Julie Dawn Fox

These yellow, white and blue Portuguese tiles decorate the façade of a building in, Praça 8 Maio, Coimbra

Portuguese Azulejos double mustard with blue flower design.

8 pointed star in green and pink with ornate background. Traditional Portuguese tiles from Ovar

Gorgeously swirly black and white patterns in cobblestone. These Portuguese pavings are in Loulé in the Algarve, in the main shopping street.

Beautiful handpainted 17th century azulejo panel. This mulitcoloured design is typical of the period. I spotted it in a building in Coimbra, Portugal.

Vinhos, Licores, Cervejas, Tabacos azulejo. Wines, Spirits, Beers and Tobaccos hand painted ceramic wall panel from Portugal

Portuguese tiles. Blue flowers on a pale blue background with a hint of yellow and white, found in the beautiful Minho town of Viana do Castelo in northern Portugal

Blue flowers and leaves on a white background. Portuguese azulejos

Traditional Portuguese tiles. Eight pointed orange stars with blue and white circles on blue tiles

Blue flowers on criss cross trellis. Portuguese azulejos found on a building in Ovar, central Portugal.

Delicate and lacy orange pattern frames a turquoise flower effect. These colourful Portuguese azulejos cover the façade of a building in the town of Torres Vedras.

Kaleidoscopic effect blue and brown on white. Portuguese azulejos from Ovar, central Portugal.

Circles and leaves in black and white cobblestones decorate Avenida da Liberdade in Lisbon, Portugal. Pretty Portuguese cobbles are found all over the country.

Portuguese azulejos brown swirls on a pale orange background with blue detail from Ovar.

Antique Portuguese tiles with exploding yellow flowers on a blue and white background.

Blue, green, orange and white Lisbon tiles found on a building in the historical centre of the city. These colourfully tiled buildings are part of what makes the city so attractive and bright.

Traditional, authentic blue and white painted Portuguese tiles decorating one of the exterior walls of Castelo de Santa Caterina, a beautiful historical hotel in Porto

Julie Dawn Fox in Portugal is represented here by a cute fox image within a traditional Portuguese tile pattern in bright colours.