Palacio Ramalhete is an eighteenth-century urban palace in the Janelas Verdes area of Lisbon, easily identified by the traditional, geometrically patterned ceramic tiles that adorn its walls and courtyard. Originally a residence for the…
Azulejos of Lisbon Buildings
This walk traces the history of Portuguese glazed tiles by highlighting distinct ceramic styles on residential facades and landmarks in Lapa and Estrela. You'll learn to identify different eras of workmanship, from 18th-century noble panels to industrial repeating patterns and modern street art.
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1. Palacio Ramalhete
2. Antigo Convento das Trinas do Mocambo
The Antigo Convento das Trinas do Mocambo sits on a hillside in the Estrela neighborhood, its presence marked by the azulejo-covered walls and a high, imposing structure that overlooks the Tagus River. Originally founded in sixteen…
3. Casa do Visconde de Sacavém
The Casa do Visconde de Sacavém is marked by the ceramic ornamentation that covers its facade. Built between eighteen ninety-seven and nineteen hundred, the building is a testament to the interests of its owner, the second Visconde de…
4. R. de Buenos Aires 28
The address at Rua de Buenos Aires twenty-eight in Lisbon occupies a building in the Lapa neighborhood. This area is characterized by nineteenth-century mansions and palatial homes, many of which have been converted to house diplomatic…
5. R. de São Ciro 28
Rua de São Ciro is defined by the steady, narrow rise of its stone-paved path, connecting the area of Rua de Santana à Lapa to Rua de Buenos Aires. It is a street shaped by the parish boundaries of late eighteenth-century Lisbon, appearing…
6. Louvor da Vivacidade Tile Mural - ADD FUEL
The Louvor da Vivacidade is a sprawling, two hundred square meter tile mural that covers the staircases along Infante Santo Avenue. Created in two thousand seventeen by the artist known as Add Fuel, it serves as the final addition to the…