The story of Porto's colorful tiles, called azulejos, stretches back centuries. We hope that this Azulejos Portuguese Tiles post inspires you. Image by Marcel Gnauk on Pixabay Image by Laura on ...

A tradition dating back centuries survives in Portugal as artists and companies fill private and public commissions for the celebrated designs. Azulejos can be seen all over the Portuguese capital ...

Photo from Shutterstock ] But I didn’t expect to become completely obsessed with Portuguese azulejos, the beautiful ceramic tiles that appeared everywhere I turned, magically making every street ...

Porto, nearly 200 miles to the north, is essentially an open-air museum for the tiles. “One of the first things to notice is the monumental size of the places with coverings of azulejos,” says ...

Dezeen Showroom: Spanish brand Azulejos Benadresa has released Medici, a range of tiles informed by the characteristic striations of Calacatta marble. The Medici collection is named after the ...

Elaborately-painted Portuguese tiles, called azulejos, fell out of favour in the early 20th Century. But Lisbon today is embracing the art in its murals, museums and metro stations. The blue-and ...

Azulejos, the small, colourful tiles typical of the Iberian Peninsula, have built Portugal's artistic reputation and standing ...

More trying to catalog and preserve as many tiles as possible before the ceramic art is lost to renovations. Ferreira and Plaza created a nonprofit organization called Os Azulejos do Porto to ...

Key Highlight: The chapel is adorned with not only plenty of azulejos (Portuguese tiles), but also centuries-old oil paintings. One of the most notable aspects of Lisbon's alluring architecture is ...

Foot selfies with cobalt blue, canary yellow and gold-flecked azulejos tiles against the backdrop of Porto flood our lnstagram feeds. Brunch spots are dictated not by the best turmeric latte ...

Dezeen Showroom: fine flecks of colour give a stylish, terrazzo-like appearance to the Micra tiles, created by Spanish brand Vives. Micra is a large-format porcelain tile that is intended to fit ...