On arriving at the Nisa Town Gate (a national monument) we come across the Preciosa Dias Handicraft Shop.
Born in Nisa, Alentejo, she went to Lisbon in the 1990s to study for a university degree and, like most people, stayed in the capital where she chose to pursue a professional career. With a degree in Social Work and Educational Sciences, she worked in her field of study for many years. During the troika period (2011 to 2014) she was forced to return to her origins due to a lack of job opportunities in Lisbon.
On her return, Preciosa devoted herself to craft activities in the area of convent sweets and handicrafts, skills that had always interested her since childhood, and which she never forgot, always devoting some attention despite the fact that her activities in Lisbon didn't leave her as much time as she would have liked. In 2017, she began taking part in craft fairs and tourist events to publicise her products. In 2021 she saw another long-standing project come to fruition with the opening of a craft shop in the historic centre of Nisa, next to the famous Rua de Santa Maria, a cobbled street inspired by Nisa's traditional pottery. Also in 2021, its egg sweets were awarded a gold medal at the 10th National Competition of Traditional Portuguese Conventual Sweets. This delicacy is a conventual sweet that originated in the convent of Santa Clara in Portalegre and has a history of over 300 years. We tasted the famous Rebuçados da Preciosa and were enchanted by the flavour and texture, which for a moment lifted our spirits to another dimension of taste.
At the Franciscan Pantry we have at your disposal the award-winning sweets as well as some exclusive pieces of their handicrafts.
Take a look at our online shop, Franciscan Pantry, in the Arts.
Contacts:
Preciosa Dias Craft Shop
Dr António José de Almeida Square, 16
6050 Nisa
E-mail: rebucadodeovo.bombomconventual@gmail.com
