Craft Studios
Potters of São Pedro do Corval
São Pedro do Corval
Visit the workshops of one of Portugal's best-known pottery villages.
2 hours
Craft Studios
Painting Azulejos in the Countryside
Paint your own blue-and-white tile in a working studio among the fields.
- Location
- Évora countryside
- Duration
- 3 hours
- Best seasons
- Spring, summer, autumn and winter
- Pace
- Gentle
- Region
- Alentejo Central
The story
In a quiet studio outside Évora, tiles have been painted by hand for generations. A tile painter shows you the old patterns, then guides your brush as you draw and paint your own azulejo in cobalt blue. The tiles are fired and sent to you, and there is time to browse the shelves of the studio's small collection.
The day
What you do
- 1Learn the patterns of traditional Portuguese azulejos
- 2Draw and paint your own tile with cobalt blue
- 3Browse the studio's collection and take home fired tiles by post
Gentle on the land
A small family studio using local materials and time-honoured methods, with pieces made to last.
Where this is
Évora countryside
Approximately 38.45° N, 7.80° W
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The Tapestry Manufactory of Portalegre
Portalegre
See how thousands of coloured threads become monumental woven art.
1.5 to 2 hours
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Embroidered Rugs of Arraiolos
Arraiolos
Meet the embroiderers behind a craft that dates back centuries.
1.5 hours
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