Thought to have been brought to the iberian peninsula by the moors both the spanish and portuguese word for tiles shy quotazulejoquot shy draws from the the arabic word quotazshyzulayjquot polished stone and the popularity of traditional tile decoration is seen across spain and portugal reflecting this common root pair of glazed plates with a modern twist on a moorish mosaicshymotif perfect for tapas or petiscos handcrafted in portugal by a familyshyrun potteryterracotta