Azulejo splendor in Porto São Bento station. Portugal.
Porto São Bento station in Portugal's second city Oporto has one of the finest displays of Azulejo tiles in the region. Many of the stations on the Douro Valley line are decorated with these blue glazed tiles as are churches and other public buildings. This is also one of the few locations with coloured tile scenes too, being the ones around the top of the booking hall one scene actually depicts an early train (top left).
Azulejo splendor in Porto São Bento station. Portugal.
Porto São Bento station in Portugal's second city Oporto has one of the finest displays of Azulejo tiles in the region. Many of the stations on the Douro Valley line are decorated with these blue glazed tiles as are churches and other public buildings. This is also one of the few locations with coloured tile scenes too, being the ones around the top of the booking hall one scene actually depicts an early train (top left).