Places
Casa da Arquitectura
Regular Visits
Tours
Sat + Sun 15h, Débora Silva (Águas e Energia do Porto)
Maximum 20 people per visit
No reservation required; first-come, first-served
Photography not allowed
Description
Bought in 1932 by the Municipality of Porto, the Nova Sintra farm gets the Reservoir in 1928 and the Central in 1929, matching up the woods and the romantic garden of the “Englishmen’s house” with the biggest infrastructure of water storage of the city, destined to duplicate the capacity of the Jovim/Santo Isidro conduct. The municipalisation of the water supply to each house in 1875 created a secret layer under the streets that we cross everyday, with conducts, valves, and others, this way no longer needing fountains and springs. Today with the project Porto Gravítico implemented by the Águas do Porto, E. M., has no use for most of the reservoirs, supplying and going along the city according to its topography. Today the storage capacity of the six reservoirs of the city is of 125.450 cubic meters, which corresponds to a reserve for more than two days. (Inês Moreira e João Paulo Rapagão, OHP’18)
Location
Rua Barão de Nova Sintra 285
Directions: Google Maps / Apple Maps
Public Transport
Subway: Lines A, B, C, E e F – Heroísmo
Bus: STCP 207, 400 - Heroísmo