Bairro Herculano

Bairro Herculano is a neighborhood in União das freguesias de Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, Porto which is located on Rua de Alexandre Herculano. Bairro Herculano is situated nearby to the neighborhood Bairro de Gaspar Cardoso, as well as near Corticeira.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of Saint Ildefonso and São João National Theatre.

Church of Saint Ildefonso

Church

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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.

São João National Theatre

Theater building

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The São João Theatre, commonly referred to as the São João National Theatre is a Portuguese theatre and concert venue in civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the municipality of Porto, in northern Portugal.

Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Esperança

Church

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Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Esperança is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fontainhas and Santo Ildefonso.

Fontainhas

Neighborhood

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Fontainhas is a neighborhood.

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.