Estátua do Ardina

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A quick look at Estátua do Ardina

In Porto, Estátua do Ardina is a sculpture at Praça da Liberdade S/N, 4000-069 Porto, Portugal. Set 380 metres south of the centre, it is an easy 6-minute walk. Visitors rate it 4.3 out of 5 from 322 reviews, a good score. It is temporarily closed. Check before you go.

View of Estátua do Ardina.

Why go, and how to fit it in

Visitors come to Estátua do Ardina for a sculpture and monument in a central Porto square. The square and the monument share the attention: people photograph it, note the tourists passing through, and often mention the mailbox and the statue’s removal. It is a public artwork and a talking point, so anyone wandering between Porto’s central monuments will get the most from it. Street photographers and people curious about the square’s changing story will find plenty to look at.

The statue is temporarily closed, so plan around the square and its neighbours instead of a close-up viewing. The Monumento a D. Pedro IV is 42 m away, the Antigo Banco Borges & Irmão 71 m, the Secção Museológica da CP de Bragança 80 m, and the Átrio da Estação de São Bento 81 m. You can move between them in a few minutes.

While the statue is temporarily closed, timing matters less than the surrounding walk; come when the square is already on your route through the centre. The metro line and passing tourists are part of the scene. The Átrio da Estação de São Bento is 81 m away.

What shapes the score

From 322 reviews, the score sits at 4.3 out of 5: 51 percent of guests give five stars, 2 percent one or two. A shorter review history, where a single new rating still swings the average.

Nearby

The nearest is Praça da Liberdade, 30 metres from Estátua do Ardina; the table lists the others.