Ricardo Alves

Ricardo Alves is a bus stop in Paranhos, Porto. Ricardo Alves is situated nearby to the post office Estação dos Correios de Asprela, as well as near the health club FitnessUP São João.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include University Hospital Center of São João and IPO station.

University Hospital Center of São João

Hospital

Photo: Reis Quarteu, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The University Hospital of São João, or simply São João Hospital, is the biggest hospital in Northern Portugal and one of the biggest in Portugal. The hospital is named after John the Baptist, São João in Portuguese and has been operating since 1959. University Hospital Center of São João is situated 450 metres southwest of Ricardo Alves.

IPO station

Railway station

Photo: Ernstkers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

IPO is a light rail station on line D of the Porto Metro system in Porto, Portugal. It is situated on the Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeidaat at the northern end of the University of Porto campus and is named after the nearby Instituto Português de Oncologia. IPO station is situated 700 metres southwest of Ricardo Alves.

Hospital de São João station

Railway stop

Photo: Tiago Miranda, CC BY 2.0.

Hospital de São João is a light rail station that is the terminus of line D of the Porto Metro system in Porto, Portugal. It is named after the nearby University Hospital of São João. Hospital de São João station is situated 460 metres west of Ricardo Alves.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pedrouços and Paranhos.

Pedrouços

Village

Pedrouços is a Portuguese parish located in the municipality of Maia. The population in 2011 was 12,149, in an area of 2.57 km². The place of Pedrouços was the most important and populous of the Águas Santas parish.

Paranhos

Suburb

Photo: Henrique Matos, CC BY 2.5.

Paranhos is a parish in the municipality of Porto, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 44,298, in an area of 7.17 km². Local landmarks include the Areosa Church, various faculties of the University of Porto and the sprawling Hospital de São João.