We arrived at this station when coming to the city and also came back to see it during a walking tour. It's a truly beautiful building with a lot of history and very nice wall tiles. It's worth a visit!

It’s a beautiful station with a lot of history. The main area was too crowded but we still managed to look at the overall French architecture and snapped a few photos. At the time of our visit, some of the tiled panels had some transparent covers, I assumed they were being “cleaned”. A must-see in Porto.

Chances are you will arrive or depart from Sao Bento at some point. It’s tricky though to come up with an original way of capturing the stunning azulejos tiles on camera. It’s a definite landmark and free, and if it doesn’t take you out of your way, you should go see it.

This was the train station closest to our hotel, and the one we arrived at when we took the train to Porto. It seems to always be crowded, so its hard to get good photos during the day. The train station is beautiful though, and worth a quick stop while in Porto.

The entrance hall is adorned with 20,000 azulejo tiles installed between 1905 and 1915, surely one of the most elaborately decorated train stations in Europe. They cover a range of subjects including on the upper panel on the left hand side, a scene from Portugal’s first war of independence in 1140, below this Egas Moniz offering himself and his wife and sons to the King of Leon for execution in order to save the besieged town from occupation. Upper panel on the right wall shows the entrance of King Joao I and his English bride Phillipa of Lancaster sealing a long standing alliance between Portugal and England and below this the defeat of the Moors at Ceuta in 1415. There are also a number of more tranquil scenes covering life in Portugal. A quite amazing spectacle that would not look out of place on any historic building let alone a public train station. Obviously free to enter.

We caught a glimpse of the decorations when passing and popped inside. The station hallway interior has some lovely tiled pictures and is well worth a detour (not to mention being free to view). When we visited there was a fashion shoot happening, adding to the experience.

Inside you can find a lot of Portuguese tiles, which is amazing to see. However, some of them are covered with see through fabric to protect from the sun. The place is a little bit loud as it is full of tourists. Besides that, it's worth going to take a look at the inside of this building.

Wow, wow wow! It is definitely the most beautiful railway station I've ever seen. It is incredible that it was all painted by just one person! And the attention to detail is unbelievable! It is weird to recommend a visit to a train station, but this is a must must must see. But also you have to be careful there because there is always a lot of people there, tourists and the ones traveling with train.

The only other railway station I have admired its beauty is the Union station in Los Angeles. This one in Porto is smaller, but if you are in the neighborhood, give it a visit to admire the tile work on the walls. Simply stunning.

Iconic and historical. Very pretty and like being transported back in time. Busy. Stand at the back and you can really take in the atmosphere and then go closer and look at the details on the tiles. You don't need long but worth a quick stop.