Bairro da Fábrica da Areosa

Bairro da Fábrica da Areosa is a neighborhood in Paranhos, Porto which is located on Rua do Antigo Bairro da Areosa. Bairro da Fábrica da Areosa is situated nearby to the neighborhood Enxurreiras, as well as near Lamas.

Places of Interest

Highlights include University Hospital Center of São João and Faculty of Economics of the University of Porto.

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.

Faculty of Economics of the University of Porto

University

Photo: Nmcamacho, Public domain.

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.

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.