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Praça de Carlos Alberto

Cedofeita, Porto

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Praça de Carlos Alberto, Porto

Source: visitporto.travel, checked 15 Oct 2026.

Patterned paving and tiled townhouses around Praça de Carlos Alberto square in Porto
Photo: Yellow.Cat / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

A square once called Praça dos Ferradores for the blacksmiths' workshops there. The Balsemão palace stands on its east side and a monument to the Portuguese dead of the Great War is in the garden at its centre.

Time needed 20 minutes
Best time Evening
Free
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What's on at Praça de Carlos Alberto

Upcoming events at Praça de Carlos Alberto and within a ten-minute walk, from the weekly Porto events calendar.

Performance Starts in 11 days €12

O Conceito Inútil

19 to 22 Nov TeCA, Teatro Carlos Alberto, Cedofeita

Theatre show at TeCA, Teatro Carlos Alberto, in Portuguese, listed on Agenda Porto (agenda-porto.pt).

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Performance €12

Montanha e Utopia, de Sara Barros Leitão

22 Jan to 31 Jan 2027 TeCA, Teatro Carlos Alberto, Cedofeita

Theatre show at TeCA, Teatro Carlos Alberto, in Portuguese, listed on Agenda Porto (agenda-porto.pt).

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no fe-mi-ni-no

19 Nov Reitoria da Universidade do Porto, Cedofeita

Time 21:30

Opera at Reitoria da Universidade do Porto, listed on Agenda Porto (agenda-porto.pt).

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Smaller local events nearby

  • Sun market, Saturday and Sunday Market

    Saturday and Sunday. Next: Sun 8 Nov · Praça Parada Leitão, Baixa

    An urban crafts market of traditional and contemporary handmade objects. The Município lists it on Saturdays and Sundays at Praça Parada Leitão.

    Free entry · 10:00 to 18:00 (October to March), 10:00 to 20:00 (April to September) · Map · Source: Município do Porto (Atividades Económicas) · Mercado do Sol

  • À La Carte listening sessions at Lola Hi-Fi Performance

    Every Tuesday. Next: Tue 10 Nov · Lola Hi-Fi, Rua de José Falcão 152, Baixa

    A weekly series with sound archivist Armando Sousa, an hour of music around a set theme. Agenda Porto lists it every Tuesday at 19:30, for ages 18 and over.

    Free · 19:30 to 20:30 · Map · Source: Agenda Porto (Município do Porto) · Sessões de escuta À La Carte, Lola Hi-Fi

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Nearby

Café Luso Food · right here A café, restaurant and beer house on Praça de Carlos Alberto, open since 1935 and restored in 2010. Moustache Coffee House Cafe · right here A coffee house in a two-floor building on Praça de Carlos Alberto, with takeaway at the counter or seating inside. Palacete dos Viscondes de Balsemão Landmark · 1 min walk A palace remodelled in the 19th century that received the exiled King Carlos Alberto of Sardinia in 1849. Igreja do Carmo Church · 1 min walk A late 18th-century rococo church whose side façade was covered in tiles in 1912, with scenes drawn by Silvestre Silvestri. Carmo Church Church · 1 min walk A Rococo church from the second half of the 18th century, with carved woodwork inside. Igreja dos Carmelitas Church · 1 min walk A 17th-century church with a classical façade from the 1850s attributed to Nicolau Nasoni.

Around Cedofeita

Galleries, bookshops and student cafés

Cedofeita is the area around Rua de Cedofeita and Rua de Miguel Bombarda. It has the city's gallery street, several bookshops and a few old cafés.

Cedofeita has 18 places on the Roam Porto map: 3 churches and cathedrals, 3 shops, 3 cafes, 2 parks and gardens, 2 landmarks, 2 restaurants, 1 neighbourhood, 1 bar and 1 wine bar. Read the Cedofeita guide.

Good to know

What is the address of Praça de Carlos Alberto?
Praça de Carlos Alberto, Porto.
How long do you need at Praça de Carlos Alberto?
Plan for 20 minutes.
When is the best time to visit Praça de Carlos Alberto?
Evening.

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