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Lisbon Tile Workshop: Create Your Own Masterpiece
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37 Ratings
Lisbon
Unleash your creativity and immerse yourself in the art of tile-making with this full-day workshop in Lisbon. Explore the National Tile Museum and learn from an expert artist in Azeitão.
Unleash your creativity and immerse yourself in the art of tile-making with this full-day workshop in Lisbon. Explore the National Tile Museum and learn from an expert artist in Azeitão.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- 25 de Abril Bridge - Crossing the 25th of April bridge is an experience by itself, as the views to the East and the West show you almost the entire city of Lisbon.
- Azulejos de Azeitao - At Azulejos de Azeitão, you will learn all about making tiles, and also have the chance of painting your own (that you can ship to your hotel or your home…
- 25 de Abril Bridge - Crossing the 25th of April bridge is an experience by itself, as the views to the East and the West show you almost the entire city of Lisbon.
- Azulejos de Azeitao - At Azulejos de Azeitão, you will learn all about making tiles, and also have the chance of painting your own (that you can ship to your hotel or your home country).
Azulejos de Azeitão is one of the finest and well know Tile Workshops in Portugal.
- Sesimbra - If you want, you can have lunch in Sesimbra, the lovely fishing town in the South side of Lisbon.
Although it is now a touristic town, Sesimbra still has the charm of the old Portuguese fishing villages.
- Castelo de Sesimbra - Stop at Castelo the Sesimbra (Sesimbra Castle) to admire the wonderful views and check the gorgeous tiles in its church.
- Museu Nacional do Azulejo - At the National Tiles Museum you’ll be able to learn more about the tiles through History, admiring some of the best preserved and antique tiles in Portugal.
- Lisbon - Begin your day by heading to the Azeitão region south of Lisbon, where you can see some of the region’s most beautiful tiles and learn about their origin, starting with the Arabic occupation of the Iberian Peninsula.
Your guide will show you some examples of Tiles works as you drive on the way.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Local guide
- Bottled water
- Driver/guide
- WiFi in the Van
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Local guide
- Bottled water
- Driver/guide
- WiFi in the Van
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Lunch
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Experience a day as a tile artist with this full-day tile workshop and private tour in Lisbon, featuring the National Tile Museum.
Journey to Azeitão where a professional tile artist will guide you through the process of creating your own tiles.
You have the option to dine in the fishing village of Sesimbra or in Lisbon.
Conclude your journey with a…
Experience a day as a tile artist with this full-day tile workshop and private tour in Lisbon, featuring the National Tile Museum.
Journey to Azeitão where a professional tile artist will guide you through the process of creating your own tiles.
You have the option to dine in the fishing village of Sesimbra or in Lisbon.
Conclude your journey with a visit to the National Tile Museum (Museu Nacional do Azulejo) to appreciate some of the most exquisite and well-maintained pieces of art within the city.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
25 de Abril Bridge
Praca 25 de Abril, Almada
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(37 Ratings)
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Dorothy_m
Apr 23, 2025
Excellent Tour - Terrific tour with a very knowledgable and fun guide (Tiago). Tile manufacturing site very interesting; tile museum amazing. I’ve taken many tours in Lisbon and this one was the best.
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Alanwein45
Apr 6, 2025
All about Tiles... a day out in Lisbon! - Our guide Oriana was personable and very knowledgeable. After meeting and being picked up at our hotel, we headed out for a drive around Lisbon to view the tiles on homes and businesses. It was great start to the day as it showed the diversity of color, size and pattern and helped get us focused as we drove into the country side for our factory tour.
Oriana was extremely pleasant, knowledgeable, and appeared to have passion for the whole topic of tile. She thoroughly answered all our questions, specific to tile and our general questions about living and working in Portugal itself, with tips on additional things to see during our trip.
We were very impressed with the tile workshop. Everyone was very friendly and welcoming. Being able to actually paint our own tile was a fascinating experience. Then to have them fire our tiles and deliver them to our home after our trip was truly wonderful. The quality of the tiles we were able to buy at the workshop were nice too and extremely affordable to be shipped as well.
The National Tile Museum was simply amazing and Oriana was able to explain and direct with great expertise. Enough time was allowed for us to explore and take in the history.
