Granada Artisan Workshops

The Alcaicería is a narrow, labyrinthine corridor of stalls marked by its colorful, Moorish-style arches and intricate plasterwork. Once the great silk market of the Nasrid kingdom, it functioned under the strict oversight of the sultan,…

The heavy wooden door on Calle Molinos belongs to the workshop of Victor Diaz. His name is etched into the wood, but the scent of cedar and aged spruce is what gives the space away before you reach the threshold. Inside, Diaz builds…

The facade features a hand-painted wooden sign depicting a classical guitar, identifying the workshop of Paco Santiago Marin. Within these walls, instruments emerge from raw cypress and spruce under the hands of a luthier whose craft spans…

The shop front wears a distinct, deep green wooden frame that stands out against the white lime walls of the street. Inside this narrow space, Manuel González keeps a tradition of Spanish ceramics alive. He shapes clay on a wheel while…

The facade of Guitarrería Casa Ferrer is marked by a tall, narrow wooden door and a hand-painted sign that has weathered the Granada sun for decades. Inside this shop, five generations of the Ferrer family have built guitars, beginning…

The workshop at Taracea Valdivieso sits behind a narrow, wooden door that often stands slightly ajar to reveal the scent of cedar and walnut shavings. Inside, artisans continue the tradition of marquetry that arrived in Granada over a…

Taracea Artesania del Arbol sits behind a heavy wooden door on Calle San Matias, identifiable by the intricate geometric wood inlay patterns displayed in its window. This shop preserves the tradition of taracea, a marquetry technique…