Ruta de la Plata

The pleasure the people of Carmona have always taken in arts and crafts remains alive in the local workshops that produce objects of great character. Just a quick look at the buildings around the town, embellished with wrought ironwork and baked clay tiles, is enough to show the great importance these activities have in Carmona.

Moreover, renowned craftsmen in cabinetmaking and marquetry produce works of the highest renown in fine woods. In the sphere of the revival of harness-making and equestrian-tailoring techniques, the efforts of the Reitschule Foundation must be mentioned. The art of gold embroidering, as well as its restoration, is also represented in Carmona.

Unfortunately, craft activities directly related to household and agricultural needs, such as the plaiting of esparto grass, are gradually disappearing along with the few elderly people who still master the techniques.