Places
Conde de Ferreira Hospital Center
Manuel d'Almeida Ribeiro e Faustino José da Vitória
1883
Saturday + Sunday
Misericórdia do Porto
Regular Visits
Só será permitida a entrada de menores acompanhados por um adulto
Tours
Sat 11h00, Architect Paulo Providência / Sun 11h00, Architect Mafalda Salgueiro and Doctor Adrián Gramary
Maximum 25 people per visit
No reservation required; first-come, first-served
No wheelchair access
Photography not allowed
Description
In the old road to Guimarães, in the Regateiras Farm, it was inaugurated in March 1883, the monumental architecture building Alienados Hospital with funds that came from the inheritance of Joaquim Ferreira dos Santos, Ferreira Count. Inspired in the Pedro II Hospice in Rio de Janeiro, it is today a Hospital Centre run by Santa Casa da Misericórdia [Portuguese charity]. This health unit was granted the statute of great research, education and assistance centre in the field of Psychiatry in Portugal. It is an establishment seen as a daring hospital for its time; and it’s a vast building composed by several pavilions and study labs surrounded by gardens and support units – workshops, printing office, laundry and kitchen. We can highlight the panoptic pavilion, with a centered floor plan to hold restless and furious patients.
Location
Rua Costa Cabral, 1659
Directions: Google Maps / Apple Maps
Public Transport
Subway: Linha D - Combatentes
Bus: STCP - 300, 301, 305, 402, 701, 702, 703, 805