Ceramics in Tuscany
Oct 9th, 2000, 09:24 AM
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Larry, <BR> <BR>The best pottery town I have been to is in Umbria, Deruta. The town is all pottery shops (and warehouses). If you want a varity to choose from and good prices, this is the place to go. <BR> <BR>Depending on were you are staying in Tuscany, you may be able to do it in a day trip. The town is on the main highway southwest of Perugia(sp?). <BR> <BR>Happy shopping! <BR>Aileen
Oct 9th, 2000, 05:57 PM
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Larry, <BR> The October issue of Food & Wine talks about the ceramics in Deruta. I went there a couple weeks ago, and thought Patrizio Chiucchiu and Emmanuela's shops were the most remarkable. Patrizio's place was mentioned in the article, E's was not. The stuff in the shops there is like art on a plate/bowl. Very different from the 'souvenir' articles you'll find in most Tuscan towns. <BR> Deruta is about 15-20 min S of Perugia and 1:15 from Siena. <BR> <BR>Prego, <BR>Alfredo
Oct 25th, 2000, 07:10 PM
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Larry, <BR> <BR>Try Gubbio. It’s a delightful walled town with lots of pottery shops; I bought a few pieces there. What type of pottery did you have in mind. If you’re specifically looking for pottery then decide what colors and designs you want and take a look at various web sites. Most of what I saw in Gubbio was dark blue and tan although I bought a cake stand with a white background and purple and blue pansies on it in a shop outside of the walls. <BR> <BR>Gubbio is a non touristy town. The only person I found who spoke English was a woman in the TI and her English was minimal. I loved it and want to return some day. One of the interesting things about Gubbio is that there is a church on top of the hill, above the town and you can take a birdcage lift to get there and back (you can also drive to it). We didn’t take the lift as it looked scary but there were people to help you on. The birdcages don’t stop; you walk along with them and then jump in. They each hold two people. <BR> <BR>Have fun in your pottery quest. <BR> <BR>Message to Judy…most places ship but it’s expensive and you have to pay duty when you pick up your package. When I shipped something from Venice only the first $25 was duty free. <BR> <BR>Adrienne <BR> <BR>
Oct 26th, 2000, 11:35 AM
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You might also want to look at Ceramiche Rampini. They are a few km outside of Radda, and have beautiful work. Their web site is: <http://www.chianti.net/rampiniceramics/welcome.html>. They do ship, as we sent a box home this year. Everything arrived quite intact.
Oct 26th, 2000, 02:13 PM
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Larry: know you asked about Tuscany, but I found the most gorgeous Derutan ceramics in Spello while in Umbria last week. The colors were more pastel and so much more vivid than any I saw in either Gubbio or Deruta itself. The shop is called Baiocco and is on Via Cavour in Spello. I have phone # if you want to call and see if they have a website-0742.651130.
Oct 26th, 2000, 02:20 PM
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Hi Ofelia, <BR> <BR>No, I don't have any web sites for Gubbio. If you're going there I can give you directions on where I shopped. Most of the places I went to were also where they were making the pottery and not commercial outlets but small shops. This was a few years ago but maybe they now have internet access. I will look through my papers from that trip and see if I can find names and addresses. Actually, I just took one of my plates off the wall and there's a name on the back. It's Biagioli. If I find more info I'll respond to your email address. <BR> <BR>Adrienne <BR> <BR>
Oct 26th, 2000, 05:32 PM
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Sally is right about the pottery shop in Spello. Aside from the fact that Spello is one of my favorite towns in Italy, the prices at that shop are excellent, and the women who run it are very nice. They have a wonderful selection of pottery from all over Umbria. <BR> <BR>Gubbio is definitely worth a visit, too. Avery nice shop there is Aldo Fumanti. I just love their patterns.
