Portugal · Jewellery; Filigree; Portuguese heritage
Filigrana Portuguesa — Viana do Castelo e Gondomar
The making of gold and silver filigree in the Portuguese tradition — centered on Viana do Castelo (the traditional regional costume jewelry center) and Gondomar (the primary commercial filigree production center near Porto). Portuguese filigree is the most technically elaborate filigree tradition in western Europe, using fine gold or silver wire (0.3–0.5mm) twisted into ropes and arranged in floral or geometric patterns within a frame, then soldered. The coração de Viana (Viana heart) is the most internationally recognized form — a baroque stylized heart that is the defining symbol of the Minho region.
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