhood Guerra Junqueiro, as well as near Campo Alegre.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Casa da Música and Kadoorie Synagogue.

Casa da Música

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The Casa da Música is a concert hall in Porto, Portugal. It was designed by architect Rem Koolhaas and opened in 2005. Designed to mark the festive year of 2001 in which the city of Porto was designated European Capital of Culture, it was the first building…

Kadoorie Synagogue

Synagogue

The Kadoorie Mekor Haim Synagogue, also the Porto Synagogue, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 340 Guerra Junqueiro Street, in the civil parish of Lordelo do Ouro e Massarelos, the municipality of Porto, in the northern region of Portugal.

Estádio do Bessa

Stadium

Photo: Rui Reis, CC BY 2.0.

The Estádio do Bessa Sec. XXI is a football stadium located in the Boavista area of Porto, Portugal; it is the home ground of Boavista Futebol Clube. Like other stadiums used in Euro 2004, the Bessa is a new ground but built on top of the old stands, with each new stand being constructed at different times, which allowed Boavista to continue playing there during the project.