The cork coxos (recipients) to drink the fresh water from the fountains and the taros (milk-pails) also in cork to take the meal to the work, the wood spoons and forks knife-sculpted by the shepherds, are some of the examples of an handicraft whose elaboration persists in the parishes of Santana, S. Bartolomeu do Outeiro and Monte do Trigo. The forged iron is moulded in Amieria and Portel. Also in Portel we find the hand-painted tile, the tin works, and clothing as the safões (to protect the legs) and the leather samarros (to protect the upper part of the body) made in sheep leather. In the village of Alqueva, which named the big dam, we can also find the botas caneleiras, handmade boots made in goat or cow leather.
Cork is the noble material which is the origin of a large number objects produced in the municipality a non-surprising fact once we are in a region where the cork-tree plantations dominate, the tree where the cork comes from.
The hand painted tile, the tin works, ceramics and glass painting and lace complete the handicraft offer in the municipality.

LEATHER
José António Nisa Arraiano
Travessa de S. Paulo, 7 - Portel
266 612 416
Alqueva Botas Joaquim Rosa Gaudêncio
Largo da Igreja, 14 - Alqueva
266 637 141
FORGED IRON
Florindo V. Baião Alberto
Rua de Évora, 27 - Amieira
266 611 449 (made to order)
José e Celestino Paixão
Largo do Chafariz, 28 - Portel (made to order)

CORK
António Joaquim Rato
Travessa do Moinho, 2 - Santana
266 687 257
Álvaro Valadas
Rua Cândido dos Reis,10 - Portel
266 611 418
936 359 792 |

WOOD AND WILLOW
Joaquim António Delfino
Travessa da Cancela - Oriola
266 667 255

LACE
Carmelinda Fernandes
Quinta do Barão - S. B. Outeiro
266 697 112 (made to order)
OTHER DECORATIVE ARTS
Moldarte (Tin and Glass Pianinting) Ana Cristina Amaro
Atelier: Largo de São Tiago, 13 - Portel
Shop: Rua dos Combatentes, 44
284 085 165
939 552 054
Maria Fortunata Russo (Tin and galss painting)
Bº N.ª Sra. Fátima, 9 - Monte do Trigo
266 647 170
Azulejo & Arte Cecília Vital (Tile painting)
Parque D. França, 5 - Portel
933 462 095
266 612 444
Maria José Oliveira (Ceramics and tile painting)
Rua José Pombinho, 12 - Portel
266 086 455 |