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Crafts Wicker Baskets
Hand-woven wicker baskets,
Every region has its own unique hand- bread trays and wicker
made products. Galicia is famous for its furniture can be bought
bobbin lace; the Pyrenees region for its all over Northern Spain.
wooden spoons; and in Asturias you can
buy clogs (almadreñas or madrenyes) with
three heels – one at the front and two at the
back – made from a single piece of willow or
chestnut wood.

Bobbin Lace Galician lace is called
encaixes de Camariñas. The designs
were originally brought to Galicia
from Flanders and were used
at the royal court.
Asturian clog
Pottery
Northern Spain is renowned for its beautiful
pottery. Aside from ceramic figures and
olas (typical earthenware containers,
produced in three sizes), souvenir
shops sell ceramic reproductions of
bas-reliefs from Spanish churches.

Ceramic piggy Vases from Buño
bank
Beautiful earthenware containers
are produced in many places in
Bas-relief reproduction of Galicia. Those from Buño are simple
the Last Supper in form and are painted brown,
blue and white.
Food
Cheeses
Natural produce reigns supreme at Northern Spain is
Spanish markets. In Galicia you can known for its cheeses.
buy mixed-blossom honey and In Cantabria you’ll find
pimientos de Padrón (small spicy Cabrales and Picón; in
peppers), while markets in the Galicia the mild Tetilla
Basque Country offer a magnificent and San Simón; and
variety of seafood and dried fish. in the Basque
Country Idiazábal. Jar of Galician
honey
Spirits and Liqueurs
La Rioja and Navarra wines make good gifts.
Galician orujo (grape spirit) and queimada
pots (for mixing orujo with coffee) are also
popular buys, while Asturias is famous for
cider. Vessels for storing alcohol – such as
wine-skins – are widely available.

Wine-skin
A bottle of A bottle of A bottle of Vessel for serving
Viña Costeira white wine red wine queimada

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