Even during the “shoulder season” when we went — not peak tourist time, but certainly not dead either — the Duoro riverfront ...

You might find these Portuguese tiles, or azulejos ... at stalls at the Feira da Ladra), or within the walls of other top city attractions, including some of the palaces or villas that dot ...

The tiles didn't just remain in Europe—they traveled with explorers, adorning homes and official buildings in colonies from ...