Craft workshops to visit
Esther Ferreiro
Silver and gold craft workshop and shop.
Visits by phone appointment.
Parking available. Disabled people access not available.
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Arxemil · Luthería
Makers and repairers of bowed string instruments, old instruments sale, bows and accessories.
Visits by phone appointment.
Parking and disabled people access available.
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Alfarería Elías
Pottery workshop located at Gundivós old parish priest house, a XVIII – century house where it shares the space with an exhibition room and pottery shop and a museum showing local historical and ethnographic objects. The building also hosts an area for seminars and another charming space to demonstrate the craft.
Groups with more than 15 people please phone in advance. Price for groups is 1,50€ / person.
Opening hours:
November – March 10:30 – 13:30 and 15:30 – 19:00 Tuesday to Sunday.
April – October 10:30 – 13:30 and 16:00 – 20:00 Monday to Sunday.
Parking and disabled people access available.
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Alfarería Pepe Otero
Pottery workshop. Visits by previous appointment. No parking available. Disabled people access available.
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AnaRoseton Orfebre
Jewellery workshop and shop. Visits must be confirmed a week in advance. Group visits: 6 people maximum. Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday: 11.00 - 13.00 and 17.00 - 20.00. Saturdays and market Sundays 11.00 - 14.00. Parking and handicapped people access not available.
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Antón Varela
Bagpipe workshop. Appointments by phone. Not available for group visits. Opening hours: Monday to Friday 10-13:30 and 16:30-20. Saturday 10 - 13:30. Parking and handicapped people access not available.
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Idoia Cuesta
Contemporary basketry workshop. Demonstrations and workshops for adults and children. Appointments by phone. Parking and handicapped people access available.
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Stel Vidrieras
Art window glasses workshop. During the visit you can see designs and pictures. Production on commission. To visit phone or mail in advance. Opening hours: 10:00 – 13:30 and 16:00 – 19:30. August: 09:00 – 14:30. Parking and access for handicapped people available.
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Fina Crespo
Goldsmith workshop. By phone appointment.
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Gaitas Gil
Bagpipes workshop. Demonstration and short explanation of the work. Call the day previous to the visit. Opening hours: 09:30 – 14:00 and 16:30 – 19:30. In summer: 07:00 – 15:00. Parking and access for handicapped people available.
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Xaneco
Musical instruments workshop. 15 days prior notice for group or school visits. Description and one–hour lecture on the process of production. Fee 200€ plus VAT. Instruments available for sale. Opening hours: 09:00 – 20:00. July and August: 09:00 – 16:00. Parking available. Access for handicapped people available at the rear.
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Miguel A. Fernández González
Carpentry workshop. Demonstrations. Commissions welcome. Opening hours: 09:00 – 13:00 and 15:00 to 19:00. Parking and access for handicapped people available.
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Arte-San
Carved wood workshop selling its own pieces in the shop. Opening hours: Mon. to Fri, 11:00 – 14:00 and 16:00 to 20:00. From April to October from 11:00 to 23:00. Five days prior notice for group visits. Nearby parking and access for handicapped people available.
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Queiper Laza
Textile workshop selling sewing machines and traditional Galician costumes. Opening hours: 10:30 – 12:30 and 16:30 to 19:30. By phone appointment only. No parking. Access for handicapped people available.
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Estruga
Pressed flowers workshop where the process of production is explained with the help of pieces in progress. There is not a shop as such but pieces can be bought. By phone appointment. Parking available. Being on the ground floor handicapped people access is not difficult.
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Rueca
Lace workshop and shop where the process of production is explained. Opening hours: 10:00 – 13:30 and 16:30 to 20:30. Parking available. No adapted handicapped people access.
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Centro de Recuperación de Cultura Popular
Textile workshop and Artesanía de Galicia shop. It is possible to see the looms and visit the castle. Previous appointment required for guided group visits. Opening hours: 10:00 – 13:00 and 16:00 to 19:00 except Mondays. Summer opening hours: 10:00 – 13:00 and 17:00 to 20:00. Week ends and holidays: 11:00 – 14:00 and 16:00 to 19:00 Parking available. No adapted handicapped people access.
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Fundación Terra Termarum Castrolandin
Workshop aiming to recover Castrexa ceramic. Process of production shown. Specific demonstrations for organized groups can be arranged on demand. Castrolandín ceramic exhibition and sale. Mon. to Fri, 9:30 – 13:30 and 16:00 to 20:00. Saturdays: 10:30 – 13:30. No parking. Adapted handicapped people access.
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Taller de Gaitas Roi
Traditional bagpipes and Galician flutes workshop. A short demonstration of the processes of production and operation can be seen. Explanation of the history of bagpipes and requintas. Opening hours: 10:00 – 14:00 and 17:00 to 20:00. By phone appointment. Parking and handicapped people access available.
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Cecilia Carballo-Artelar
Textile workshop specialising on linen. Live demonstrations. Process of production explained with the help of a video. Visit length: 1 – 2 hours. By phone or mail appointment. Parking and handicapped people access available.
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Olería Lista
Pottery workshop offering demonstrations. Explanation of the process of production. By phone appointment. Opening hours: 8:00 – 14:00 and 16:00 to 20:00. Parking and handicapped people access available.
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Artesanía Loxe
Leather work workshop and shop offering training. Parking and handicapped people access not available.
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Alfarería Carmen Isabel
Pottery workshop offering demostrations with the potter’s wheel. By phone appointment only. Opening hours: Mon. – Fri. 10:00 – 13:00 and 17:00 to 20:00. Parking available. Handicapped people access not available.
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Sanín Percusión Tradicional
Artisanal production of traditional percussion musical instruments. By appointment only. Demonstration and sale. Opening hours: 8:00 – 19:00. Parking and handicapped people access available.
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Francisco Escudero
Traditional and contemporary sculpture workshop working with granite, marble, wood, bronze, plaster and new materials like polyester. Sculpture training and courses of every kind. Showroom and sale. Educational visits with demonstration can be arranged on request. By phone appointment. Daily opening hours: 9:00 – 13:00 and 16:00 - 19:00. Parking and handicapped people access available.
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AI Joyas de Autor
Jewellery workshop where the production process is explained. Exhibition and sales gallery. By phone or mail appointment. Opening hours: Mon. – Fri. 11:00 – 14:00 and 17:00 to 21:00. Parking and handicapped people access not available.
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Carpintería de Alejandro
Woodwork workshop where they stage short demonstrations. Nearby shop (300 meters from workshop). 24 h. in advance appointments. 8-people minimum group size. Opening hours: 17:00 – 21:00, July, August, September.
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APAMP
Association of Families of Brain Paralysis Patients
APAMP is a centre to care for people affected by brain paralysis. In the occupational area there are handmade paper, papier maché, binding and textile workshops. During the visit (by previous appointment only) we show our workshops and our specific way of working with these craft techniques. Production is for sale. Opening hours: 10:00 – 14:00. August, Easter and Christmas closed. Parking not available. Handicapped people access available.
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Artesanía Herminia Rodríguez
Workshop where lace demonstrations are possible, more often during the summer. Bead embroidery, bobbin lace and sewing. Workshops for groups up to 10 people. By appointment only. Opening hours: 9:00 – 13:00 and 16:00 – 20:00. Parking and handicapped people access not available.
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Fernando Mourón
Pottery workshop offering demonstrations on the potter`s wheel. By phone appointment only.
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