Quarteirão Casa Forte

Quarteirão Casa Forte is a residential area in União das freguesias de Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, Porto. Quarteirão Casa Forte is situated nearby to the office building Palácio Atlântico, as well as near the house Solar do Conde de Bolhão.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rivoli Theatre and Church of Saint Ildefonso.

Rivoli Theatre

Theater building

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Rivoli Theatre is a municipal theatre in Porto, Portugal. Rivoli Theatre is situated 130 metres southwest of Quarteirão Casa Forte.

The Igreja de Santo Ildefonso is an eighteenth-century church in Porto, Portugal. The church is located near Batalha Square. Completed in 1739, the church was built in a proto-Baroque style and features a retable by the Italian artist Nicolau Nasoni and a façade of 1932 azulejo tilework. Church of Saint Ildefonso is situated 310 metres southeast of Quarteirão Casa Forte.

Teatro Sá da Bandeira

Theater building

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The Teatro Sá da Bandeira is the oldest performance venue in the city of Porto, with a capacity for 786 people and opened in 1846, it was responsible for the first presentation of films produced in Portuguese, and was converted in the first years of its opening on stage to some of the 19th century theater biggest stars, such as Sarah Bernhardt, Julián Gayarre and Antonio Scalvini. Teatro Sá da Bandeira is situated 200 metres south of Quarteirão Casa Forte.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santo Ildefonso and Porto City Centre.

Santo Ildefonso

Neighborhood

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Santo Ildefonso is a former civil parish in the municipality of Porto, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória. The population in 2011 was 9,029, in an area of 1.24 km2.