HISTORICAL OPORTO | ALIADOS & SÃO BENTO
The Aliados are the main avenue in the city. It has several hotels and is the place where the Portuenses meet to celebrate public events. Its name honors the World War I’s allies. This avenue was requalified by two of the most highly-regarded architects both in the North and in the whole country: Porto-born Souto Moura and Matosinhos-born Siza Vieira, both of them Pritzker prize winners. The ancient São Bento train station still is the first thing many visitors see when they enter the city. Before there were railways, here stood a convent that fell into decay as a 19th century law established no new nun should be ordained.
Take a seat outside one of the cafés of this avenue. Here, you'll also find several hotels.
It pays off to walk looking up: there are many architecturally relevant buildings here. After all, the avenue was requalified by two Pritzker winners born in the North, Souto de Moura and Siza Vieira.
Visit the São Bento train station and really look around: there are several types and periods of tiling to see here.
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