Even if you’re not taking a trip, it’s worth ducking into this train station to get a history lesson. Here, 20,000 azulejos depict battle scenes, transportation history and other key moments in Porto’s development. Famed azulejo painter Jorge Colaço designed these over 11 years in the early 20th century. The structure dates from 1903 and […]
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Azulejos
Porto is a colorful city, in part due to the traditional azulejos (hand-painted tiles) that adorn many building façades. In the 8th century, the Moors introduced decorative geometric tiles to the area. Back then, tiles were painted using thin ridges of clay to prevent the colors from colliding. The Portugese adopted the technique. In the […]
