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São Bento Station

A working railway station whose great hall is covered with 20,000 blue-and-white tiles telling Portugal's history.

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Open
Every day
Price
Free
Time Needed
20 minutes
Address
Praça Almeida Garrett, 4000-069 PortoDirections
Getting There
São Bento station (Metro line D).

Why Go

Opened in 1916, the station's entrance hall is lined with azulejo panels by Jorge Colaço showing battles, royal moments and country life.

Trains still leave from here for the Douro Valley.

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