Via Catarina

Porto, Portugal

1996

Located in the centre of Oporto, ViaCatarina is set in a perim eter city block between four streets (Santa Catarina, Fernandes Tomás, Alegria and Formosa), right in the hearth the city’s commercial downtown. ViaCatarina is a charismatic and unique centre, thought to the smallest detail. In addition to its excellent location, ViaCatarina features one of the most successful food courts in the history of the developer, for which Promontorio was responsible. Situated on the top fl oor and under a large skylight, the set of restaurants reproduce real streets of the traditional architecture of Northern Portugal in materials such as limestone, terracotta, and rough plaster stained with calk, giving the whole a much praised feeling of warmth and authenticity.

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Location: Porto city centre, Portugal
GLA: 11,768 sq. m
Opening: September, 1996
Shops: 98
Parking: 578
Property: Sierra Fund / ING Real Estate
Developer: Sonae Sierra
Awards: 1997 ICSC, 1997 MIPIM, 1997 Real Estate Oscar