is this amazing gimish,
of Portuguese artistic talent,
Arabic design
brilliance,
and remarkable Catholic art.
Cultures when mixed,
mutually enrich.
This is Portugal!
Cheers to you from the art that lives inside us all~
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A wonderful message, Cindy. We are so much more alike, than different…
Exactly!
Wow what beauty! I wished we had buildings like that here! Very vibrant and elegant! Hugz Lisa and Bear
Ahhh hugs back to yous twos! <3
What wonderful colors. 🙂
Aren’t they gorgeous!
You made me turn green with envy when I saw these photos, especially the white building with the vivid blue embellishments.
You need to go to Portugal! These beautiful blue and white tiled builidings are everywhere!
spectacular!
It is a remarkable country!
Stunning. It reminds me of the wall I have behind my kitchen stove (just kidding about that!)
Maybe you do have a stunning tiled wall!
All white…!
Well, you could change that, if you wanted to. White on white is kinda boring, unless it’s ice in the artic regions and then, the ice is never white, it reflects color.
Beautiful tile work and photos.
Thanks Timothy and hope you are doing well my friend~ <3
Impressive!
Portugal is just that!
Incredible! I love this.
I do too. Portugal is a beautiful, beautiful country~
It’s on my list now!
Can’t wait to hear about your experiences~
Amazing architectural work done justice by you. Thank you.
It is this amazingly beautiful architectural mix. I love it!
That looks much nicer than some of the tilework I saw in Central America … am thinking of public sidewalks and even driveways.
I am trying to remember….Guatemala had amazing tile work I remember~
I was thinking of tiles I saw in David, Panama.
I’ve been to Panama several times, never David. Good that you went there. It is so beneficial to see this amazing world.
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If you want to upgrade your own property yourself, don’t look for the tiles and other materials at Home Depot or Loewe’s.
Exactly!
very nice… question? do they have coins there, i.e. like the american penny, we in Canada of course no longer have such a coin
Portugal is on the euro system and there is a 1 cent euro coin, but I don’t remember ever using it~
We tend to leave them at home (to the despair of the shopkeepers 😉 ) as well as the 2 cent and the five cent 🙂
Exactly right, laughing, which is why I come home with so many of them, and I have a special lovely jar to keep them in. Reminding me of the incredible places I visit~
What incredible beauty and talent! God-given Talents! I love Portugal! Thank you for sharing! 😚
I know exactly why you love Portugal~ <3
I’m so stunned! These photos of the tile work are remarkable, Cindy! So much details, just incredible…
I fell in love with the combination influence, the Arabic art and architecture is just remarkable. I had never really seen it. I have a palace to post that is the most understated, light and architectually beautiful palace I have ever seen.
Can’t thank you enough for this exquisite tile post! 💖
I basically thank you more for you, Amy. <3 <3
Beautiful. Looks like very intricately and masterfully applied into the mosaic design.
Incredibly beautiful detail~
That is gorgeous, Cindy.
Leslie
It is isn’t it! I was floored by the designs~
Wow! Having the attention span of a gnat, I can’t imagine being the artisans who labored over all the stunning details of those structures! Thanks for the continued tour of Portugal, Cindy! <3
Can you imagine? It’s like those Kashmir boxes hand painted over the course of years with a single strand of hair~
Hahaha! That’s a good way to describe it. 😀
Beautiful blend of different forms of art.
I love the design mixing!
How beautiful this is, Cindy. Those brilliant colours are stunning.
Yes, the creative use of color is just so wonderful!
Thank you for sharing. Came across another blog post recently on the tiles.. that when I knew for the first time.. 🙂
This very old tile work covers old buildings all over Portugal. It is unique and incredibly beautiful~
Beautiful. I love the statement: “When cultures mix, they mutually enrich.” How true.
Yes, we see evidence of this all over the world.
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Thank you my friend and be well!
Wow!
That is exactly what I thought!
Fantastic works! Thanks so much, Cindy! 🙂
The artistic talent is everywhere in Portugal!
“The art that lives within!” How eloquent and life-affirming!💛💛💛
Those descriptors perfectly describe you Rebecca! <3 <3
Thank you, my dear friend!!
Back to you in spades~
Cindy, these images just blow me away! The last time I saw intricate tilework that in any way resemble this was in downtown Santa Barbara. However, this takes everything up to another level! I’m so glad that you had this change to enjoy the craftsmanship as well as sharing this with us! <3
Yes, the tile in Santa Barbara is gorgeous which makes SB one of my favorite places. I do agree with you though, Portugal takes tile work to the penultimate artistic level. It covers the inside and outside of so many buildings and it is just knock-your-socks-off beautiful and very, very old. So pleased you enjoyed Lynn and be well my friend~ <3
What year was that church built in 1600’s 1700’s? It’s old
Yep, you are correct. It was completed in 1739, which means it was being built well before that. Here is a wiki-link about the church:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Saint_Ildefonso
wonderful Pictures, with great Beauty, photographed so beautifully, clear, sharp, true to the colours. Thanks.
