Neighboring the Bolhão Market, this is a street to start discovering in the Jardim do Marquês de Pombal, and going down with your eyes fixed on its buildings of unique architecture, and the people who pass by (although many are tourists) ).
A good place to get memories of the trip.
Its planning was due to the visionary spirit of the Almadas whose rehabilitation works, in the second half of the eighteenth century, brought a new light to the city of Porto. The street was extended to Alameda da Aguardente, today Praça do Marquês de Pombal. With imposing facades houses some examples of Art Nouveau. With a length of about 1500 meters, Rua de Santa Catarina is the most commercial artery of downtown Porto, part of which is closed to car traffic and reserved for pedestrians only.
Porto shopping street
Santa Caterina Street is the main one in Porto. In it are all the stores and all the software brands, department stores and cafes, such as the famous majestic. There are also churches, one of them is the beautiful chapel of Almas. And thousands of terraces to see, that except on this street there is no
Porto is a city full of colors to behold. You can easily visit in 4 days and you will certainly not be disappointed if you are looking for and the authenticity of Portugal. Santa Caterina is the soul of shopping in the city in the late afternoon comes alive with people and perfumes.
Porto is a city full of colors to behold. You can easily visit in 4 days and you will certainly not be disappointed if you are looking for and the authenticity of Portugal. Santa Caterina is the soul of shopping in the city in the late afternoon comes alive with people and perfumes.
Points of interest
Art Nouveau facades of the Latin Bookstore and the former Reis & Filhos Goldsmith Shop, located at the entrance of the street from Praça da Batalha, on the right and left, respectively.
Galerias Palladium, at the intersection with Rua de Passos Manuel, a project by architect Marques da Silva, built in 1914 for Armazéns Nascimento, today houses several commercial establishments such as Fnac and C&A.
Café Majestic, inaugurated in 1921 and today recognized as "of public interest", was the meeting place of the fine flower of the Porto intelligentsia, namely Leonardo Coimbra and his disciples, and is today one of the main sights of the street.
Empire Tea Room, very close to Majestic, another historic establishment that opened its doors in 1944.
Grande Hotel do Porto, opened in 1880, is one of the most prestigious hotels in the city. Eça de Queirós was a frequent guest of this hotel and here died Teresa Cristina, the last empress of Brazil, in 1889. In it was also arrested Prime Minister Afonso Costa in December 1917, during the coup détat of Sidónio Pais.
Via Catarina, a commercial center of the Sonae Group, opened in 1996 after one of the largest urban interventions in the area, preserving the facade of the former Oporto newspaper.
Santa Catarina or Almas Chapel, on the corner of Fernandes Tomás Street, built in the early 18th century.
