MUSEU DO PORTO – Arqueossítio — Local services in Porto

Amazing layers of history! This small City of Porto museum (Archaeological Site of Rua de D. Hugo 5) is an archaeological site with layers of history dating back 2500 years. It is free to visit and can be seen in 10-30 minutes. Sign boards and a few artifacts explain the site. The earliest known inhabitants here from the iron age built round stone buildings similar to those at Castro de São Lourenço. It is a great location because the hill is defensible and it is close to the river, and thus the reason Porto started here. During the Roman occupation, Roman style stone buildings and a defensive wall. Additional layers history can be seen from the chaotic centuries following the fall of Roman empire. During the middle ages, new buildings were added over the previous including a road and steps to a beautiful arched door. The Roman wall, that is still visible, was added to. The museum is in the current 19th century building. The current building includes a chimney once used for refining sugar from cane likely from Madeira or Brazil. It is easy to image many other parts of Porto have similar layers of history under the existing buildings. The archaeological excavation is well done to show each of layers. Well...

Interesting site. While visiting Porto, we unexpectedly came to the door of this museum and went inside. We were lucky that it was not crowded, so we got a "guided tour" of the place itself, but also the history of Porto. The permanent exhibition called "Cidade oculta - Hidden City" shows how the city of Porto developed over the centuries. I recommend it to everyone who loves history, architecture, but also to those who simply want to know a little more about the...

Nice little museum about the first settlement of Porto. The entrance was free which...