The Simon Guest Apartments is located in the heart of the city of Oporto. Its privileged setting allows everyone who visits it to take advantage of the wide offer of tourist activities, to discover peculiar places or simply to let yourself be lost in the typical streets of Oporto and enjoy the warmth and hospitality of the northern people.
In the surrounding area there are several restaurants that serve a broad range of gastronomic options, from local cuisine to international dishes. One of the most famous dish is “Tripas à Moda do Porto”/Oporto-style Tripe (tripe, different types of meat, sausage, white beans stew in a spicy sauce and rice as side) and the other one is the “Francesinha”/Frenchie (a sandwich served on a soup plate made with ham, different sausage, steak or roast meat and covered with melted cheese and a hot thick tomato and beer sauce served with french fries).
In Rua do Rosário you can find numerous services: from supermarkets, traditional grocery stores, the butcher’s, the fishmonger’s, vegetarian and organic food stores, Indian spices, bakeries and cafés to a self-service laundry, a chemist’s, hairdresser and beauty salons and car rental. There are also countless antique and decoration stores, as well as singularly decorated establishments that sell collectible vintage and retro items and second-hand clothing.
WHY NOT GOING TO A CONCERT OF ONE OF YOUR FAVOURITE BANDS WHILE YOU ARE HERE? OR PERHAPS SPENDING A NIGHT AT THE THEATRE?
Simon Guest Apartments is ideally situated:
Palácio de Cristal
Torre dos Clérigos
Avenida dos Aliados
S. Bento Train Station
Rotunda da Boavista
Casa da Música
AIRPORT BUS
Take bus number 601 and get off at the last station “Cordoaria”. Walking pass the University and the Gomes Teixeira Square, you will find Carlos Alberto Square. Go along Cedofeita Street and take the second turn on your left to Miguel de Bombarda Street. Lastly, turn right again and you will be on Rosário Street.
AIRPORT METRO
Take the metro and get off at Trindade Station. Go down Heróis and Mártires d’Angola Street and turn right to Dr. Ricardo Jorge Street (towards Cedofeita Street). When you get to the sidewalk, take the second turn on your left to Miguel de Bombarda Street. Lastly, turn right again and you will be on Rosário Street.
TRAIN
If you are at Campanhã train station, then take the train to São Bento. Cross the street and turn right to Aliados Avenue. Turn left and go along Dr. Artur de Magalhães Street and keep on until Carlos Alberto Square. Go along Cedofeita Street and take the second turn on your left to Miguel de Bombarda Street. Lastly, turn right again and you will be on Rosário Street.
GETTING BACK TO THE AIRPORT
There is a bus stop really close to the SGA building and the bus number 602, which goes to the Francisco Sá Carneiro airport, runs regularly. The one-way ticket costs €1,95. So you do not have to worry about getting back and spending money on other means of transportation.
For more information please visit STCP