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ceilings, tiled walls, medieval furnishings, and yes - a how to tell the genuine products from fakes or poor
massive kitchen. quality to be sure you get your money’s worth.

Although Sintra has two shopping malls with There also are lots of locally made ceramics,
familiar retailers, most tourists prefer the charm and painted with centuries-old patterns, for sale.
products of the shop- and restaurant-packed tourist Shopkeepers are happy to wrap platters, bowls,
market. Here you’ll be dazzled by the wide range of vases, candlesticks and more in bubble wrap to tuck
products made from cork, sneakers to ball caps and into luggage for the trip home. Mary also became
purses of every size and shape. Sustainable and intrigued with the ceramic swallows, sold
durable, cork is growing in popularity as an everywhere in a variety of sizes and colors since the
alternative to leather, especially among vegans. late 1890s when the ceramic artist Rafael Bordallo
Before you buy, have a shop owner or staff show you Pinheiro made them popular. By the end of our trip,

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