Page 19 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Portugal

Art Deco Gems
During the Estado Novo, Art Deco ruled (p46). From railway
stations, such as Cais do Sodré, to the A Brasileira café (p101),
Lisbon is full of bold, early-20th-century designs. Porto’s
iconic Fundação de Serralves (Rua Dom João de Castro 210;
www.serralves.pt) is partly housed in Portugal’s most
notable Art Deco villa. Take a tour with an architect or artist
for a greater insight into this fascinating national monument.

The blush exterior of the
Fundação de Serralves,
built in the 1930s

Manueline Marvels
Funded largely by the spice and
gold trade, the 16th-century
Mosteiro dos Jerónimos is a riot of
maritime-themed stonework,
including ropes and anchors
(p108). The style was pioneered
by João de Castilho (1470–1552)
and Diogo de Boitaca (1460–1528),
who built the cloisters here, as
well as the Torre de Belém (p110).

Ornate cloisters of the
Mosteiro dos Jerónimos

Baroque Giants
Designed by João Frederico Ludovice (1673–
1752), the vast Palácio de Mafra is Portugal’s
best example of the over-the-top Baroque style,
with a 200-m- (656-ft-) long façade and some
156 staircases inside (p156). To the north, Porto
was the stomping ground of
Italian Nicolau Nasoni (1691–
1773), who designed the Torre Formal courtyard
and Igreja dos Clérigos (p239) garden at the
and Paço Episcopal (p236). Palácio de Mafra
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