{"id":59137,"date":"2026-10-13T22:10:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T22:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realdreams.pt\/?post_type=to-visit&p=59137"},"modified":"2026-10-13T22:10:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T22:10:41","slug":"parque-zoologico-de-santo-inacio","status":"publish","type":"to-visit","link":"https:\/\/realdreams.pt\/sv\/attractions-to-visit\/regions-of-portugal\/porto-and-north\/parque-zoologico-de-santo-inacio\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoo Santo In\u00e1cio"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Zoo Santo In\u00e1cio, in Vila Nova de Gaia, is the largest zoo of northern Portugal: hundreds of animals of species from the whole world, in enclosures designed to recreate their habitats, on the green hills south of the Douro. From the rocky coasts of the penguins to the lands of the great mammals, it is one of the reference animal parks for the families of Porto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The zoo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The zoo grew in Avintes, on the estate of the old Quinta de Santo In\u00e1cio, and opened to the public in the 1990s with a collection that today gathers hundreds of animals, from penguins and birds to the great felines and the animals of the savannah. The institution takes part in international conservation programmes and works on environmental education; the visit follows the paths of the park between the different habitats, in a landscape of woods and terraces above the Douro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What to see<\/h2>\n\n\n\n