Santiago - City of the Masters
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For designers, photographers, collectors and travelers who are interested not only in impressions, but also in physical evidence of visiting the capital of Chile, as well as gifts, things for work and inspiration, I offer a new tour, which is a trip to the fairs of folk art, shops-factories of beautiful things made of natural stone, wood, and other natural materials. This is shopping, and exhibition, and acquaintance with the vision of the world inherent in Chileans gifted and hardworking, jewelers, cabinetmakers, blacksmiths, weavers, potters and masters of reed weaving.
In Chile, there are many interesting things for you - not only a large selection of performance techniques, author's works, materials - here you can find what has long disappeared from Europe, the United States and other more developed countries of the world - the soul that authors invest in each of their works, generously giving it to future owners of jewelry, clothing and interior items. If you are looking for something special, unusual, exclusive - by ordering this tour, we will make our itinerary and try to find for you what you have planned. What to see at Folk Art Fairs in Chile: In Chile, lapis lazuli is mined - a rare stone, in the past very expensive and incredibly beautiful.
Its color and purity are an indicator of its quality, the darker and more saturated blue (Chilean lapis lapis is not purple), the fewer intersperses in it - the higher the stone is valued. Chilean lapis lapis can be bought in the form of jewelry, they are inlaid with cutlery, watches, designer things. There are several factories in Santiago where natural lapis lapis lapis products are sold and exhibited. In Chile, horsetail is weaved (natural and painted): jewelry, bookmarks, flowers, vases, hairpins, brooches and other trifles, this lives the population of the small village of Rari in the Maule region of Chile - south of Santiago. Works from horse hair are weaved in combination with copper thread, reed, and fibers of the Mexican plant Ixtle. The work of Rari residents is the only one of its kind in the world.
In Chile, warm clothing made of alpaca wool is knit, especially highly valued work from the wool of small alpacas, to the touch it is silky and products from it never irritate the skin. Popular scarves, shawls and poncho, less often you can find gloves, hats, sweaters. In Chile, in several regions, masters from the province weave products made of straw, cane, schenoplectus grass: jewelry, interior items, caskets, stands, baskets and furniture. Interesting works are proudly exhibited at the artesania fairs in Santiago. The most famous village of such masters is called Chimbarongo and is located in the O Higgins region. These can be author's knives, products made of copper and leather, figures from a unique volcanic stone of unusual color, which is mined only in Chile and only in the Coquimbo region, in the Limari region - Kombarbalita, products made of baked glass, mosaics, figurines of Chilean artist Pablo Sabal, an atypical gel of which is only here - author's, unique... This is not all you can find and buy during this tour of Santiago. Inside Santiago, the total 4.5-hour tour mileage is about 50 km.
If you want a full day trip, up to 8 hours, the total mileage of the tour is up to 90 km.