A book on tile designs I bought this summer in Barcelona.
And some more images from my Portuguese azulejos collection...
All images by Olga
Showing posts with label Portugal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Portugal. Show all posts
Azulejos... Continued
A book on tile designs I bought this summer in Barcelona.
And some more images from my Portuguese azulejos collection...
All images by Olga
Azulejos
The azulejo refers to a typical form of Portuguese or Spanish painted, tin-glazed, ceramic tilework. They have become a typical aspect of Portuguese culture, manifesting without interruption during five centuries the consecutive trends in art.
Wherever one goes in Portugal, azulejos are to be found anywhere in the streets - inside and outside ordinary houses, churches, palaces, and even train or subway stations. They constitute a major aspect of Portuguese architecture as they are applied on walls, floors and even ceilings. They were not only used as an ornamental art form, but also had a specific functional capacity like temperature control at homes. Many azulejos chronicle major historical and cultural aspects of Portuguese history.
I couldn't stop photographing all the different patterns while I saw all this beauty around me in Portugal (I like to study patterns) - so I managed to gather a small photo collection of azulejos of my own.
All images by Olga
And I have more patterns to come...
Wherever one goes in Portugal, azulejos are to be found anywhere in the streets - inside and outside ordinary houses, churches, palaces, and even train or subway stations. They constitute a major aspect of Portuguese architecture as they are applied on walls, floors and even ceilings. They were not only used as an ornamental art form, but also had a specific functional capacity like temperature control at homes. Many azulejos chronicle major historical and cultural aspects of Portuguese history.
I couldn't stop photographing all the different patterns while I saw all this beauty around me in Portugal (I like to study patterns) - so I managed to gather a small photo collection of azulejos of my own.
All images by Olga
And I have more patterns to come...
Portugal Highlights. Day 1
I'm really enjoying this autumn - somehow I finally have a bit of free time, which wasn't the case in the summer. The summer was too hectic to be able to keep up with everything which was going on - travel for work, travel for pleasure, work back in Gdansk and catching up to do... and all the people visiting here in Gdansk... plus of course blogging :) Good times, but very very busy... Now I think I'm in a calm phase of reflection and am very much enjoying the slower pace of life.
I have finally found the time to start going through all the pictures brought from this summer travels - and there are a lot of amazing places to talk about. I already have some posts about Portugal - and it deserves even more attention - as it was a real discovery for me. Definitely a place to go back to and explore in every detail!
If you are in Lisbon one of the great places to go to enjoy some sea food is Cervejaria Trindade - a historical traditional beer house with lovely interiors and even better food.
Image by Arek
And afterwards a perfect place to go to enjoy a cup of coffee or ginginha - the tasty Portuguese liqueur - is the famous literary cafe A Brasileira.
Image by Arek
Don't forget to pace the streets of Lisbon by night to indulge in the cosy atmosphere of this historical city and taste some grilled sardines prepared right on the streets - they are too good to pass by without trying!
Image by Arek
You can start your morning from a trip to Mafra - a beautiful town 28 km North-West from the center of Lisbon. A must see there is the Baroque Mafra Palace with its fabulous interiors and artifacts.
Image by Arek
The building also includes a major library, with about 40,000 rare books.
Image by Arek
After that take a trip to a little town of Ericeira - previously a fishermen village, which later on developed into a picturesque summer resort.
Image by Arek
Image by Olga
Image by Olga
Image by Arek
Image by Arek
Beautiful beaches, tiny restaurants with fresh and delicious typical food, lots of blue-white coloured fishermen houses and azulejos all around - a perfect retreat from the busy life of a big city!
Image by Arek
Image by Arek
Image by Olga
On the way back from Ericeira to Lisbon you need to make a stop to visit a tiny city - an imitation of real rural houses created by a Portuguese enthusiast on his own property (unfortunately I can't remember either the name of the architect or even how the place is called :( ...) Can you please help me out? :)
Image by Arek
And finally spend a nice evening back in Lisbon itself enjoying beautifully illuminated historical sights.
Image by Arek
Image by Arek
Image by Arek
Image by Arek
Take a metro on the way back - every station is skillfully decorated with modern azulejos and the metropolitain itself is very modern and not crowded.
Image by Olga
On the final note of this post - very warm greetings to dear friends TI and Ze without whom this great trip wouldn't be possible!
I have finally found the time to start going through all the pictures brought from this summer travels - and there are a lot of amazing places to talk about. I already have some posts about Portugal - and it deserves even more attention - as it was a real discovery for me. Definitely a place to go back to and explore in every detail!
If you are in Lisbon one of the great places to go to enjoy some sea food is Cervejaria Trindade - a historical traditional beer house with lovely interiors and even better food.
Image by Arek
And afterwards a perfect place to go to enjoy a cup of coffee or ginginha - the tasty Portuguese liqueur - is the famous literary cafe A Brasileira.
Image by Arek
Don't forget to pace the streets of Lisbon by night to indulge in the cosy atmosphere of this historical city and taste some grilled sardines prepared right on the streets - they are too good to pass by without trying!
Image by Arek
You can start your morning from a trip to Mafra - a beautiful town 28 km North-West from the center of Lisbon. A must see there is the Baroque Mafra Palace with its fabulous interiors and artifacts.
Image by Arek
The building also includes a major library, with about 40,000 rare books.
Image by Arek
After that take a trip to a little town of Ericeira - previously a fishermen village, which later on developed into a picturesque summer resort.
Image by Arek
Image by Olga
Image by Olga
Image by Arek
Image by Arek
Beautiful beaches, tiny restaurants with fresh and delicious typical food, lots of blue-white coloured fishermen houses and azulejos all around - a perfect retreat from the busy life of a big city!
Image by Arek
Image by Arek
Image by Olga
On the way back from Ericeira to Lisbon you need to make a stop to visit a tiny city - an imitation of real rural houses created by a Portuguese enthusiast on his own property (unfortunately I can't remember either the name of the architect or even how the place is called :( ...) Can you please help me out? :)
Image by Arek
And finally spend a nice evening back in Lisbon itself enjoying beautifully illuminated historical sights.
Image by Arek
Image by Arek
Image by Arek
Image by Arek
Take a metro on the way back - every station is skillfully decorated with modern azulejos and the metropolitain itself is very modern and not crowded.
Image by Olga
On the final note of this post - very warm greetings to dear friends TI and Ze without whom this great trip wouldn't be possible!
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