Alfama Collections is a shop that sells souvenirs and according to their sign also offers luggage storage, cold drinks, and tickets for city tours.
My husband and I loved the Alfama neighborhood so much that we really wanted to purchase souvenirs from it. We were walking along the beautiful, old, cobblestone alleys when we encountered this shop. An employee spoke very nicely with us. He explained how he prints tiles in his shop, and he showed us how he does the printing. The shelves had other merchandise such as handbags, keychains, mugs, water bottles, stuffed animals, etcetera.
I purchased two wallets and one tile. Unfortunately, I later saw on the inside tags that the wallets were not made from actual cork but rather a synthetic material and were made in China. I had planned to give those wallets as gifts to friends, but I instead donated them to charity. I did give the tile as a gift to a family member. read more