We also had time for a visit to a small fishing village for lunch and a stop to view Lisbon from high on hill at the Cristo Rei monument was worth the time too. A full day and we'll worth it if you like tile!! My wife and I would highly recommend this trip and Oriana made it special!
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Chris_m
Apr 4, 2025
Our tour guide Nuno was... - Our tour guide Nuno was incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about the tiles. I came out of the tour with a good vocabulary and appreciation for tiles, alongside with a few “huh, if that’s the technique, how did they do THAT?” moments. It was great being able to paint our own tiles before going into the museum, but it was also really cool to get to drive around Lisbon and see specific tiles that we would recognize later.
10/10 experience, highly recommended for anyone with the time to do a deep dive on one of Lisbon’s most unique pastimes.
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Jet65166617501
Apr 4, 2025
Learned a lot, amazing guide! - Our tour guide Nuno was incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about the tiles. I came out of the tour with a good vocabulary and appreciation for tiles, alongside with a few “huh, if that’s the technique, how did they do THAT?” moments. It was great being able to paint our own tiles before going into the museum, but it was also really cool to get to drive around Lisbon and see specific tiles that we would recognize later.
10/10 experience, highly recommended for anyone with the time to do a deep dive on one of Lisbon’s most unique pastimes.
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Melinda_w
Feb 28, 2025
Worth it - Nuno was kind, professional, and informative. He provided us safe travel to every location, and gave us so much history and information about the art.
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Esther1072018
Feb 26, 2025
Recommended for a visit - Beforehand I thought what should I do in a museum about tiles.... But it is really worth a visit. You get a good impression of how these tiles are made, a very clear explanation of the different raw materials of the colors. You can see the most beautiful tiled plateaus and the church that is also located in this monastery is really beautiful. On the top floor you can see a panorama of the city of Lisbon, very beautiful! If you are in Lisbon then I definitely recommend this museum (how dull the name it might sound)
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Cristina_d
Feb 22, 2025
Tile Workshop and museum - Nuno was a great guide. He taught me so much. He was kind enough to have lunch with me, as I was by myself.
I got the impression that we were making a tile from scratch, which would’ve been fun. We only painted a tile. The price of this day was crazy expensive. When I clicked on it originally it was $145. It was over $300!!
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Jan_b
Jan 13, 2025
A Fascinating Day of Tile -
The van was extremely comfortable and the drive around Lisbon to view the tiles on homes and businesses was great as it showed the diversity of colour, size and pattern. The drive into the country side was delightful.
Our guide, NN was extremely pleasant, knowledgeable, and appeared to have passion for the whole topic of tile. He thoroughly answered all our questions, specific to tile and our general questions about living and working in Portugal itself.
We were very impressed with the tile workshop. Everyone was very friendly and welcoming. Being able to actually glaze our own tile was a fascinating experience. Then to have them fire our tiles and deliver them to our vacation abode was truly wonderful. The quality of the tiles we were able to buy at the workshop were first-rate but extremely affordable.
The Museum of Tile was truly astonishing and once again NN was able to explain and direct with great expertise. Enough time was allowed for us to explore.
NN also recommended we try cuddle fish for lunch - a really great choice
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Debbieb713
Apr 30, 2024
Fantastic day - This was a fantastic excursion. Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable about the history of the area and of tile making. Going to the workshop and watching how tiles are made gave us a whole new appreciation for the work and craftsmanship that go into making tile - one by one. Getting to make our own tile was a lot of fun too. I highly recommend this tour.
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Davidsr2850yw
Apr 1, 2024
An excellent stop in Lisbon -- make sure to give yourself a few hours at least! - The museum, which is connected to an old church, is breathtakingly beautiful and well curated. The museum includes tiles that are over 500 years old and shows the process of tile-making, even including several stations for people with moderate to severe vision impairments. Most of the signage is in both Portuguese and English.
The museum takes viewers from the early days of tile-making to the present and includes a whole section of 20th- and 21st-century artists. There is even a huge mural depicting Lisbon from before the 1755 earthquake.
The cafe is large and has indoor and outdoor seating as well as plenty of dining options, from tea and snacks to larger lunch ideas.
I'm not sure there's much for children to do or see; I didn't spot any kids during my visit.
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