The Portuguese Tiles
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
3.5 hours
- Admission Included
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
The Tiles (azulejo in Portuguese) is one of the strongest cultural expressions in Portugal.
With this tour we'll check, mostly outdoors, tiles artworks from the 16th till the 21st century.
It's a special opportunity to meet Lisbon in a totally different perspective.
I'll tell you unique stories and we'll visit...
- Duration 3 Hours and 30 Minutes
- Group Tour
- Max 9 people in the group
- 1
Casa do Alentejo
This is a house full of history. Once an aristocratic house, it was remodeled in the 19th century to house Lisbon's first casino. Here we will find a decoration with a Moorish influence, very much in keeping with the romanticism of the time. This will be the starting point for...
- Duration 10 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 2
Convento De Sao Pedro De Alcantara
At the church of S.Pedro de Alcântara we will discover the beginnings of the blue and white tile in Portugal. This church houses tiles from the end of the 17th century and the beginning of the 18th century.
- Duration 15 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 3
Igreja de Sao Roque
In this church we will discover the oldest tile panels in Lisbon in situ. These are signed 16th century panels and mark the transition from the Moorish tradition to a Portuguese brand tile.
- Duration 15 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 4
Rua Nova da Trindade
The oldest brewery in town totally covered with XIX century tiles
- Duration 5 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 5
Largo Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro
Here we will appreciate a 19th century tile façade with Masonic motifs. We will get to know the history of the man behind this iconic Lisbon façade
- Duration 5 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 6
Rua Garrett
This is the oldest bookstore in the world still in operation and the luxurious facades of the building that houses this bookshop are covered with blue and white tiles from the 19th century.
- Duration 5 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 7
Rua Garrett
Alcôa is an iconic pastry shop in Lisbon, but it was once a lottery shop and it was in this context that it was covered with a ceramic piece by one of the greatest Portuguese potters of the 20th century.
- Duration 10 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 8
Praca Dom Pedro IV
The most important square in Lisbon, plenty of history and stories.
- Duration 10 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 9
Viuva Lamego
This place was the site of one of the two most important tiles' factory in Lisbon. These days it's their showroom.
- Duration 10 Minutes•
- Admission Ticket Included
- 10
Rua da Misericórdia
A store that is almost a museum, where you can enjoy tiles from almost every era.
- Duration 20 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
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