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Caltagirone: The Secrets of the Ceramics Workshop
7 ReviewsExperience firsthand a unique experience in downtown Caltagirone with an exclusive visit to an ancient craft workshop
Highlights
- Discover the secrets of Caltagirone majolica.
- Experiment with traditional decorating techniques with your own hands
- Be transported by master craftsmen through the thousand-year history of ceramics
Description
Experience firsthand a unique experience in downtown Caltagirone with an exclusive visit to an ancient craft workshop to discover the secrets of Caltagirone pottery, manipulate clay and decorate an object with your own hands. Meet the artisans who will show you the ancient traditional techniques that have been handed down for centuries from generation to generation, to discover all that lies behind the making of a ceramic artifact. Watch clay being worked on the potter's wheel and then experience making a vase with your own hands and the use of brushes and paints to create a decorated ceramic piece with your own hands, accompanied by the artisans' advice. Breathe in the unique atmospheres that live inside the workshop thanks to the countless and special objects of tradition, which tell thousands of years of history and influences of the peoples who have visited Sicily.Includes
Ceramic workshop tour led by the artisans Workshop on the decoration of Caltagirone CeramicsImportant Information
- Get to the meeting point 10 minutes before the start of the activity In case of bad weather conditions the tour can be modified or canceled
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund-
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