Paranhos is home to the largest student community in Porto. Here making friends and meeting new people will be much easier during your stay.
Paranhos is also home to many libraries, schools and universities, such as the Faculdade de Economia, Faculdade de Medicina do Porto, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, and Universidade Fernando Pessoa, just to name a few. It’s also where the São João Hospital, the main hospital of Porto and also the North of Portugal, is located.
The Polo II Asprela, one of the Campuses of Universidade do Porto, is located in Paranhos.
The great thing is that you’ll be located within 5 minutes to the Metro Hospital São João, and several bus stations, close to many universities such as Instituto Politécnico do Porto (4 min), Escola Superior de Educação do Porto (4 min), and Faculdade de Medicina Da Universidade do Porto (6 min).