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Every entry says what its official page says, and when we checked. Where we could not read the official page, we say so and give no hours.
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Main building closed for works (PRR)
The national tile museum, in the Convento da Madre de Deus. While the building is closed, part of the collection is shown in the “Open Azulejo” exhibition at Palácio da Calheta, and its shop is open at Palácio Foz, Praça dos Restauradores 13.
Founded in 1741 and still making tiles by hand. Guided visits and ceramic workshops, including painting your own tile, are offered and require booking, according to the factory.
The contacts page lists hours for several locations and we could not tell which applies where, so we leave hours out. Check the official page.
Founded in 1849. The factory, factory shop and showroom are in Abrunheira, Sintra, and the company calls itself an open-doors factory. Its Intendente building in Lisbon has a façade of figurative tiles by Ferreira das Tabuletas.
The factory store of the company founded in 1884. We could not confirm factory visits on an official page.
The Vista Alegre site has a museum section. We could not read its pages, so we give no hours or address here. Check the official page.
The town’s ceramics museum. Its official site could not be reached, and some sources say it is closed for refurbishment. Check its status before you travel.
A working railway station whose walls carry more than 20,000 tiles by Jorge Colaço. It opened on 5 October 1916.
Tiles by Maria Keil; the station opened on 28 September 1966.
