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There we saw lots of illegal activities going on front of this station. Police seem to turn blind eye. The magnetic station charm diminished to zero
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Date of experience: February 2021
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Sao Bento train station is a regular in all the ratings of the most beautiful stations in the world. Along with New York Central Station, Kanazawa Japan, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai, Antwerp and others. However, São Bento is unique. Built in 1916 on the site of the old Benedictine monastery of San Bento de Ave Maria (hence the name) will not make much impression from the outside. Architect Jose Marcus de Silva built the building in the style of solid French neoclassicism. There are dozens of such stations in Europe. Everything is important inside. São Bento is decorated with Azulejo ceramic tiles. Artist Jorge Colaço created the tile pattern for 10 years. Today, the most beautiful panels of azuleju are the main "feature" of São Bento. In total, the creation of this mosaic took 20 thousand tiles in blue and white-blue tones. The station is like an art gallery, you don't want to leave here. We specifically went to Guimaraes by train to go through São Bento.…
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Date of experience: February 2020
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Portugal keeps surprising me. This railroad train station is one of the monuments of the town and it is still being used nowadays.
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Date of experience: August 2020
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The tile interior and the beautiful old exterior just bring you back to simpler times. Porto has an amazing architecture scene and this station is a big part of it, just mesmerizing!
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Date of experience: October 2020
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I arrived at this station on the train from Lisbon and although it may seem like just a station it is clear that this is also a historic building. The tiles in the entrance hall are amazing with such detail, makng this far more than just a train station. This is a tourist attraction in its own right.…
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Date of experience: November 2019
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