• Tiles, glass windows & patterns

    May 8, 2024 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    The tiles in both Lisbon and Sintra are beautiful. They are flat, but the Moorish tiles are raised with Muslim, Moroccan and Islamic influences. Many items (purses, wallets, postcards, hats, etc) are made with cork from cork trees. They remove the outer layer of cork near the bottom of the tree so they don't kill the tree and it regenerates the cork every 9 years.Read more