When strolling around the streets of the capital, everywhere we go we can find representations of a boat with two birds facing each other. Do you know why?
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A Brief History of Tagus Estuary Boats
In this article, the collector Luís Bayó Veiga takes us through a vivid and captivating history of Tagus estuary boats…
Continue readingStone Caravels, Do You Know Their Meaning?
Today we’re talking about the stone caravels that we find engraved on old façades or on drinking fountains mostly situated in the oldest areas of Lisbon.
Continue readingTraditional Boats of the Tagus River and Its Colourful Decorative Painting
About thirty years ago we developed a research on the decorative painting of the traditional boats of the Tagus River and we had the opportunity to know, at the time, one of the last popular painters, the master José Lopes. We found that little remained of this impressive legacy.
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