How to find the perfect Portuguese Christmas gift?

Do you love Portugal and want to share your interest with friends and family? Are you nostalgic for Portugal and want to recall its atmosphere, colors and tastes? Or are you simply curious and looking for an original gift

The Luisa Paixão boutique is brimming with Portuguese treasures, always authentic, often modern and always conveying values or history.

 

ℹ If you'd like to discover our selection of authentic Portuguese Christmas gifts, click on this link.

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Gift sets.

A gift box is often the ideal way to showcase a particular aspect of Portugal. Boxes are made up of authentic Portuguese products which, when put together, evoke a Portuguese region or city, a tradition or a color.

 

Gourmet gift boxes.

Gourmet baskets to enjoy with friends or family, culinary preparation kits for the famous Pasteis de Nata, discovery kits for Portuguese preserves... Everything is at your fingertips, for delivery within 48 hours if you wish.

Gourmet gift basket - Luisa Paixão collection

 

Portugal's emblematic gift boxes.

Azulejos, ceramic swallows, Barcelos rooster... Portugal's icons are also presented in different gift boxes.

Azulejos gift bag - Luisa Paixão Collection

 

Gift boxes in Portuguese colors.

The blue of the Portuguese sky, the green of its forests, the turquoise of the waters of the Sierra d'Arrabida, the brilliant yellow of the sun are all opportunities to offer a gift box in the colors of Portugal.

 

Gift boxes from Portuguese regions.

Looking for the emotions of Lisbon or Porto, the Algarve, Madeira or the Alentejo? Our gift boxes are the perfect way to remember or discover the diversity of Portugal's regions.

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Unusual gifts.

Portugal is brimming with unusual objects that can't be found elsewhere, and our store is patiently collecting them one by one, so that as many people as possible can discover them.

 

The Barcelos Rooster.

Ceramic rooster figurine in bright colors, symbol of Portugal, subject of a legend still told to children and supposed to bring luck and prosperity.

 

Portuguese naturalist ceramics.

Initiated in the 19th century by Bordalho Pinheiro, still alive today and often very modern when taken out of its traditional context.

 

Vinho Verde.

A unique, light, slightly sparkling Portuguese wine, produced in the north of Portugal and only in the Minho region. 

 

ℹ If you'd like to discover our full selection of unusual Portuguese gifts, click on this link.

 

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Fabulous gifts

 

Portuguese tiles

are an emblematic decorative element in Portugal. We asked an outstanding craftsman whose trade is restoring antique azulejos to produce exact replicas of 18th-century Portuguese azulejos.

 

Filigree jewelry

A centuries-old Portuguese tradition now in danger of disappearing, it requires such expertise, experience and hard work.

 

Cataplana pans

Unique kitchen utensils used to prepare dishes that are mainly eaten in the Algarve.

 

The Marinha Grande glassworks.

And its incomparable pieces in fused glass combine tradition and modernity.

 

Port wine.

Known the world over, LBV (Late bottle Vintage) bottles reveal unsuspected flavors. 

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Small gifts

With a small budget, you can also offer small, inexpensive but authentic objects to give you a real feel for Portugal.

 

Costume jewelry.

Handcrafted with the utmost care and undeniably reminiscent of Portugal

 

Ceramic swallows.

From one of Caldas da Rainha's finest traditional ceramics workshops

 

Portuguese soaps.

Renowned the world over for their quality and fragrance

 

Ceramic or stoneware mugs.

Their incomparable quality also makes them a small gift to be used every day

 

Authentic, signed photo prints by João Cabral.

Portuguese street photographer we met when he was still a student at the Beaux-arts

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Gift cards

If you don't know the recipient's tastes well, or if you're too late in making your choice, gift cards can be used for all products in the store for a period of one year. 

 

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