Portofino
Portofino is a building in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng. Portofino is situated nearby to Bushwillow Pond, as well as near the forest West Wilds.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Johannesburg Zoo and South African National Museum of Military History.
Johannesburg Zoo
Zoo
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The Johannesburg Zoo or Joburg Zoo is a 55-hectare zoo in Johannesburg, South Africa. The zoo is dedicated to the accommodation, enrichment, husbandry, and medical care of wild animals, and houses about 2000 individuals of 320 species. Johannesburg Zoo is situated 1½ km west of Portofino.
South African National Museum of Military History
Museum
Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The South African National Museum of Military History in Johannesburg was officially opened by Prime Minister Jan Smuts on 29 August 1947 to preserve the history of South Africa's involvement in the Second World War. South African National Museum of Military History is situated 1¼ km northwest of Portofino.
Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital
Hospital building
Photo: Ekem, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital is an accredited general hospital in Parktown, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital is situated 700 metres southwest of Portofino.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hillbrow and Parktown.
Hillbrow
Suburb
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Hillbrow is an Inner City residential neighbourhood of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. It is characterized by a high population density and has experienced issues associated with municipal disinvestment, including elevated levels of unemployment, poverty, prostitution, and crime.
Parktown
Suburb
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Parktown is a wealthy suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, and is the first suburb north of the inner city. It is affectionately known as one of the Parks, others including Parkview, Parkwood, Westcliff, Parktown North, Parkhurst and Forest Town. Parktown is situated 2½ km southwest of Portofino.
Braamfontein
Suburb
Braamfontein is a central suburb of Johannesburg, in South Africa, seat of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and some of South Africa's major corporations such as Liberty Holdings Limited, JD Group, Sappi, and Bidvest Bank and Hollard. Braamfontein is situated 3 km southwest of Portofino.
Portofino
Latitude
-26.17107° or 26° 10′ 16″ southLongitude
28.05112° or 28° 3′ 4″ eastOpen location code
5G5CR3H2+HCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1331940959OpenStreetMap feature
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