Grátis/ Free/ Gratuito:
+ 65
Estudantes/ Students/ Estudiante
Professores
Sócios da ICOM
Sócios da APOM
Portadores de Passe Caloiro
Portadores do Porto Card
Fim de Semana/ Weekend
Metro (S Bento)
Funicular dos Guindais
Autocarro/ Bus (202, 500, 900, 901, 906, ZR)
Eléctrico/ Tram/ Tranvía nº 1
On weekends, families can have fun all over 19 ha of land and enjoy many activities. Apart from the children and radical playgrounds, there are organized and leisure tours; bicycle, perimetric and adventure.
The Water Pavilion has been developing new activities, beside the interactive experiences:
Experimental Lab
On week days this lab Works as a complement to the school visits, as to awake interest amongst young audiences towards science through simple experimenting and observing activities, always about water, as an essential element for life over Earth.
During week-ends and holidays the general public will be able to participate in entertaining /scientific workshops to raise awareness of the importance of the water resources and the environment preservation.
Estrada Interior da Circunvalação, 15443
4100-183 Porto
July to September Tuesday to Friday
10.00-12.30/ 14.30-17.30
Saturday, Sunday and Holidays
10.00-12.30/ 14.30-17.30
October to June Tuesday to Friday
09.30-12.30/ 14.00-16.30
Saturday, Sunday and Holidays
10.00-12.30/ 14.00-17.00
Children (aged up to 10, inclusive) - 2,10 euros
Student /Youth Card - 2,60 euros
Adult - 3,60 euros
Senior (aged over 60, inclusive) - 2,60 euros
Family - 8,50 euros
School groups (previous booking required):
Children aged under 10 - 1,60 euros
Children aged over 10 - 2,10 euros
Teachers - 2,10 euro
Two teachers every 25 students : free
The Porto Planetarium is open to the public since November 1998, belonging to the Science and Development Foundation (Fundação Ciência e Desenvolvimento-FCD) whose founders are the Porto City Council and the Porto University. The scientific management of the Porto Planetarium is the responsibility of the Porto University Centre for Astrophysics (CAUP).
The Porto Planetarium’s main mission is to awake interest amongst the population towards science, mainly as far as astronomy and associated technologies are concerned. Beside sessions, the Planetarium also provides Hands On laboratories whose experimental activity focuses on schools curricula.
The Porto Planetarium also houses exhibitions, poetry reading, book launching, among other cultural events.
CAUP promotes in the Porto Planetarium educational courses on Astronomy for teachers, astronomic observation sessions, lectures, conferences and other related activities.
Schools:
Tuesday to Friday (previous booking required)
General Public:
Saturday
-15h00 "Victor travels to the moon" (Children)
-16h00 "Visions of the Cosmos"
Sunday and Holidays
- 15h00 “Victor explores the Solar System”
- 16h00 "Our star, the sun"
Week days during school holidays:
Tuesday – 16h00 "Victor travels to the moon"
Wednesday – 16h00 "Visions of the Cosmos"
Thursday - 16h00 "Our star, the sun"
Friday - 16h00 “Victor explores the Solar System”
2,75 €
Children aged up to 10 - 1,75€
Students and Seniors - 2€
Family of 2 adults and one child aged up to 10 - 6 €
Schools visiting the Porto Planetarium for one of the sessions, can also book a laboratory session. These activities work as a complement to the Science Centre sessions, exploring concepts through experimentation and equipment handling. The 45 minute-long experiences proposed in these laboratories deal with different themes around astronomy, from the construction of an spectroscope and sun watches to the method of distance measurement used in astronomy.
Ocean through natural habitats of fantastic sea creatures, as the shark, the sea-horse, the clownfish, the octopus and the ray. Have you ever imagined how it feels to touch a ray? Does its skin feel soft, hard or cartilage-like? Have you ever had the opportunity to take a close look at a shark egg or a baby shark?
These experiences are part of the SEA LIFE Porto daily life. Come along and enjoy them! There are 5.600 animals of over 100 species and 1001 curiosities that we want to share with you. This summer enjoy a refreshing dive into the deep Ocean.
Junto ao Parque da Cidade
1ª Rua Particular do Castelo do Queijo
4100-379 Porto
Monday to Friday
10.00-18.00 (last admission 17.15)
Saturday and Sunday
10.00-19.00(last admission 18.15)
July and August
Monday to Thursday
10.00-18.00 (last admission 17.15)
Saturday and Sunday
10.00-20.00 (last admission 19.15)
Adults: 11,50€
Children (4 to 12): 8€
Senior: 8,50€
Special family price: 32,50€ (2 adults + 2 children)
Special prices for groups (» 12 people), with previous booking
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