Blue tiles, blue sky, blue water... there is so much blue in Portugal! Though you can find tiles (azulejos) in different colours, the deep blue must be the most popular and traditional. Pottery, fabrics, clothes... it all is often decorated in the blue flowers or sardines. Souvenir chops are filled with it!
And while you walk around the city, you will notice it everywhere too. It is such a nice colour after all.
This first building was probably the most blue I have seen. Not only was it big and covered in tiles, but also the fence and the wall around it. All matching :)
Balconies and doors too. Can't leave the doors behind, right?
A Google view to the whole building:
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It is really not hard to spot the pretty azulejos. But after this one, I decided to take photos of the blue ones when I see them. So here are a few more.
Three in a row! Boom!
Ok, no tiles on this one, but it is pretty blue. So it kind of counts :p
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And when the whole building is not covered in them, they have historical scenes, saints, places...
These three I found on Carlos Lopes Pavillion in Lisbon. Very big, very detailed and very pretty!
This is a google view on the building:
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Last thing is one of the longest mural I have seen. With multiple colours, but lets face it - it is mainly blue :D.
And it is painted tiles again.
André Saraiva is the creator of this magnificent piece. He created a world where two cities meet, Lisbon and Paris. The illustration is made with over 52 thousand ceramic tiles and it almost 188 metres long. It is located on Campo Santa Clara, just below Jardim Botto Machado.
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I will have to go back there and take some more shots. I was in a bit of a hurry on that day and only took three shots as I passed it by. It is stunning and big and there are so many details to highlight.
It is right next to the lovely Pantheon.
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Shot with Nikon D5500 + Nikkor 18-55 lens and OnePlus 7 Pro
All photos and text are my own.
