Day 19: Lisbon – today, we went to the National Tile Museum, which seemed a totally appropriate thing to do in Portugal. The museum is set in Madre de Deus Convent, founded in 1509 and its collections allow a journey through the history of tile, from 15th century till present days and you can find more about it here.
These two were in the entrance. The first room had very modern tiles.
And then there were really old tiles
And of course, the building had internal courtyards
And religious tiles
And there was a chapel which had a very ornate nativity scene, and there was a wedding going on.
We were just in time for the kiss.
The colours of Lisbon.
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