Portuguese azulejo tiles embellish buildings on almost every corner in Portugal. It’s dreamy. One of the most beautiful buildings (in my opinion) was The Igreja de Santo Ildefonso in Porto. It is famous for the approximately 11,000 blue and white azulejos that cover the façade, depicting scene from the life of Saint Ildefonso and imagery from the gospels. The structure, as we see it today, was blessed in 1739, but the tiles weren’t added till 1932. And I’m so glad they added them. *SWOON*

Size: 5x7
Materials: watercolor + pen on watercolor paper