Bispo Dom António Ferreira Gomes

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What to know about Bispo Dom António Ferreira Gomes

You will find Bispo Dom António Ferreira Gomes, a sculpture, in Porto at Campo dos Mártires da Pátria 111, 4050-162 Porto, Portugal. A walk of about 9 minutes from the centre brings you here: 560 metres to the south-west. It scores a good 4.4 out of 5 from 146 reviews.

View of Bispo Dom António Ferreira Gomes.Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL

Why go, and how to fit it in

This open-air sculpture is a monument named for Bispo Dom António Ferreira Gomes. The statue is the main thing people come to see, with a Catholic church in the background and a setting visitors mention as beautiful. The years 1906, 1952 and 1989, the sense of history, and the monument itself are what visitors talk about most. Anyone interested in sculpture, monuments or the Catholic church background will get something from it. It is a sculpture rather than a museum, so the visit is about looking at the statue, noting the setting and moving on.

It stays open 24 hours every day, so the main choice is timing. On a typical Wednesday the busiest hour is 20:00 and the quietest open hour is 15:00, which makes mid-afternoon the calmer window. The nearest sites are Torre dos Clérigos at 56 m and the Museu de História Natural e da Ciência da Universidade do Porto at 65 m. The Estátua de Ramalho Ortigão, O Rapto de Ganimedes and Chafariz do anjo are all within about 100 m. See the sculpture while walking between those places, then continue to Clérigos or the natural history museum.

Hours

Every day, the hours are Open 24 hours. Check on the day, as holidays and special events can change the hours.

What Bispo Dom António Ferreira Gomes offers

Accessibility, services, payments and other details are grouped together. If a feature you need is missing, ask ahead, as the list is not exhaustive.

What shapes the score

From 146 reviews, the score sits at 4.4 out of 5: 57 percent of guests give five stars, 2 percent one or two. The review count is still small, so every new score shifts the average.

When it is busy

On a typical Wednesday the busiest hour is 20:00 and the quietest 15:00. Read the figures as relative, 100 being as busy as it gets, and visit early or late to avoid the peak.

Nearby

Start with Torre dos Clérigos, 60 metres from Bispo Dom António Ferreira Gomes, then see the table for more.