City Tour of Porto with Bruno
Train station where J.K Rowling got some of her inspiration for her Harry Potter books.
São Bento Railway Station
Quinta da Santa Julia - Hands on Cooking Class
Rafale, our guide, was excellent and very knowledgeable. Mike is standing in front of a magnolia tree estimated to be 300 years old. This is the private chapel for the owners. There is a story about the brother of Julia. He had traveled to Spain to do some trading or business and saw a statue of a girl named Julia. He purchased it as his young sister was very sick and could not walk. He brought it back home with him and the family prayed along with the entire village. Instead of naming the property after a sir name, it was named after Julia. She became well and lived until she was 90 years old. Our guide asked us if we could guess why this marker might be placed here. Lynn guessed that it was Julia's grave site! She was not correct. This is the #3 marker: The granite markers defining the original boundary of the Douro Valley are called Marcos de Feitoria (Feitoria markers). Installed between 1757 and 1761 by the Marquis of Pombal, these historic 3-meter-tall st...
Beautiful train station!
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