A pity that the tiles of the church are decaying. Thaks to give us the pics so that we can blow them up to see the details.
The tiles seem to survive, even if the buildings crumble around them, proving that true art never dies~ <3
abd when one tile or another comes down unexpectedly the tourist is happy and bags it…
In Portugal the very old art is all around you. If a tourist “bagged it” they should take it immediately to the Portuguese Department of Antiquities. Otherwise the tourist is just a robber.
I do understand and respect entirely what you are saying.
Oh wow, the church is spectacular! Thanks Cindy for sharing!
There are many churches like this in Portugal and they are truly beautiful~
So Beautiful!! Thank you for showing these.
Thank you more for appreciating them~ <3
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Cindy Knoke with more of her photographic journal of her travels. This time Portugal and the intricate tilework that not only brings beauty to bare walls but keeps the buildings cool in the scorching heat.. wonderful.
The tile does keep out the heat and I never even thought of this! Thank you Sally & cheers to you my friend~ <3
Just WOW!
Exactly my reaction to Portugal!
Wunderschöne Fotos wünsche einen schönen Sonntag Lieber Gruß und Umarmung Gislinde
Vielen Dank und schonen Sonntag dir mein lieber Freund Gislinde~ <3
absolutely spectacular <3
Portugal is just so! Thank you my friend and cheers to you~ <3
Great architectural art well photographed, Cindy
Thank you so much, honored~
I enjoyed your splendid pictures showing the different artistic stiles. Many thanks:)
Makes me happy that I posted, and thank you more for the kind appreciation~
Wow! That is quite unexpected. I only went to Lisbon for 2 days so never got to see any of this. It reminds me a bit of Turkish tile work.
Yes, it does. The Arabic influence in Spain & Portugal is very evident. The Moors ruled Portugal for 800 years. Their architecture and design is spectacular~
Really nice !
Abrigada!
toll, schönen Sonntag wünsche ich
Vielen dank und schonen Sonntag mein lieber Freund~
Liebe Grüße, im Moment fehlt es an Zeit
You say it so well : “Cultures when mixed .. mutually enrich”
Thank you again for posting such beautiful pictures of my country and for showing it to the world 🙂 .
Turtle Hugs
Ahhhh, I am so honored. Thank you. I am in love with your country and wish I could live in The Azores! <3 <3
🙂 🙂 🙂
I was there for a 3day weekend a few weeks ago and I went ahhhh … I wanna move here 🙂 Must go again and visit the other islands too 🙂
Maybe we’ll meet there someday who knows 😉
Turtle Hugs
Yes! Let’s! I want to visit the other islands too. It is too beautiful to miss~
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Merci beaucoup mon ami Bernard. Bisous~ <3 <3
The COLOR! OMG! Thank you!
Thank you so much more for making me glad I posted! <3
I love tile, Cindy. LOVE IT!
So do I, and so glad you do too~
Outstanding tile artwork, Cindy. Thanks for sharing these beautiful pictures. 🙂 — Suzanne
Thank you more for the thoughtful appreciation & cheers to you~
Amazing. The colours are fantastic.
Aren’t they wonderful! A celebration of the joy of life~
Colorful, inviting, exotic…beautiful
You are a very dear friend~ <3 <3
Nice stuff. I particularly like the duck fresco. ^…..(‘)< ack, ack, ack.
You and I, we love the ducks. I bought my husband a “Shut The Duck Up!” t-shirt as a joke assuming he wouldn’t wear it. Boy, that assumption made an ass of me! 😉
Well they do quack a lot. 🙂
Yes indeed they do! Sending cheers to you dear Graham.
The concept of all these cultures mixed together is simply amazing. And so is your eye for photography Cindy. Thanks for yet another trip to see what beautiful architecture humans can create.
I so respect your multi-cultural intelligence Waldo and I know most of this came from your love for your wife. Be well my dear friend. I am so glad you got out and about in your beloved Adirondacks and love seeing the photos of these places I have never been~
You got to take me to see al these places you visit, and I do promise I will be a good boy
Its a deal! It would be so much fun to do a blogger friend trip, wouldn’t it! I volunteer to be the agent~
So the deal is sealed!
🙂
So colorful and beautiful!
Yes, this perfectly describes Portugal!
Just gorgeous as always! so nice to get to travel with you!
You make the experience so much better~