Porto, Portugal

Soares dos Reis National Museum

Housed in the elegant Carrancas Palace, this is Portugal's first national museum. It holds the country's most important collection of Portuguese art from the 19th and 20th centuries, including painting and sculpture.

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Soares dos Reis National Museum is in Porto, Portugal. Coordinates: 41.14771, -8.62164. Open in Google Maps

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