The oldest artisanal ceramics factory in Europe.
Going back to the year 1741, near the Basilica da Estrela, in the "lands of Sant'anna", in Lisbon, a small red clay pottery began. During the first years the small pottery only produced clay pieces without any type of decoration. In 1755 a major earthquake devastated the entire city of Lisbon and the reconstruction of the Portuguese capital became essential and urgent.
It was at that time that tiles became fashionable, largely due to the low price when compared to other coverings such as stone.
With the high growth in demand for this type of material, the former small pottery was forced to start producing decorative tiles that would become part of the decoration of many building facades in Lisbon.
For many years the factory had its facilities on Rua de Sant'Anna à Lapa, but due to urban growth, at the beginning of the 20th century, it was forced to move to Rua da Junqueira (Lisbon) where for 20 years it worked and continued the production of artistic tiles and faience.
Twenty years later it moved its factory facilities to Calçada da Boa Hora where it still continues to work today with the oldest traditional Portuguese techniques.
