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Monday, 21 September 2026

Monday Murals - Setubal III, Portugal

I love murals and street art. If you like murals or have a mural you'd like to post, this meme is for you.  Just follow the Linky steps below.  Once you start looking you will find murals everywhere.  The "Monday Mural" meme goes live on Monday at 12,01AM, Perth,Western Australian time. Be sure to link back to this blog and visit your fellow posters. Looking forward to your mural finds this week.  Thanks Sami 

I'm back home, after an unexpected trip back to Portugal from where Jose and I had returned just 6 weeks before. 

My Dad had a stroke, then contracted aspiration  pneumonia due to being fed soup, and sadly left this world three days after my arrival in Portugal.

Almost the whole family managed to be present and hold Dad's hand and show their love and care. 

As a recent retiree I was lucky to have been able to just take off and spend a month with my Mother to help her sort things. Luckily my middle sister lives just 2 blocks away and Mom will carry on having the support she needs.

I didn't take a laptop, all I had was my mobile/cell phone to look at your Monday Murals every week, and so I didn't visit other blogs as it was all too complicated and time consuming. But I hope to start visiting you all again. Thanks for your understanding.

https://sami-colourfulworld.blogspot.com/2026/09/a-tribute-to-my-dad-11-march-1933-18.html


And this is the last of the murals from the city of Setubal.

Outside the local market

                 




Murals in the Setubal Port Buildings




Murals from one of the Shopping centres in Setubal


32 comments:

  1. You always present such wonderful art and such a beautiful curated space for us all.Sami. Thank You Aloha

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  2. I like the simplicity of the red boat.

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  3. ...I love the blue and white tiles. Thank for hosting, Sami.

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  4. Wonderful artwork again dear Sami. Much more art than you can find in our region.
    Warm greetings from Greece

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    1. Thanks Violetta. I discovered that Portugal has loads of murals being painted all the time.

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  5. Heartfelt condolences to you and all bereaved. May his soul rest in peace 🙏
    Beautiful murals!

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  6. They´re all great! I love the fox. And the brolly, oh, and the dreamy boat!
    So glad you could go and see your Dad to say good bye...

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  7. I’ll be back a bit later with a proper comment, dear Sami 🤗.

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  8. Heartfelt condolences...Prayers _ ()_

    Amazing wall mural works.

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  9. Dear Sami,
    my heartfelt condolences once again regarding your father—and I am glad you were able to support your mother for a while and that she continues to be well cared for by your sister. Your murals are once again wonderfully varied and exciting—I particularly like the market vendors in front of the *azulejos*, the fox (whose style strikes me as somewhat Native American-inspired), and the black-and-white wall paintings in the Setúbal port buildings. In the post I’ve linked today, you can see a few new murals from Vienna—an artist from Portugal was among the muralists, too!
    All the best from Austria 🤗
    Traude
    https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2026/09/sommerliche-tage-ein-bunter.html

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    1. Thank you for your kind words Traude. I didn't know about that Portuguese artist, but disvered through her website that she has painted a mural not far from Cascais. I must remember to try and find it next time.

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  10. My condolences on the passing of your father, Sami. From reading the tribute to him in your last post, he sounds like a great person and a wonderful father and grandfather. I'm glad your family was with him at the end. It was sad and tragic circumstances.

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    1. Thanks so much Debra for for your kind words.

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  11. I am very sorry about your father, Sami. It must have comforted him to have you with him in his last days, and being there for your mother was a great kindness.

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    1. Thank you Jack, it was good that most of the family managed to go and see Dad before he left us.

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  12. I am so sorry to hear of your loss, Sami. It is good that you were to get back to be with him.

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  13. What a remarkable town for public art!

    Susan

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  14. I’m sorry about your dad. I’m glad you were able to help your mother.

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  15. These are spectacular Sami. Loving the pink boat and the fox. So sorry about losing your Dad. x

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  16. So sorry to read of your loss, Sami. It is good that you were able to get back to be with him and then support your mother.

    Thank you for taking time to share these wonderful photographs.

    All the best Jan

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