Oristano: Sardinian Jewelery Workshop with a Goldsmith – Sardinia, Italy

EXPERIENCE:

Unmissable experience to discover an ancient art of the tradition of Sardinia. You will visit a goldsmith’s workshop in the heart of Oristano where, through our expert guides, you will learn to realize with your hands one of the techniques that are at the base of all goldsmith’s workings, both traditional and modern: the wire! Starting from the casting, through the lamination to end with the drawing, you will see transform the ingot into an increasingly thin wire!
In fact you will engage in a wire processing laboratory with traditional and modern methods. Dexterity and creativity are qualities that have been inherited from the parents of the goldsmiths who will show you the traditional techniques. The father of goldsmiths was also a great collector of minerals. It is from this passion for gems that this activity began. In the workshop, different themed collections are created, all made up of unique pieces.
If you want you can make a simple jewel to take away with you. In any case you will take away an experience to remember with many stories and anecdotes about the history of the Sardinian island!

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Discover the ancient goldsmith’s art of Sardinia’s craftsmen
Experience a tradition handed down from father to son for generations
Learn about the history and culture behind the famous Sardinian filigree

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