Places
Quartel Santo Ovídeo
Tours
Visit accompanied by Major Orlando Panza
Maximum 30 people per visit
No reservation required; first-come, first-served
No wheelchair access
Photography allowed
Description
Opened up by João de Almeida e Melo in the site of the former Campo de Santo Ovídio, the square is crowned by the neoclassic barracks built by D.Maria I, in 1790, to house the 2nd Regiment of the Porto Infantry. A block is designed with three floors in the main and central body, a portico and a balcony are added at the end of the 19th century, with two floors placed at east and west, closing at north with a floor in front of the Lapa church. It is believed that its main façade corresponds to the dimension necessary for infantry units in military parades. We can highlight, in the first floor the noble hall, preceded by the marbles of the landing of the Mindelo and the giving of D. Pedro IV’s heart to the city of Porto, and in the second floor the official residency ready to secretly host Charles and Diana in 1987. Since 2006, with the end of the North Military Region, it houses the Portuguese Army Staff Command.
Location
Praça da República, 126
Directions: Google Maps / Apple Maps
Public Transport
Subway: Linha D - Faria Guimarães
Bus: STCP - 202, 304, 502, 600