Ceramics are big business in Alcobaça but if traditional is not your style, head to this small contemporary space – the former workshop of famed ceramicist João Santos, who died in 2006, which exhibits works from a rotating cornucopia of local artists.
Mestre João Santos
Estremadura & Ribatejo
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