La Casa dell'Artigianato Leccese LECCE

In Lecce there's an interesting shop-workshop that proposes original objects rich in fascination. It's La Casa dell'Artigianato Leccese, located in front of the basilica of Santa Croce. Nativities scenes, moon and stars, puppets and other incredible personages are the inhabitants that populate a Lilliput made of paper-machè, stone from Lecce, terracotta and other materials. The masters Antonio De Rinaldis, artistic director (who has won the award Città del Lavoro in 1988 in Lecce) and Maria Arcona Ratta that together with other expert artisans from the Salento make a serious staff that gets along, competent and with kind matters, a team that stands out for its technical skill, the culture and the passion with which they work and they are always ready to suggest the visitor the choice of the products, offering something original. If you are looking for an excellent quality gift, something different than just a souvenir, if you are fond of manufactured articles and handicraft products...you are in the right place.