Paranhos is the large northern quarter of the city and its academic heart. The Asprela campus brings together the university's faculties of medicine, engineering and economics, and next to them stands the Hospital de São João, the main public hospital of the north.
Away from the campus, Paranhos is everyday Porto: apartment blocks, neighbourhood cafés, small parks such as the Jardim de Arca d'Água, and a weekly rhythm set by term time. Students rent here, and so do many hospital and university staff.
Metro line D runs through the quarter, from Hospital São João past Pólo Universitário and Salgueiros to Trindade in about ten minutes and on to Gaia. The ring road is close, which makes the airport and the motorway north easy to reach.
Café in Paranhos, Porto. Address: Rua de Costa Cabral 2190, 4200-218.
Café in Paranhos, Porto. Address: Praça Marquês de Pombal 250, 4000-799.
Pharmacy in Paranhos, Porto. Address: Rua Antero de Quental 520, 4200-065.
Gym in Paranhos, Porto. Address: Rua do Professor Bento de Jesus Caraça 314, 4200-132.
Jeweller in Paranhos, Porto. Address: Rua do Doutor Eduardo Santos Silva 114, 4200-278.
Hotel in Paranhos, Porto. Address: Rua de Carlos Malheiro Dias 347, 4200-154.
Italian restaurant in Paranhos, Porto. Address: Estrada da Circunvalação 7592, 4200-005.
Museum in Paranhos, Porto. Address: Rua Doutor António Bernardino de Almeida 431, 4249-015.
Regional restaurant in Paranhos, Porto. Address: Rua de Costa Cabral 2343;2345, 4200-233.
Bakery in Paranhos, Porto. Address: Rua do Professor Bento de Jesus Caraça 235, 4200-128.
Clinic in Paranhos, Porto. Address: Av. Combatentes da Grande Guerra 44.
Clinic in Paranhos, Porto. Address: Av. Fernão de Magalhães 2297.
