Recommend me a new patio please

longwalks1

Am looking to replace our old patio this spring, and do away with the small lawn that is as flat as the Himalayas. I want to go away from the usual yellow and red concrete type slabs that everyone had years ago and want it to look more like a tiled kitchen or bathroom floor if possible (high shine, larger tiles, grouted rather than sand etc, almost like a marble finish, but without the slipperyness obviously).

What type of tile should I be looking for please? I'm in no rush so plenty of time to plan it and do my research before committing.

Is there such a tile type? This type of thing

http://img.archiexpo.com/images_ae/photo-g/51575-8498243.jpg

Hope the link works

EssexExile

Put "Tiles for external use" into Google.