Museu De Artes Decorativas Portuguesas

In 1953 the banker Ricardo Esprito Santo bequeathed the Azurara Palace and part of his extensive collection to the portuguese estate in order to set a foundation for the preservation of portuguese decorative arts.In the textile section you can see an important collection of 16th and 17th century textiles as well as some flemish tapestries. My favourite part is, however, the workshops where artisans create period reproductions in a variety of media and restore damaged pieces with the same care and materials that went into the originals.

The collection on display, almost entirely composed of artworks bought at both national and international auctions, has great artistic unity and coherence and was accomplished thanks to the will and tenacity of a man whose mission was to “recover” works from the Portuguese artistic heritage, becoming one of the greatest art collectors of the XX century.To visit the museum is to take a tour through the Decorative Arts from the XV century to the XVIII century along the different genres: Furniture, Textiles, Silverware, Porcelain, Portuguese Pottery and Tiles, Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Book-binding, etc.

Located in the Palace of Azuzara, here you will find collections of furniture, fabrics, silver vaults, ceramics and paintings from the Portuguese aristocracy dating from the 15th to 19th century. You will see you are in the time, The hotel is located just like a old house. The entrance costs €4.