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Velas do Loreto: a very special candle shop
A candle shop may not just be a simple store, where, in this case, a large number of candles are sold. It may rather be a place with some magic, a place that you will want to visit, and whose piece of history, along with one or another aromatic candle, you will definitely want to keep.
So, let’s find out why "Velas do Loreto” or "Casa das Velas do Loreto” is a very special place to visit in Lisbon.
Velas do Loreto: a sanctuary of candles
The name of this shop is written in an old Portuguese language, from the time of its foundation: "Caza das Vellas do Loreto”. And everything here seems to be related to the ancient times, more precisely to the year 1789 - the year of its foundation and also the year of the beginning of the French Revolution.
Velas do Loreto is like a candle sanctuary: whether they are religious or decorative, for lighting purposes, or full of colors and aromas, all candles transform, positively, any type of environment where are placed. And if you think that this shop is a simple store, well, you’re wrong: Velas do Loreto has always been a family-owned factory where the candles are handmade. And the combination of this fact with wooden exhibitors, with the kindness and wisdom of the workers, and also with the attention to every detail and the attempt to face and solve the most demanding requests, turns this place into one of the most precious shops in the city of Lisbon.
Are you curious? Velas do Loreto takes places a few hundred meters from Bairro Alto Hotel, at number 55 - Rua do Loreto. Find out more information about this aromatic and colorful business!