Fonte Nova do Bicalho

Fonte Nova do Bicalho is a fountain in União das freguesias de Lordelo do Ouro e Massarelos, Porto which is located on Calçad da Arrábida and Rua do Bicalho. Fonte Nova do Bicalho is situated nearby to Canforeira, as well as near the university Porto School of Architecture.

Type: Fountain
Also known as: “Fontanário da Calçada da Arrábida” and “Fonte da Arrábida”
Address: Calçad da Arrábida and Rua do Bicalho s/n

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Porto School of Architecture and Porto Tram Museum.

Porto School of Architecture

University

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.

The Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto, or FAUP, is the school of architecture of the University of Porto, in Portugal. It was created by decree in December 1979 from the architecture section of the Porto School of Fine Arts, whose course it gradually replaced, under an installation committee presided over by Fernando Távora. Porto School of Architecture is situated 180 metres north of Fonte Nova do Bicalho.

Porto Tram Museum

Museum

Photo: Novoklimov, CC0.

The Porto Tram Museum is a museum operated by the Sociedade de Transportes Colectivos do Porto. It was inaugurated in 1992 and is installed in a former thermoelectric power station next to the River Douro in Massarelos, Porto, Portugal. Porto Tram Museum is situated 350 metres east of Fonte Nova do Bicalho.

Arrábida Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Joseolgon, Public domain.

The Arrábida Bridge is an arch bridge of reinforced concrete which carries six lanes of traffic over the Douro River, between Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia, in the Norte region of Portugal. Arrábida Bridge is situated 330 metres southwest of Fonte Nova do Bicalho.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Massarelos and São Pedro da Afurada.

Massarelos

Suburb

Photo: Jose A., CC BY 2.0.

Massarelos is a former civil parish in the municipality of Porto, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Lordelo do Ouro e Massarelos.

São Pedro da Afurada

Suburb

São Pedro da Afurada is a former civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Santa Marinha e São Pedro da Afurada.