Porto Tile Painting Workshop: Paint Portuguese Azulejos with Wine

Learn the centuries-old craft of Portuguese tile painting in two hours

A tile painting workshop in Porto where you paint a white ceramic tile with traditional patterns sourced from the city's architecture, guided by a professional instructor. The two-hour session includes Port wine, refreshments, and all materials. You take the finished tile home. Children from age 6 are welcome, and the experience suits solo travelers, families, and groups alike.

The experience

You arrive with a free afternoon or a few hours between other plans, and the workshop begins with a short introduction to Portuguese azulejos. The hand-painted tiles that have shaped Porto and Lisbon's streets and buildings for centuries. Your instructor, trained in tile painting, walks you through the history and then hands you a blank white ceramic tile and a set of brushes. You choose from an exclusive selection of traditional patterns the team has documented directly from Porto's architecture, or sketch your own design instead.

The painting itself takes up most of the two hours. Your instructor guides the technical side (how to hold the brush, how the glazes behave, where to layer color), but the tile is yours to make. While you work, Port wine, coffee, juice, and a spread of sweet and savory snacks sit on the table. People paint, talk, refill their glasses, and watch their designs take shape. The workshop is built for this: no experience needed, no pressure to be good, just the materials and the time to make something by hand.

When the session ends, you leave with your painted tile in a box, ready to travel home or to your hotel. The tile needs to be picked up within four months for glazing and firing, which the workshop arranges. It becomes a souvenir that is actually yours. Something you made, not something you bought.

What’s included

• All painting materials and brushes.
• white ceramic tile to paint.
• professional instructor with experience in Portuguese tile art.
• introduction to the history of Portuguese azulejos.
• Port wine, coffee, juice, and water.
• selection of sweet and savory snacks.
• box to take your finished tile home.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 10:30, 14:00, 14:30 and 17:45

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AgesAdult (18 to 64 years) · Senior (65 and older) · Youth (12 to 17 years) · Child (6 to 11 years) · Under 6: can't be included in the booking

GroupUp to 15

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Domus Arte

Is this one for you?Two hours is short enough to fit into a free afternoon or a break between other plans, but long enough to move past nerves and actually finish a tile you'll want to keep. If you have only an hour or need to stay longer, this exact length won't work for you.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (12 to 17 years); Child (6 to 11 years). Under 6: they can't be included in the booking.

What patterns can I choose from for the tile?

The workshop offers an exclusive selection of traditional Portuguese tile patterns that the team has documented directly from the streets and buildings of Porto. You can replicate any of these patterns, or create your own original design instead.

What's included in the two hours?

The workshop includes all painting materials, the white ceramic tile, technical guidance from a professional instructor, a briefing on the history of Portuguese azulejos, Port wine, coffee, juice or water, and a selection of sweet and savory snacks.

How do I get my finished tile home?

You take your painted tile home in a box immediately after the workshop. The tile must be picked up within four months from the workshop date for glazing and firing, which the workshop coordinates.

Where is the workshop located in Porto?

The workshop is held at Sé do Porto, near public transportation options, making it easy to reach from anywhere in the city.