Lisbon, Day Two, Part 2

Today, we took the Museum excursion.

Museu Nacional do Azulejo is one of the most important of the national museums by the singularity of its collection, Azulejo (tile), an artistic expression that differentiates Portuguese culture, and by the uniqueness of the building in which the Museum is set, former Madre de Deus Convent, founded in 1509 by Queen D. Leonor.

The museum's collection is one of the largest of ceramics in the world.Leggi altro