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Lisbon, Portugal

Museu Nacional do Azulejo

Five centuries of Portuguese tiles, in a convent with a gold-drenched chapel.

Museu Nacional do Azulejo
Photo: Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL / CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The story of the azulejo from Moorish patterns to contemporary panels, including a 23-metre view of Lisbon made before the 1755 earthquake — the only complete image of the city as it was.

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Opening hours and prices change regularly — always check the museum’s own site before you travel.

Do not miss

  • The panorama of pre-earthquake Lisbon
  • The gilded convent chapel
  • Five centuries of tiles

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