Porto keeps converting old ground into new use without fully silencing what came before. At São Bento station, that habit becomes a ghost story: a station above a vanished convent, where people still tell of the last nun who never quite left. As we walk, you may sense it: one age laid carefully over another, never quite covering the first. There is something cinematic about Porto, and something faintly ghostly too, as if the city remembers every crossing it has ever built, and every one it has lost.
Your audio will begin automatically as you approach each stop, though you can always press play yourself. If the streets twist you about, the map in the app will guide you back. And if curiosity gets the better of you, you can ask questions in the chat at any stop.
Do mind the steep lanes, the smooth stone pavements, and the traffic that can appear suddenly in narrow streets. Keep an eye on your belongings in busy areas.
As you set off, listen for Porto’s oldest habit: building anew without quite silencing what was there before. Now, make your way to São Bento station.
