PORTO – Historic Cafes Route

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Jan 2023

Porto, Portugal

Café A Brasileira (est. 1903)

The iconic A Brasileira Café opened its doors on 4 May 1903, and to mark its 115th anniversary, the opening ceremony of the Pestana Porto – A Brasileira City Center & Heritage Building was held, bringing together not only the centennial café, but a 5-star hotel and a restaurant serving signature cuisine. Pestana…

19

Jul 2022

Historic Cafes

Porto, Portugal

Café Ceuta (est. 1953)

This café from 1953 is inspired by the Portuguese conquering of the city of Ceuta, in the north of Africa. Its architect, Carlos Neves, wanted to follow the trend of creating different light effects, and for that he used a system of lamp shades. The cafe was known to be frequented by ministers and other…

19

Jul 2022

Historic Cafes

Porto, Portugal

Café Aviz (est. 1947)

With its crystal chandelier and bronze sculpture, the Aviz Tea Room was born in 1947 right in the Downtown of the city of Porto. This was the period immediately following the Second World War. Then in the 1960s and 1970s, the Café Aviz became one of the reference cafés for university students, helped by the…

25

Mar 2022

Videos

Porto, Portugal

Majestic: From “Bélle Époque” to the present

On December 17, 1921 by the architect João Queiroz, opened a luxury cafe with the name of Elite, located on Santa Catarina street, the most central location in the city.…

Café A Brasileira (est. 1903)

Café Ceuta (est. 1953)

Café Aviz (est. 1947)

Majestic: From “Bélle Époque” to the present

Under the support of:

Region of Crete

Under the Αuspices of:

Regional Unit of Chania

Municipality of Chania

Chania Chamber of commerce & Industry

Historical Archive of Crete

Collaborations:

Iter Vitis

The Chocolate Way

La Rotta Dei Fenici

Region of Crete

Regional Unit of Chania

Municipality of Chania

Chania Chamber of commerce & Industry

Historical Archive of Crete

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