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Seeing Hands and the Immortal Flower

By RolanTours
Free cancellation available
Price is €87 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 10h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

This tour unites two artisanal treasures of the Central Valleys: Ocotlán, famous for its square day and its pottery tradition, and San Antonino Castillo Velasco, the “Land of Flowers”, renowned for its embroidery and the Immortal Flower. The narrative guides the traveller from the daily life of the market to the intimate encounter with workshops and producers, closing with a look at the fields where the colours are born that later become art.

Activity location

  • Ocotlan de Morelos
    • Ocotlan de Morelos, Oaxaca, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán
    • s/n Calle Macedonio Alcalá
    • 68000, Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico

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Seeing Hands and the Immortal Flower

  • Activity duration is 10 hours and 30 minutes10h 30m
    10h 30m
  • English
Starting time: 08:00
Price details
€86.97 x 1 Adult€86.97
Total
Price is €86.97
Until Thu, 11 Jun

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Transport throughout the activity, with certified driver
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Alcoholic drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Meals
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Tips

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Ocotlan de Morelos

  • 3h
We will visit the municipal market where we will have the opportunity to take time for breakfast. We continue to visit the interior of the museum Rodolfo morales, renowned Oaxacan artist who restored the church and former convent of his community. Surprise yourself with the artistic level of Ocotlán Oaxaca.

San Antonino Castillo Velasco

  • 3h
We will visit the studio of 2 different artists: 1. - We will visit the studio "Hands That See", a workshop of pottery in red mud and large format attended by Mr. josé and his family. Who has been awarded for his particular life storey and the talent of his creation despite his physical condition. An unforgettable experience. 2. - We will visit the workshop of one of the most renowned organic sculptors for his sculptures with curl and immortal flower. The "Immortal Flower" This is perhaps the most fascinating flower in the community due to its unique artisanal use. It is so called because, even after cutting and drying, it retains its bright colours (icing, yellow, pink, white) for years. With it, craft families create three-dimensional figures on christmas structures: virgins, saints, hearts and angels used in Calendas and Convites. • Biushita : A small, white flower variety, highly appreciated for fine details in these crafts.

ARTESANÍAS ROPA TIPICA TALLER AGUJA DE PLATA

  • 1h
We visited several local embroidery workshops where the mastery of this art is expressed through the waxing of flowers within the everyday garments of the region. "Thoughts" (embroidered flowers of their own characteristics and complexity) take a major part in the pieces that each artisan creates. To finish our tour, we will visit the plots of some flower growers in the village to be able to acquire some and/or talk with them about their procedures, care and characteristics. All on a local and traditional level like the art of the whole region.

Location

Activity location

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    Ocotlan de Morelos
    • Ocotlan de Morelos, Oaxaca, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán
    • s/n Calle Macedonio Alcalá
    • 68000, Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico

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