Each region of Italy has its traditional arts and crafts. Florence, for example, is famous for its high-quality leather goods and fine jewelry, Venice and Murano for fine glassware.
For the lowest prices, avoid the tourist shops and, if possible, buy directly from manufacturers or factory shops.
Valle d'Aosta
rustic furniture, wooden objects (sculptures, games) and wrought iron, pottery, ceramics, soapstone kitchenware and statues, leather (traditional cow collars, belts, bags, shoes).
Cogne: pillow lace; Valgrisenche: drap (brightly colored fabrics)
Lombardy
Como: good quality silk; Cremona: string instruments; Brianza: furniture
Trentino Alto Adige
Tyrolean-style clothing, pewter, copper, brass and wrought iron objects
Val Gardena: wooden sculpture
Friuli Venezia Giulia
wood (furniture, sculptures, masks), iron, , brass, ceramics
in Valle Resia (Porenone, Gemona, Majano): repousse work in copper
Spilimbergo: mosaics
Gonars, Fagagna and San Daniele del Friuli: typical friulian slippers
Veneto
Murano: hand-blowed fine glassware, Burano: lace, Bassano: ceramics
Liguria
Genoa: mezzari (frames made from Oriental canvas)
Lorsica: precious fabrics such as damask (one of the only places left in Italy were they produce original-style damask)
along the Riviera di Levante (Chiavari and Lavagna): slate work
Piemonte
Goldwork, stone houseware
Tuscany
leatherwork and embroidery, ceramics and pottery
Florence: marbled paper, fine jewelry
Umbria
Deruta: majolica, Assisi and Orvieto: lace
Marche
brasswork, pillow lace, musical instruments
Emilia Romagna
Faenza: majolica
Lazio
Carpineto Romano: umbrellas, Tolfa: lether articles, Villa Latina: zampogna bagpipes
Campania
hand-painted dishes around Amalfi
Torre del Greco: coral, Vietri: majolica, Naples: creche figurines
Abruzzo
woollen articles, wood and wrought iron objects
Puglia
Rutigliano: terracotta whistles, Lecce: papier mâché objects
Basilicata
terracotta whistles, jars, amphorae and ceramics.
Sicily
puppets, crêche figurines, wrought iron,
Caltagirone and San Stefano di Camastra: ceramics
Sardinia
woollen tapestries using traditional geometric and simple designs, cork, coral and the Sardinian wedding ring, traditionally made from silver
Castelsardo: woven strow baskets
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