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Skilled craftsmen of Lorca to open their doors to visitors on a new tourism route in the city
The route will include last torchbearer of traditional intarsia in the Lorca Street of Calle Alta
A new tourist route is being designed in Lorca under the title of “La Ruta de los Artesanos”, along which some of the highly skilled craftsmen still using traditional techniques will be opening up their workshops and inviting visitors inside to see them at work.
On of these artisans is Paco Montero Fenollós, who works with the traditional skill of intarsia – a skill which was brought to southern Spain by the Moors over 1,000 years ago and is a variant of wood inlaying similar to marquetry. Sections of wood are inlaid within within the solid wood of floors, walls, tabletops and even wooden handbags, and Paco Montero is one of the few practitioners left in the Region of Murcia.
Fittingly, his workshop in located in Calle Alta, just a few steps from where Emiliano Rojo had his carpentry workshop, and from the nearby Cabezo de las Palas there are views out over the city centre and the belltowers of the churches of San Patricio, Santa María, San Juan, San Pedro and others.
The wooden handbags of Lorca have been the subject of an exhibition in New York, and now it is possible to see them being created – and, of course, purchase a unique present for a loved one, as no two items are ever exactly the same!
Around 50 other artisans are to be included in the Ruta de los Artesanos and although the final details have not yet been released the local tourism staff are certain that the tour will be a great favourite among visitors.
For more local news, events and visiting information go to the home page of Lorca Today.