Balcão Único

Balcão Único is a hospital building in Paranhos, Porto. Balcão Único is situated nearby to the university Faculdade de Desporto da Universidade do Porto, as well as near Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto.

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 180 metres north of Balcão Único.

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 300 metres northwest of Balcão Único.

Pólo Universitário station

Railway station

Photo: Ernstkers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pólo Universitário is an underground light rail station on line D of the Porto Metro system in Porto, Portugal. It is situated under Rua Alfredo Allen on the University of Porto campus, from which it takes its name. Pólo Universitário station is situated 580 metres south of Balcão Único.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Paranhos and Pedrouços.

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.

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.