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Blue Mosaic tile symbolizes the sea, and the big sailing time also let China become Europe’s most precious gift. Portugal’s earliest ceramic tile inherit the moors tradition, its jin-gui in each tile on the design is all hand-painted, that’s principal people identity is indicative, adornment of ceramic tile, the more delicate, position the uncommon. Until the 17th century lifted ceramic tile agitation, civilian began to application of ceramic tile to decorate his own house wall.
Portugal with unique national ceramic tile wind — not tacky, does not delight, the Portuguese is Mosaic design became a door “addiction” of art. Wander in ceramic tile museums and Buddha manly pull earl large ceramic tile wall, which is enough to make JingJue. The wall of pattern rich meticulous as rigorous history — -publishers, and records the Portuguese glorious period of various kinds of life faces: religion, hunting, fishing, trade, navigation, war etc, recounting the rise and fall of the past home countries appeared.
And street stalls selling souvenirs and also the most is colour lively blue tiles, means of good luck sailing, attitude and lithe and graceful girl pray like. Let luxuriant blue microcosmos gutty unique tone: that is not lonely, but light is romantic.
Ferial, Porto city always wears cap bright-coloured orange hat. And medieval streets quietly to stand the clearing, however more willing to give oneself take blue tassels. Bright blue Mosaic tile ornament, is Porto another kind of unique charm.
Blue ceramic tile almost permeated every corner of the city, and want to explore the city microscopic world the best starting point, then must indisputably Se Catedral cathedral. Climbed up the slope to this gothic and baroque style of architecture, mix before buckytubes atrium in the entire wall all the shop is acted the role of blue and white tick off person soul ceramic tile. Farther north walk, downtown SAN benito railway station running also cannot “escape”. The station is the site of the original monastery, 1916 just built become today’s traffic points. Careful observation, the ceiling, wall, ground of geometric collage create a piece of blue and white ceramic tile by constructing the microcosmic art world, let empty waiting hall moment became tourists and interesting “Mosaic gallery.

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Portuguese egg tart

Portuguese food variety, but the Portuguese egg tart is prestigious. Pastéis de Belém, called the founder of Portuguese egg tarts, absolute “century-old”, no matter what time are the customers door. Freshly baked egg tarts, sprinkle with creamy cinnamon, really fragrant lips and teeth, memorable.

Pastéis de Belém egg tart shop, not just space next to the monastery, the birth is also closely related with the monastery. Legend of 1820, after the Portuguese revolution of freedom, all monasteries were closed. Monastery in order to survive, so they try to do some desserts, sold in the candy store next door. Who wants to have quickly been accepted into the local flavor. From the beginning of 1837, the production method of egg tarts become secret, and since then has remained the same. Change, only the daily stream of diners.

Porto wine

Portugal in the end there are no grapes, to Porto, the questions have been answered. Porto will tell you that the Portuguese really grapes.]

East along the Douro River from Porto away, is the Douro Valley, which is the upper Douro River, a large grape Park. The masterpiece of the grapes, and often grow on steep hills between the grapes constitute a very spectacular terrace.

With grapes, the wine is naturally indispensable. In the Douro River, stretches of terraced fields, and wineries scattered in the mountains, houses, constitutes a unique scenery Road. In 2001, this area is the “World Heritage”: All referred to as “the Douro wines.” Is said to date, with the grape and wine around the world related to World Heritage has five, the Portuguese monopoly to two (2001, Portugal on the Douro wines; in 2002, Hungary, Tokaj wines; in 2004, Portugal skin Library Island vineyard; in 2006, Mexico’s Tequila region 西哥特基拉 early planting areas and tequila brewing facility site; in 2007, Ruishilawo terraced vineyards).

The Douro in the mountains, so far, nearly 2000 years history of grape growing. Since the 18th century, for producing Port Wine (Port) and world famous. Port wine is really attributable to Porto (porto) its name. Port wine in the Douro region, after the completion of fermentation and fortified process, I would have called “Barcos Rabelos” boat, floating down the oak, shipped to Porto, in the cellar complete the aging process bottling for sale, shipment export.

Grape harvest quarters, said to Douro river, almost all wearing various cellar flag Barcos Rabelos, that picture should be “quite spectacular”. As with the sherry, Port wine flourish thanks to the British, the majority of the current Portuguese British control of the Porter distilleries, especially world famous brands.

Hotels in Portugal

Perhaps most critical business hotel can not meet the requirements of travelers, location and design elements may be ALICE pay more attention to the elements, so we selected in the Design Hotel Lisbon and Porto.

Lisbon: Lisbon, Portugal at the Fontana park hotel, formerly the early 20th century, a factory, in the design of the hotel, the famous Portuguese architect Francisco Aires Mateus be retained, while the surgeon Portuguese interior design minimalist women Normal Nini Andrade Silva will still carry out in the end minimalism.