Visit the Water Pavilion in Porto: free entry to children every Thursday and Friday

The Water Pavilion offers one free tickets for children up to 12 years old, when purchasing another adult ticket. This offer is valid for Thursdays and Fridays. Children under four years of age are always granted free entry, as usual.

Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, visitor's number is limited; in order to ensure you have a visiting schedule available, the municipal company Águas do Porto advises prior scheduling, via phone numbers 934 440 072 | 225 190 888 or email geral@pavilhaodaagua.pt. The Water Pavilion is located at the City Park (entrance by the Estrada da Circunvalação).

The entity Turismo de Portugal granted the "clean & safe" certification to the Pavilhão da Água - Water Pavilion, acknowledging that entity's compliance with the health recommendations issued by the directorate-general for health, under the covid-19 pandemic.

There are mandatory rules when visiting the premises, namely the use of face masks, temperature screening upon entrance, and gel dispensers installed throughout the building. Maximum visitors' capacity is 20 people. Visits last for 45 minutes and every 15 minutes the space is fully disinfected.

In order to better enjoy the visit, it is advisable to use a guide and an audio guide during the tour. These provide information in four 4 languages, including Portuguese sign language, available on the Water Pavilion App.

The Water Pavilion in Porto City Park has been recently extended and renovated; as such, new experience modules have been integrated in the permanent exhibition, enabling children and adults alike to learn more about water resources management in a playful way.

The building is a small scale project similar to that designed by Alexandre Burmester for the Expo 98, in Lisbon. The same architect was in charge of this renovation works, a total investment of 745 000 euros.

The design of the Water Pavilion aims to rise people attention on the issues of climate change, water scarcity and pollution of the oceans by deploying new technologies, "that just didn't exist twenty years ago", as mentioned by Mayor of Porto Rui Moreira, on the occasion of the opening of the renovated Water Pavilion, on 23 March 2019.