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Local Customs: Azulejos
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  • Written by micas_pt on Mar 6, 2004
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    • Azulejos are traditional Portuguese tiles. Azulejos are hand painted tiles and can be found in blue and white shades or coloured, depending on theme, epoch and place. In Covilhã we found some nice examples of this typical Portuguese arts craft, both in churches and private houses. The azulejos depicted on this photo allude to the wool manufacture, traditionally a most important economic activity in the city.

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    • While strolling around city centre, we came across this flowers in the streets. There are some tall flowerpots, in the shape of a triangle, all covered in these curious flowers we had never seen before – if you look closer they look like coloured cabbages!! We found them both in white and purple, and both like nice. After “discovering” these in Covilhã, we came across some others in villages nearby. I wonder what is their name?

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    global84 Mon Aug 7, 2006 23:47 UTC
     Great information!    		iandsmith Wed Nov 17, 2004 01:31 UTC
     Quality pages, well done.
    Bwana_Brown Wed Aug 25, 2004 23:21 UTC
     A very comprehensive and informative page on Covilha! It makes me wish that we had been able to slow down to enjoy it a bit as we rushed through to the Serra da Estrela!!    		dr.firas Sat Aug 14, 2004 16:33 UTC
     Superb, nothing surprising me anymore with your sweet great pages ;-)) XXX
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