Azulejo Tiles & Food Crawl in Porto

Brent is in Porto, Portugal to gaze in wonder at the amazing tile murals in churches & at the iconic São Bento Train Station. Plus, he visits a cultural bank where tiles of historic importance are deposited. And, of course, Brent samples some local dishes and visits the impressive Mercado do Bolhão.

Porto Cathedral

São Bento train station

Igreja de Santo Ildefonso

Mercado do Bolhão

Chapel of Souls

Bank of Materials

Espécie

Jardins do Palácio de Cristal

Destination Eat Drink podcast about Porto

Porto Foodie Travel Guide

About the Author

Brent Petersen is the Editor-in-Chief of Destination Eat Drink. He currently resides in Setubal, Portugal. Brent has written the novel “Truffle Hunt” (Eckhartz Press) and the short story collection “That Bird.” He’s also written dozens of foodie travel guides to cities around the world on Destination Eat Drink, including in-depth eating and drinking guides to Lisbon, Porto, SintraMonsaraz, and Batalha . Brent’s podcast, also called Destination Eat Drink, is available on all major podcasting platforms and is distributed by the Radio Misfits Podcast Network.

Brent

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