Notes on Craft, Place, & Slow Travel
Stories, guides, and practical notes for travellers who want to make, learn, and experience each destination with care.
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A Maker’s Guide to Carrapateira and the Western Algarve
Carrapateira on Portugal’s wild west coast: the beaches, the cliff path, where to eat, getting there…
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Portugal for Makers, a Complete Travel Guide
Portugal region by region for people who make things: wool mills, tile factories, potteries, embroidery and…
10–15 minutes
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Portuguese Pottery and the Towns Where It Is Still Made
Black pottery fired in earth pits, the Alentejo village with twenty working olarias, Rosa Ramalho’s monsters, and why…
17–25 minutes
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↗: Portuguese Weaving Traditions and the Looms Still WorkingPortuguese Weaving Traditions and the Looms Still Working
Mertola, Reguengos, burel and Portalegre, and why Arraiolos rugs are embroidered rather than woven. Portuguese weaving…
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Craft Retreats, Rooted in Place
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