BUY HANDICRAFTS FROM TOLEDO THIS CHRISTMAS!

A PROVINCE WITH DEEP-ROOTED CRAFTSMANSHIP TO ACCOMPANY YOU IN YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING.

Craftsmanship, manual works, turned into trades inherited from parents to children, are today a cultural and popular legacy that reflects the history, the experiences and the tradition of the towns of the province of Toledo. The special nature of handicraft products is based on their distinctive characteristics, which may be utilitarian, aesthetic, artistic, creative, culturally linked, decorative, functional, traditional, symbolic, religiously and socially significant.

Behind this definition is always the craftsman. Their quiet, detailed, creative work, impregnated with the tradition of the secrets of ancient crafts, passed down from generation to generation, gives rise to objects that surround us, that are part of our lives, that decorate, yes, but also, and as an added value, continue, in many cases, to provide the utility for which they were originally conceived.

In the province of Toledo, hundreds of artisans and workshops keep alive the flame of trades that are part of our cultural and heritage legacy. In this path, traditional and innovative, popular and creative, classic and innovative, the work of the artisan is linked to the history of the people of Toledo. We are facing an expression of our popular culture and a precious heritage that becomes a sign of identity of an entire province.

EXCELLENT AND INNOVATIVE CRAFTSMANSHIP TO ACCOMPANY YOU IN YOUR DAILY LIFE. AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE YOUR SHOPPING A MODERN TOUCH WITH A TASTE OF YESTERYEAR.

The craftsman’s work is imbued with originality and uniqueness. They work with their soul in their hands, and from their workshops come out unique products rooted in the most noble and popular tradition of our people. Popular tradition that does not close the doors to the contemporary, to the modern. Thus, in the craftsmanship of the 21st century in the province of Toledo, tradition and innovation embrace each other in order to endure.

Toledo’s artisans apply processes and designs in line with new trends: tradition incorporated into the dizzying development of the times; they have opted for creative openness in an attempt to adapt to new forms, new times, new markets, new and innovative products that contribute to preserve and renew a unique cultural heritage and to sustainable development, ensuring their permanence in this globalized world.

THE TOURISM DEPARTMENT OF THE EXCMA. DIPUTACIÓN DE TOLEDO INVITES YOU TO KNOW THE WONDERFUL PRODUCTS OF OUR MASTER CRAFTSMEN THROUGH TWO TOURIST ROUTES, WHICH WILL NOT LEAVE ANY VISITOR INDIFFERENT.

Due to the importance of the craft heritage of the province of Toledo and with the Declaration of Intangible Heritage of Humanity of the Ceramics of Talavera de la Reina and Puente del Arzobispo, from the Department of Tourism of the Provincial Council of Toledo was announced in October 2021 during the celebration of FARCAMA, Craft Fair of Castilla La Mancha, the launch of two craft routes that will take us into the origins of traditional crafts, one of which will be the first of its kind in the province of Toledo, and the second in the province of Toledo. Ceramics and Embroidery Route, which runs through the towns of Talavera de la Reina, Navalcán, Oropesa, Lagartera, Calzada de Oropesa, Valdeverdeja, Puente del Arzobispo and Calera y Chozas. Next to this, another Route of the Craft Trades that takes us to know the intricacies and the jewels emerged from the hands of the master craftsmen of the municipalities of Toledo, Guadamur, Noez, Gálvez, Cuerva, Las Ventas with Peña Aguilera, Sonseca, Ajofrín and Burguillos.

ITINERARIES TO GIVE AS A GIFT UNIQUE AND INCOMPARABLE PRODUCTS THAT WILL SURPRISE FOR THEIR AUTHENTICITY AND QUALITY.

Ceramics, Embroidery, Damascene, Spinning, Forging, Pottery, Leather, Stone, Wood, Glass are the various crafts that master craftsmen have modeled over the centuries. Handcrafted pieces adapted to the demands of today’s times, creating original and innovative products at our fingertips, to make our lives remain linked to the history and tradition of our culture, projecting our idiosyncrasy into the future.

VISIT THEIR STORES AND WORKSHOPS AND BECOME A TRANSMITTER OF OUR TRADITION AND CULTURE!

MORE INFORMATION

https://www.turismoprovinciatoledo.es/ruta-de-los-oficios-artesanos/

https://www.turismoprovinciatoledo.es/ruta-de-la-ceramica-y-los-bordados/