Casa da Música

Casa da Música is an underground light rail station on the Porto Metro system in Porto, Portugal. It is situated on the Avenida da França and takes its name from the nearby Casa da Música concert hall.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Casa da Música and Rotunda da Boavista.

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… Casa da Música is situated 260 metres southwest of Casa da Música.

Rotunda da Boavista

Square

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Rotunda da Boavista, is a large roundabout with public gardens at its centre in the Boavista neighbourhood in Porto, Portugal. Always popularly known as "A Rotunda" it was named Praça de Boavista on its construction in the late 1700s and was renamed in 1903 as the Praça de Mouzinho de Alberquerque, honouring the Portuguese soldier who fought in Africa during the 19th century. Rotunda da Boavista is situated 300 metres south of Casa da Música.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carvalhido and Cedofeita.

Carvalhido

Neighborhood

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Carvalhido is a neighborhood.

Cedofeita

Suburb

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Cedofeita is a former civil parish in the municipality of Porto, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória.