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ESTAÇÃO (STATION) SÃO BENTO

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Estação São Bento, Porto, Portugal
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When the railway arrived in Portugal at the end of the 19th century, it took almost thirty years to build the railway station in the centre of Porto. It is located on the site of the São Bento Convent (16th century), whose destruction was one of the illustrations of the millenary antagonism between the merchants and authorities of the city and the Church. From temporary installations to partial demolitions of the convent, whose name the station has kept, it was inaugurated in 1916, although the first project was presented in 1887. After more than 50 years as a mixed freight and passenger station, it is now used only for passenger transport, in connection with the Campanhã station, located 3 km to the north (which can be reached by metro).

It is a vast building considered as one of the ten most beautiful stations in the world (and the most beautiful in Portugal) with its wrought iron clock, but especially its large hall of lost steps nicely decorated with azulejos created by Jorge Colaço in 1914. You could stay there for hours to admire each "painting" presented before your eyes and, when you think you've done the trick, you discover new ones hidden here and there in the nooks and crannies, to your great delight. To fully enjoy it, however, come at the end of the day when there is less traffic. A must-see during your stay in Porto because it is a place not to be missed.

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nimar42
Visited in april 2023
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L'une des plus belles stations du monde,magnifique avec ses murs intérieurs décorés de tuiles.à voir absolument !
MissMily
Visited in september 2022
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Gare de Sao Bento
Gare plus qu'atypique où aller se perdre (ou prendre le train) pour admirer les magnifiques azulejos !
fute_789039
Visited in august 2022
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Un plaisir pour les yeux
Cela vaut la peine d'entrer dans la gare même si vous ne voyagez pas en train et d'admirer les magnifiques panneaux de tuiles qui représentent différents moments de l'histoire du Portugal.
sanhoa
Visited in july 2022
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Gare de Porto
Si l'extérieur de cette gare n'a aucun intérêt, le seul halle mérite le détour pour ses magnifiques azuléros.
louxor87
Visited in october 2021
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Une gare oui mais surtout presque un musée des azuléros
Même si vous ne prenez pas le train, surtout allez voir cette gare, considérée, sans doute à juste titre, comme la plus belle du pays. Sur tous les murs de la salle des pas perdus il faut admirer avec attention les scènes-tableaux en azuléros, un chef d'oeuvre! et c'est gratuit

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