Silver and Gold Jewellery

Portuguese artisans make some of the finest gold and silver jewellery with a long history of craftsmanship. Portugal once had one of the largest gold reserves on the planet. Beautiful jewellery stores, called ourivesarias and joalherias, can be found all over the country, but especially in villages. Gold jewellery sold in Portugal is now at least 19.2 karats, quite rare in most other countries. Among the most popular jewelry stores in Lisbon Maria João Bahia, Ourivesaria Sarmento and Joalharia do Carmo.