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Granada Fajalauza Pottery

Fajalauza pottery is the name of the popular pottery in glazed and decorated clay, made in the Albaicín of Granada, with a pottery tradition that dates back at least to the year 1517, when the Morales family is already represented in the potters’ guild.

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Córdoba Casa del Guadamecí Omeya

The handicrafts of Córdoba are of great importance in the city, with the Historic Complex having the declaration of Area of Artisan Interest (ZIA) granted by the Andalusian Government.

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Cidade Velha Sulada Crafts

This project aims to improve the living conditions of 50 women who lived by collecting sand and other inert elements in the town of Gouveia.

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Guimarães Guimarães

The crafts in Guimarães are currently the production of embroidery, weaving, tanning and finishing of leather, manufacture of clothing and footwear, wood carving and cooperage, iron work, tin and the manufacture of miniatures.

Despite the differences, the group of handicrafts has a common objective: to project tradition in the future and, without sacrificing it, adapt it to contemporary uses.

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Úbeda Pablo Tito's Pottery

Pablo Tito’s Pottery is a living space, where the potter’s daily work is shown “in situ”. The basement is the area of the dwelling destined for the pottery workshop, where all the phases of production of the ceramic piece take place, from the preparation of the clay until the piece comes out of the oven.

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Angra do Heroísmo João Pereira & Sons

Angra do Heroísmo was, since the 16th century, the gateway to luxury products consumed by wealthy classes. The riches of the East allowed a local elite to flourish and, with it, Terceira Island became a marketing center for the main artisanal productions, some of them of popular origin, such as weaving and ceramics, and others of aristocratic origin, beneficiaries of the new commercialized products.

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Segovia Nile Glass

My traveling workshop has a handcrafted lathe of reduced dimensions, to make it easier for the public to closely observe the sample of my work, and even to be able to interact with it.

Live workshop of glass engraving with stone wheel.

I continuously demonstrate the process of cold decorating with a stone wheel, on glass pieces with floral motifs, personalization with various calligraphies and low-relief engravings of animals, monuments, landscapes, etc.

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Granada Valerio Licari. Guitar Maker

Lutherie is a profession born of love for music and wood; the craftsman who builds a guitar transmits his humanity to matter, transforming it into an instrument capable of creating great emotions for those who use it. There is no quality comparison with factory guitars. Any professional musician needs a handmade guitar.

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Ibiza- Eivissa El Retorn

El Retorn is a non-profit cultural association, whose main purpose is the recovery of traditional crafts and popular crafts from Ibiza and Formentera.

The Retorn recovers the tradition of making traditional objects, such as the braiding of the “espardenyes” (esparto footwear), basketry, carding wool, traditional jewelry or making garnishes for chivalry.

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Córdoba Meryan

Meryan is a family business with the main objective of rescuing and preserving the tradition of the “Cordobanes y guadamecíes” leather from Córdoba, a practically disappeared and devalued handicraft that comes from the 10th century and made the city of Córdoba world famous.

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Granada Al Aire Art. Art and Plaster Restoration Workshop

It is an artisan workshop committed to the recovery of the original techniques used by Hispanic Muslim artisans. These artisans reach their culmination with the Nasrid dynasty, founded in 1238 by Muhammad lbn Yusuf Ibn Nasr and ended with the reign of Muhammad XII (Boabdil), on January 2, 1492, with the delivery of the city of Granada to the Catholic Monarchs, making him the last Muslim king of the Iberian Peninsula.

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Arts and Crafts in World Heritage Cities

Crafts is one of the main hallmarks of the towns. Symbol of its roots, its history and its personality, it identifies and characterizes the peculiarities of different cultures. The Arts and Crafts of the World Heritage Cities constitute a unique cultural legacy. Its survival and transmission to future generations contributes to safeguarding the values of authenticity and integrity for which these cities were declared World Heritage. A project of the Organization of World Heritage Cities.

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