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Woodworking in Italy

I have a trip to Tuscany on the horizon, any interesting woodworking locations anybody knows of?


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-Thought I replied to this but don't see the post so will say again that Sorrento has lots of inlay work and is a beautiful town overlooking the Mediterranean. I was there last spring at this time. And I say again I love Italy.

-Sorrento does have quite a few marquetery shops, but the city isn't close to Tuscany. It's about 6 hours due south by train from Florence.

I don't recall much woodwork in Tuscany, aside from some interesting entry doors. Almost all of the structural work I saw (Florence, Siena) was stone, brick or stucco - but that should in now way impair your enjoyment !

-Orvieto is famous for its woodworking. It's not in Tuscany, but in Umbria, just south of it. The even have a Woodworker's Feast (in March or April). Lots of shops all over the place, where you can buy stuff & watch people work. Also very good white wine.

You can also usually see many woodworking shops all over small towns in Umbria and Tuscany.

 


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