Lisbon: Secret Garden Ceramics Tour
Oh to be invited behind the garden wall! That’s exactly where you’re going on this Wild Terrains experience designed for ceramics lovers and historiennes. Ceramicist Mariana Filipe is your guide to the Páteo Alfacinha, a well-kept-secret enclave of artists tucked into the historic neighborhood that once guarded Portugal’s royal jewels. Today, the Páteo is a jewelbox of tiled gardens, stunning views of Lisbon, and creative studios. You’ll visit several women ceramicists before landing in Mariana’s studio, where you’ll get a behind-the-scenes demonstration of her process and shop never-before-seen pieces of her collection with an exclusive 20% discount. Bring your expandable duffle!
GROUP SIZE: 1 - 6 people
DURATION: 2 hours
SUGGESTED TIME: 11 am - 5 pm
DAYS AVAILABLE: Monday through Friday
PRICE:
1-2 people: USD $150
3 people: USD $225
4 people: USD $300
5 people: USD $375
6 people: USD $450
Oh to be invited behind the garden wall! That’s exactly where you’re going on this Wild Terrains experience designed for ceramics lovers and historiennes. Ceramicist Mariana Filipe is your guide to the Páteo Alfacinha, a well-kept-secret enclave of artists tucked into the historic neighborhood that once guarded Portugal’s royal jewels. Today, the Páteo is a jewelbox of tiled gardens, stunning views of Lisbon, and creative studios. You’ll visit several women ceramicists before landing in Mariana’s studio, where you’ll get a behind-the-scenes demonstration of her process and shop never-before-seen pieces of her collection with an exclusive 20% discount. Bring your expandable duffle!
GROUP SIZE: 1 - 6 people
DURATION: 2 hours
SUGGESTED TIME: 11 am - 5 pm
DAYS AVAILABLE: Monday through Friday
PRICE:
1-2 people: USD $150
3 people: USD $225
4 people: USD $300
5 people: USD $375
6 people: USD $450
Oh to be invited behind the garden wall! That’s exactly where you’re going on this Wild Terrains experience designed for ceramics lovers and historiennes. Ceramicist Mariana Filipe is your guide to the Páteo Alfacinha, a well-kept-secret enclave of artists tucked into the historic neighborhood that once guarded Portugal’s royal jewels. Today, the Páteo is a jewelbox of tiled gardens, stunning views of Lisbon, and creative studios. You’ll visit several women ceramicists before landing in Mariana’s studio, where you’ll get a behind-the-scenes demonstration of her process and shop never-before-seen pieces of her collection with an exclusive 20% discount. Bring your expandable duffle!
GROUP SIZE: 1 - 6 people
DURATION: 2 hours
SUGGESTED TIME: 11 am - 5 pm
DAYS AVAILABLE: Monday through Friday
PRICE:
1-2 people: USD $150
3 people: USD $225
4 people: USD $300
5 people: USD $375
6 people: USD $450
MEET YOUR GUIDE
Mariana Filipe
Mariana Filipe is the ceramicist and entrepreneur behind MALGA. From 2008 to 2015 Mariana studied Visual Arts, Industrial and Product Design, Sculpture and Pottery. Her career in the arts has always been versatile and closely linked to crafts. With a very strong connection to the object, her work is currently focused on the creation and production of utilitarian ceramic pieces - under MALGA, a brand she created in 2015. Her goal has always been to explore everyday objects and use materials in their purest form. Mariana’s favorite pieces are the traditional ones - original, functional, beautiful and imperfect.
