Oliveira do Bairro

Oliveira do Bairro is a city and municipality in Beira Litoral, Portugal.

Understand

The modernest Church of St. Peter (Igreja de São Pedro da Palhaça).

Oliveira do Bairro (aw-lee-VAY-ruh doo BIGH-rroo, /ɔ.ɫi.ˈvɐj.ɾɐ du ˈbɐi.ʁu/) municipality has 23,150 residents (2021 preliminary). The municipality includes the towns of Bustos, Mamarrosa, Oiã, Palhaça, and Troviscal.

Visitor information

• 1 Câmara Municipal de Oliveira do Bairro (City Hall), Edifício Paços do Concelho, Praça do Município, ☏ +351 234 732 100, cmolb@cm-olb.pt. M–F 09:00–16:30. (updated Aug 2021)

Get in

• 1 Estação Ferroviária de Oliveira do Bairro (Oliveira do Bairro train station), Rua António Oliveira Rocha. PDF timetable. Oliveira is served by interregional and regional trains along the Linha do Norte (Northern Line) from Lisbon, Porto, Coimbra, and Aveiro. There is another station in the municipality at Oiã. (updated Aug 2021)
• Although the A1 motorway (Autoestrada do Norte) cuts through the municipality, the nearest exit (15) is north of the municipal boundary. From there, you can take the N235 road to reach the city.
• The A17 motorway (Autoestrada do Litoral Centro) runs just outside the municipality's western edge and serves the towns there.

Get around

• TOB - Transportes de Oliveira do Bairro, ☏ +351 969 772 402, transportes@cm-olb.pt. Three local bus routes serving the municipality's towns with several trips each weekday. €0.50. (updated Aug 2021)

See

• 1 Museu de Etnomúsica da Bairrada, Rua Jaime Pato, Troviscal, ☏ +351 234 732 138, memb@cm-olb.pt. M–F 10:00–12:30 & 14:00–18:30, closed Sa Su. Museum dedicated to the music of the Bairrada region. €2.50, including Radiolândia – Museu do Rádio, kids under 12 free. (updated Aug 2021)
• 2 Radiolândia - Museu do Rádio, Rua Jacinto dos Louros 10, ☏ +351 234 732 138, radiolandia@cm-olb.pt. M–F 10:00–12:30 & 14:00–18:30, closed Sa Su. 2,000 rare and important radios from the 20th century. €2.50, including Museu de Etnomúsica da Bairrada, kids under 12 free. (updated Aug 2021)

Eat

• 1 Pizzaria Restaurante Pizzarella, Rua Gil Vicente 2, Bustos, ☏ +351 234 289 522. M–Sa 09:30–14:30 & 18:30–22:00, closed Su. Budget. (updated Aug 2021)
• 2 QA Restaurante/Cafetaria/Bar, Rua Bombeiros 13 (Praça do Município), ☏ +351 234 737 269. M–Th 12:00–15:00, F Sa 12:00–15:00 & 19:00–00:00, closed Su. €9-21. (updated Aug 2021)

Drink

• 1 Belas Artes Clube de Dança, Rua Belas Artes 3, Oiã, ☏ +351 234 721 778. W F Sa 22:00–04:00, Su 15:00–04:00. This club has 4 floors and 5 bars. One bar is outside, there is a nice terrace with patio furniture. The dance floor has lights, a large TV screen, and features mostly house music. (updated Apr 2021)

Sleep

• 1 Hotel Paraíso, Rua do Foral 87, ☏ +351 234 740 300, hotel@hotelparaiso.com. Check-in: 13:00, check-out: 13:00. Three-star, 30-room hotel with restaurant, room service, bar, free rental bicycles, free breakfast, free Wi-Fi, and free parking. €46-65. (updated Aug 2021)