Hands with burgundy nails stroking a grey Persian cat, wearing a wide gold bracelet, a gold ring and a pearl bracelet.

Friday the 13th · The secret is out

The cat’s out of the bag…

13% off selected pieces

Not every Friday is unlucky. Until Sunday, luck has good taste.

Three women of different generations, in cream suits and gold jewellery, beside a Christmas tree.

Christmas 2026 · Gold of the Magi

The first Christmas gift was gold.

19.2-carat Portuguese gold, filigree and Viana Hearts to give — and to keep in the family.

For Christmas delivery in mainland Portugal, order by Sunday 20 December (indicative deadline).

Selected by Loja do Ouro

  • Gold hallmarked by the Portuguese Assay Office (INCM)
  • Gift wrapping and a message, in your bag
  • 13 stores in Portugal, collection by appointment

Gift guide

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Make three choices and we will show you the right pieces, with indicative delivery deadlines.

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Gold, frankincense and myrrh

Three gifts. The whole of Christmas.

St Matthew’s Gospel tells us that the Magi offered gold, frankincense and myrrh. We look after Christmas in the same spirit.

  1. I · Gold

    Choose

    The first of the three gifts, fit for a king. Jewellery in 19.2-carat Portuguese gold, hallmarked, for the people you love most.

    See traditional gold
  2. II · Frankincense

    Wrap

    A gift bag, the Premium Pack and a message written by you: choose them before you check out. We can also send the gift straight to the recipient.

  3. III · Myrrh

    Care

    Support via WhatsApp and 13 stores across Portugal for whatever you need. If a piece is faulty, the 3-year legal guarantee applies.

    Find a store

Gift wrapping and message

  • GeschenktüteErgänzen Sie Ihr Geschenk mit einer Geschenktüte. €1,50
  • Premium-Paket €7,50
  • Nachricht sendenHinterlassen Sie eine Nachricht, die Ihrer Bestellung beigelegt wird. €0,99

Choose them in your bag before you check out. We can also send the gift straight to the recipient: just enter their address at checkout.

Three filigree Coração de Viana pendants

A heart to give

Coração de Viana

A symbol of devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Coração de Viana (Viana Heart) lies at the root of the goldsmithing of Viana do Castelo, in the north of Portugal. Tradition has it that the first was made at the request of Queen Maria I, in thanksgiving for the birth of an heir. Legend or history, the gesture has endured: a filigree heart to give to someone you love.

The Coração de Viana pieces we suggest here are in gold-plated silver.

A Portuguese art

Strand by strand.

In Gondomar and Póvoa de Lanhoso, the enchedeira, the filigree craftswoman, fills every outline by hand with twisted gold or silver wire: spirals, S-scrolls and rodilhões, always curved, never at a right angle. The filigree of these towns is listed in Portugal’s National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage, and Filigrana de Portugal is a candidate for UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

2,000+ years
Iron Age gold arrecadas (earrings) already featured filigree
19th century
filigree becomes a craft in its own right in Gondomar and Póvoa de Lanhoso
0.22 mm
maximum wire thickness under the Filigrana de Portugal certification

A Dictionary of Portuguese Gold

The words of our gold.

The names of the pieces our grandmothers wore, still passed from hand to hand.

  • Coração de Viana

    The Viana Heart: a symbol of devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Tradition has it that it was created at the request of Queen Maria I.

    See pieces: Coração de Viana
  • Filigrana

    Filigree: the art of working twisted gold or silver wire into curves and spirals.

    See pieces: Filigrana
  • Enchedeira

    The craftswoman who fills the frame of a piece with twisted wire. Most of the value of filigree comes from her work.

  • Brincos à rainha

    Queen’s earrings. They are said to date from the time of Maria I and took their name from Maria II, who was given a pair by the young women of Viana in 1852. Brides still wear them today.

    See pieces: Brincos à rainha
  • Arrecadas

    Traditional earrings of Minho gold, descended from the gold arrecadas of the Iron Age.

    See pieces: Arrecadas
  • Contas de Viana

    Viana beads, traditionally made in gold: one of the oldest traditions of the Minho region.

    See pieces: Contas de Viana
  • Libra

    The gold sovereign, given and treasured in Portugal; it is also worn as a pendant in a gold mount, close to the heart.

    See pieces: Libra
  • Ouro português

    An alloy of 800 parts of fine gold per thousand, known as 19.2-carat gold and hallmarked by the Portuguese Assay Office (INCM).

    See pieces: Ouro português

For the Christmas shoe

From a time when the Baby Jesus left the gifts in children’s shoes.

Until the mid-1980s, Portuguese children wrote to the Baby Jesus and left a shoe by the fireplace, swept clean so that he would not dirty his feet. Small gifts are so often the ones we treasure most.

Loja do Ouro · Your experience

Trust lies
in the details.

When choosing a piece of jewellery, every detail matters. Discover the experiences of those who have already chosen Loja do Ouro.

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When to order so your gifts arrive in time

AzoresAzores
Monday 14 December14 Dec
MadeiraMadeira
Monday 14 December14 Dec
Engraved piecesEngraved pieces
Wednesday 16 December16 Dec
Mainland PortugalMainland Portugal
Sunday 20 December20 Dec
Collect in store, by appointmentCollect in store
24 December, 1pm24 Dec, 1pm
Three Kings’ Day (mainland)Three Kings’ Day
Wednesday 30 December30 Dec

Indicative deadlines for orders paid by 11:59pm on the date shown. We dispatch on the next working day after payment is confirmed; during the peak season, carriers may experience delays.

Short on time? Collect in store.

As our stock is spread across our 13 stores, we first locate the piece and then arrange the collection with you.

Still undecided? Give them the choice.

Gift vouchers of €25, €50, €100 and €150.

Season’s Greetings

From all of us at our 13 stores in Portugal.