Serralves is Porto’s contemporary art museum, a pink art deco villa and an 18-hectare park with a treetop walk, all on one estate in the west of the city towards Foz. One general ticket covers everything and costs €24 (as of October 2026); the park alone is €15, and children under 12 go free. Residents of Portugal get in free on the first Sunday of each month. Allow at least half a day, and more if you want to see the exhibitions properly.
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What Serralves is
The estate was the home of Carlos Alberto Cabral, the second Count of Vizela, who built the villa between 1925 and 1944 and had the French landscape architect Jacques Gréber design the gardens in the 1930s. The Portuguese state bought the property in 1986, and the Serralves Foundation was set up in 1989 to run it.
In 1999 the Museum of Contemporary Art opened in a white building by Álvaro Siza, Porto’s most celebrated architect. Since then the foundation has added the House of Cinema Manoel de Oliveira (2019, also by Siza), the Treetop Walk (2019) and a new museum wing, the Álvaro Siza Wing, which opened in October 2023. Today the foundation calls itself the foremost museum for contemporary art in Portugal.
What you’ll see
The museum and the Siza Wing
Changing exhibitions of established and emerging artists, plus shows drawn from the Serralves Collection. The galleries are calm, white and full of natural light, so even if modern art isn’t your thing, the building itself is worth seeing. The Siza Wing adds three floors of exhibition space. Check the programme before you go: what’s on changes several times a year.
The villa (Casa de Serralves)
The pink villa, designed mainly by the Portuguese architect José Marques da Silva, is a landmark of art deco and streamlined modern architecture in Portugal. Its interiors involved leading French designers of the period, including Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, and René Lalique made the glass skylight in the main hall. It is used for exhibitions, so what you see inside varies.
The park and the Treetop Walk
For many visitors the park is the highlight. Its 18 hectares mix formal gardens, woods, a traditional farm and around 200 species of trees and shrubs, with sculptures from the collection placed along the paths. The Treetop Walk is a 260-metre timber walkway that climbs to about 15 metres among the treetops. Children love the farm and the open lawns, and it’s a good place for a slow, green afternoon away from the crowded centre.
How to visit
Prices from the official Serralves website, as of October 2026:
- General ticket: €24 (€20 for residents of Portugal at the box office). Includes the museum, the Siza Wing, the park, the Treetop Walk, the villa and the House of Cinema.
- Park only: €15 (residents €12).
- Late Afternoon ticket: Monday to Thursday from 17:00 (last admission 19:00), €15 (residents €12). Covers the museum, park, villa and House of Cinema.
- Family/group ticket: two full and two reduced tickets for €58 (residents €48).
- Discounts: 50% off for ages 12–17, students up to 25 and over-65s; 20% off with the Porto Card or Youth Card.
- Free: children under 12, visitors with a certified disability of 60% or more plus one companion, and residents of Portugal on the first Sunday of the month.
- Combined ticket: Serralves + Clérigos Tower €27.20, sold by the Clérigos ticket office.
- Hours: the official site was not showing its timetable when we checked. Published hours for October to March are 10:00–18:00 on weekdays and 10:00–19:00 at weekends and on holidays, and one hour later from April to September. Check before you go.
How long to allow and when to go
Give it three to four hours: about an hour and a half for the museum and villa and the rest for the park. Spring brings the gardens into flower and autumn colours the woods, but the park is pleasant all year. On a hot summer day, do the museum in the middle of the day and the park in the morning or late afternoon. On a budget, the Late Afternoon ticket (Monday to Thursday) is the cheapest way to see a bit of everything.
Getting there
Serralves is about 4 km west of the city centre, in the Foz side of Porto. There is no metro station at the door. The official site lists these STCP buses: 201 from Aliados (Serralves stop), 207 from Campanhã via Foz (Serralves Museum stop), 502 from Bolhão (Pinhais da Foz stop) and 504 from Boavista (João R. Cabrilho stop). From the metro, the simplest way is to ride to Casa da Música (lines A, B, C, E and F) and take bus 504 from there. Tourist buses also stop at Serralves.
Combine it with
Carry on west to Foz do Douro, where the river meets the Atlantic, for a seaside walk and dinner by the ocean. Or go back via Boavista and Casa da Música, Rem Koolhaas’s concert hall. Serralves fits neatly into a slower second or third day in Porto; see our Porto travel guide for the full plan.
Serralves FAQ
How much does Serralves cost?
€24 for the general ticket to everything and €15 for the park only, as of October 2026. Children under 12 go free, and ages 12–17, students and over-65s get half price.
Is Serralves free on Sundays?
Only for residents of Portugal, on the first Sunday of each month, with a Portuguese citizen or resident card. Other visitors pay the normal price.
Is the Treetop Walk included?
Yes. The Treetop Walk is part of both the general ticket and the park-only ticket.
Is Serralves worth it if I don’t like modern art?
Yes. Buy the park ticket and spend a couple of hours in the gardens, the woods, the farm and on the Treetop Walk. The art deco villa is also a reason to go.
How do I get to Serralves by public transport?
Take STCP bus 201 from Aliados or 207 from Campanhã to the Serralves stops, or ride the metro to Casa da Música and change to bus 504.