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Via Catarina

Bolhão and Santa Catarina, Porto

Address
Rua de Santa Catarina 312/350, 4000-443 Porto, Porto

Source: visitporto.travel, checked 15 Oct 2026.

Corner frontage of the Via Catarina shopping centre with its name sign in Porto
Photo: Werner Bayer / Flickr (CC0 1.0)

A shopping centre on Rua de Santa Catarina with 93 shops, restaurants and 600 parking spaces.

Time needed 1 hour
Best time Rainy afternoons
Rainy dayWith kids
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What's on near Via Catarina

Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Via Catarina, from the weekly Porto events calendar.

Market Starts tomorrow

2.ª Edição Mercado Allure

9 to 14 Nov Mercado do Bolhão, Bolhão and Santa Catarina

Fair at Mercado do Bolhão, listed on Agenda Porto (agenda-porto.pt).

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Coro Comunitário

8 Nov Coliseu Porto Ageas, Bolhão and Santa Catarina

Time 10:00

Workshop or guided visit at Coliseu Porto Ageas, listed on Agenda Porto (agenda-porto.pt).

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Performance Starts in 7 days €17.50 to €30

Amor de Perdição

15 Nov Coliseu Porto Ageas, Bolhão and Santa Catarina

Time 17:00

Opera at Coliseu Porto Ageas, listed on Agenda Porto (agenda-porto.pt).

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Performance €28 to €42

O Lago dos Cisnes

27 Nov Coliseu Porto Ageas, Bolhão and Santa Catarina

Time 21:00

Dance show at Coliseu Porto Ageas, listed on Agenda Porto (agenda-porto.pt).

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Smaller local events nearby

  • Bolhão market Market

    Monday to Saturday. Next: Mon 9 Nov · Rua Formosa 322, Baixa

    The renovated municipal market on Rua Formosa sells fish, vegetables, fruit and crafts. Its own site lists the market Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 20:00 and Saturday from 08:00 to 18:00, restaurants Monday to Saturday from 08:00 to midnight, and closed on Sundays.

    Free entry · Market 08:00 to 20:00 (Saturday 08:00 to 18:00), restaurants 08:00 to 24:00 · Map · Source: Mercado do Bolhão · Mercado do Bolhão

  • Há Fado no Mercado at Bolhão Performance

    Wednesdays 21 and 28 October, 4 and 11 November 2026. Next: Wed 11 Nov · Mercado do Bolhão, Rua Formosa 322, Baixa

    Fado singers perform in two restaurants of the Bolhão market, at 20:00 and 21:00. Agenda Porto lists four Wednesdays, 21 and 28 October and 4 and 11 November 2026.

    Free · 20:00 to 22:00 · Map · Source: Agenda Porto (Município do Porto) · Há Fado no Mercado

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Nearby

Chapel of Souls Church · 1 min walk An early 18th-century chapel whose exterior was covered in azulejos in 1929, with scenes from the lives of Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint... A Pérola do Bolhão Shopping · 2 min walk A grocery founded in 1917 with an Art Nouveau front tiled with images of the spice routes. Mercearia do Bolhão Shopping · 2 min walk A traditional grocery over a century old, specialised in cod, Port wine, cheese, cured sausages and regional bread. Nata Lisboa Cafe · 2 min walk A café on Rua de Santa Catarina that sells mainly pastéis de nata, a Lisbon-style custard tart. Confeitaria do Bolhão Cafe · 3 min walk A bakery and pastry shop founded in 1896, with a restaurant on another floor serving set menus and daily dishes. Coliseu Porto Ageas Landmark · 3 min walk A theatre that opened on 19 December 1941 and became the largest in the country.

Around Bolhão and Santa Catarina

Market, shopping street and francesinhas

Bolhão is the city's central municipal market, and Rua de Santa Catarina is the Baixa's main shopping street, about 1,500 metres long. Rua Formosa and Rua Passos Manuel add old groceries, a theatre and several francesinha restaurants.

Bolhão and Santa Catarina has 14 places on the Roam Porto map: 4 shops, 3 cafes, 3 restaurants, 1 market, 1 church or cathedral, 1 landmark and 1 bar. Read the Bolhão and Santa Catarina guide.

Good to know

What is the address of Via Catarina?
Rua de Santa Catarina 312/350, 4000-443 Porto, Porto.
How long do you need at Via Catarina?
Plan for 1 hour.
When is the best time to visit Via Catarina?
Rainy afternoons.

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