This area is served by a wide variety of restaurants, pastry shops and bakeries, in no more than 15 minutes walking. You should definitely go to "Bufete Fase", in Santa Catarina street, and try the best "Francesinha" in Porto, a typical and original local dish.
There many traditional shops nearby, highlighting the Rua de Santa Catarina, one of the longest and famous shopping streets of Porto, where you can find shopping mall "Via Catarina", or stop for coffee at the famous Café Majestic, the most emblematic and ancient city café.
You also willl find all type of services, like supermarket (Praça da República), grocery stores, bakeries, pharmacy, ATMs, etc.
The house is relatively close to the historic city center. The nearest subway station is "Faria Guimarães" (3 minutes walking) and will take you straight to the city center in 3 minutes.
If you prefer, you can take a 5 minutes walk to the center, and discover the charm of our city!
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