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Within these granite walls, João I married his English bride, Philippa of Lancaster, in 1387 (the scene is depicted in azulejos in São Bento railway station), thus sealing the ancient alliance between Portugal and England — an alliance with particular strength in Porto due to the overwhelming English involvement in the port wine trade.
Two churches worth a look are the Renaissance Igreja de São Bento, with its contrasting ceiling, part Moorish carved wood and part trompe l’oeil; and the Igreja de São Vicente, where Pedro I claimed to have married Inês de Castro (see page 45).
A couple of blocks east of the tower (and south of the Praça da Liberdade) is the airy and ornate Estação de São Bento, far too handsome to be a mere railway hub.