The workshop of Fulvio Di Loreto sits on Via dei Carrozzieri a Monteoliveto. This narrow street is defined by its historic role in the city’s economy, where craftsmen have long operated in small, street-level spaces that open directly onto…
Old Town Artisan Workshops
This walk takes you into the cramped, atmospheric workshops of Naples' historic center to see traditional luthiers, leatherworkers, bookbinders, and cameo carvers practicing their centuries-old crafts.
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1. Tornitore Meccanico Di Loreto Fulvio
2. Liuteria Calace
The Liuteria Calace workshop is located at Vico San Domenico Maggiore number nine. Behind this threshold, the family has produced fine plectrum instruments including mandolins, mandolas, and the liuto cantabile since eighteen twenty-five.…
3. Bottega 21
Bottega Twenty-One is a small workshop tucked away on Vico San Domenico Maggiore in the historic center of Naples. You can identify the space by its focus on traditional leather craftsmanship, where artisans work directly on-site to…
4. LIUTERIA Clara Contadini
Clara Contadini is a master luthier in Naples who crafts and restores string instruments in her workshop. Within this space, she builds violins, violas, and cellos by hand, utilizing classical techniques that have been passed down through…
5. La Scarabattola
La Scarabattola stands on Via dei Tribunali as a workshop and gallery defined by its hand-sculpted figures. The studio is recognizable by the display of its intricate, often unconventional creations, which range from traditional nativity…
6. Il Piccolo Museo del Cammeo
Il Piccolo Museo del Cammeo is a private gallery located at Via dei Tribunali number one hundred sixteen in the historic heart of Naples. It houses a collection dedicated to the tradition of cameo carving, an art form centered on relief…
7. Molli - Scultura in Legno e Restauro
Molli Scultura in Legno e Restauro sits on Via del Grande Archivio, located within the historic heart of Naples. This workshop functions as a space dedicated to the traditional craft of wood carving and the meticulous restoration of wooden…
8. Legatoria Artigiana
Legatoria Artigiana occupies a space within the sixteenth-century courtyard of Palazzo Marigliano on Via San Biagio dei Librai. You can identify this site by its location inside the historic palazzo, a building situated on a street long…
9. Doll Hospital
The Ospedale delle Bambole, or Doll Hospital, is identifiable by a red cross painted on a wooden sign, mimicking the markings of a clinical facility. Located on Via San Biagio dei Librai, this workshop was founded in eighteen ninety-five…