Besides enjoying their presence in spring you can also find ceramic swallows andorinhas hanging on the walls of both portuguese restaurants and private homes all year long.
Ceramic swallows portugal.
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Traditional portuguese swallows in walls.
Moreover they are commonly found in souvenirs shops in portugal in different colours shapes and sizes.
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Hotels public spaces facades living rooms bedrooms.
Gift shops are full of them you can find ceramic swallows on restaurant walls on the outside of portuguese buildings and without fail in every single gift shop.
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It turns out that the bird is a swallow andorinha in portuguese and it all started with one of the most well known artists that portugal has had rafael bordallo pinheiro bordallo pinheiro in 1891 decided to produce a set of ceramic pieces that looked like swallows.
The common real swallows that every year migrate in the spring to our sunny land inspired some of the most relevant pottery artists in portugal from rafael bordalo pinheiro to many others.
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This is a set of three handmade traditional clay ceramic portuguese swallows to be hang in the wall.
Traditional portuguese black swallows retro shabby chic style.
But what exactly do these birds mean and why are they so popular.
Symbol of loyalty and love in 1891 designer rafael bordalo pinheiro decided to produce a set of ceramic pieces that looked like swallows.
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They integrated into portuguese homes and became a symbol for a portuguese house which lives on still today.
The pieces quickly integrated into portuguese homes and became a symbol for a portuguese house that lives on still today.
With current enthusiasm for portugal ecological concern and the desire to return to nature swallows become a trendy decorative object that great designers or decorators take into account.
There is no place that cannot be enchanted by a flight of ceramic swallows.