The Filigree Route
Gondomar
Gondomar is recognised as the "Capital of Jewellery".
Filigree is a jewellery technique that results from a long and meticulous process of casting and handling very fine threads of gold or silver, which, when combined, adorn delicate and valuable pieces of jewellery.
Gondomar, a symbolic centre of Portuguese goldsmithing, highlights the art of filigree as one of the most important creations of its local goldsmiths who, in small family workshops, replicate ancestral techniques passed down through heredity.
Starting at the Municipal Filigree Museum, the Filigree Route takes you to see the authenticity and traditionalism of the workshops and people who keep this activity alive, where you can observe the technique up close and buy a piece you like. This route also allows you to visit the region’s large factories and companies responsible for generating around 60 per cent of Portugal’s jewellery production.
You can participate in filigree and chiselling workshops at CINDOR, the Professional Training Centre for the Jewellery and Watchmaking Industry.
Booking
E-mail: turismo@cm-gondomar.pt
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Opening hours:
Municipal Filigree Museum
Tuesday to Saturday
10 am. – 1 pm. | 2 pm. – 6 pm
CINDOR – Professional Training Centre for the Jewellery and Watchmaking Industry
Monday to Friday
9 am – 5 pm
Contacts
Municipal Filigree Museum
Tv. Convenção de Gramido, nº 41, 4420-416, Valbom, Gondomar
CINDOR – Professional Training Centre for the Jewellery and Watchmaking Industry
Rua Padre Augusto Maia, 12, 4420-245, S. Cosme, Gondomar
Tel: (+351) 22 466 2730
Gondomar Tourism Office
Tv. Convenção de Gramido, nº 41, 4420-416, Valbom, Gondomar
Tel: (+351) 224 664 310 | (+351) 932 003 358
E-mail: turismo@cm-gondomar.pt
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