The villa, Casa de Serralves, a graceful Art Deco property built between 1925 and 1944 and with designers like Charles Siclis and René Lalique recruited to craft the interiors.
The villa looks out on sumptuous terraced grounds with tree-lined avenues, topiaries, regimented lawns and pergolas.
Then on the other side of the park is the Contemporary Art Museum, which opened in 1999 for high-profile temporary exhibitions.
