The beauty of the ‘mosaico hidráulico’
A 19th century tile making innovation from France
Read MoreExploring this beautiful country from our algarvian winter home
A 19th century tile making innovation from France
Read MoreI think we were as curious, or should I say bemused, as they look!
Read MoreThe first may be difficult, but the latter is easy!
Read MoreI cannot resist taking photographs when we visit the palace in Estoi, and last week was no exception. On our latest trip across for morning coffee I decide to focus on the tiles. They are a wonderful example of Portuguese azulejos from the late 19th century. From what I can ascertain two Lisbon ceramic factories were […]
Read MoreTwo weeks ago I was so distracted by all the wildflowers I never got round to talking about Alcoutim, well yesterday we took my wonderful sister-in-law Lisa up into the hills. Again we stopped at our favourite pull in just before the village of Fonte do Penedo and I found myself in macro mode for […]
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