Wander through the streets of Seville or Porto, and you'll find yourself immersed in a world of color and intricate patterns. Elaborately painted tiles, called azulejos, adorn churches, palaces, train ...

Portugal’s stunning ceramic tiles aren’t just for decoration. They’re pieces of history, and they’re also energy-efficient. Visitors to Lisbon, Portugal, appreciate the Convento de Madre de Deus, a ...

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 of ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Portuguese dignitaries, including the country’s president, arrived in Marin on Wednesday to attend a groundbreaking for a Tiburon mural project commemorating ...

Sportswear company Adidas has created a baroque-style football kit for Spanish club Real Madrid, which incorporates the patterns found on Azulejos tiles in the city. The third shirt for Spanish ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. If there was only one word to describe Lisbon, that word would be "shimmering". But it's not the warm European sun that gives the ...

I regularly travel to Portugal, and every trip revives an ongoing dilemma: Do I love or hate all those azulejos, the distinctive ceramic tiles the Portuguese use to cover anything from church chapels ...

LISBON – Gaping holes on the crumbling walls of an abandoned palace in the heart of Lisbon mark where decorative ceramic tiles have been yanked off, to the displeasure of passing tourists. LEONOR SA, ...

Gaping holes on the crumbling walls of an abandoned palace in the heart of Lisbon mark where decorative ceramic tiles have been yanked off, to the displeasure of passing tourists. Thieves are swiping ...

LISBON (AFP) - Gaping holes on the crumbling walls of an abandoned palace in the heart of Lisbon mark where decorative ceramic tiles have been yanked off, to the displeasure of passing tourists.