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All kinds of ceramics, in both traditional and contemporary styles, are sold here.
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Little Úbeda is the crafts capital of Andalusia, with workshops devoted to carpentry, basket weaving, stone carving, wrought iron, stained glass, and, above all, the city's distinctive green-glaze pottery. Calle Valencia is the traditional potters' row, running from the bottom of town to Úbeda's general crafts center, northwest of the casco antiguo (follow signs to Calle Valencia or Barrio de Alfareros).
Úbeda's most famous potter was Paco Tito, whose craft is carried on at three different workshops run by two of his sons, Pablo and Juan, and a son-in-law, Melchor, each of whom claims to be the sole true heir to his father's art.
All kinds of ceramics, in both traditional and contemporary styles, are sold here.
The extrovert Juan Tito can often be found at the potter's wheel in his rambling shop, which is packed with ceramics of every size and shape.
You can see classic green-glazed items—the focus of Melchor Tito's work—being made in his workshops in Calle de Valencia and Calle de la Fuente Seca 17, both of which also sell his wares.
Clay sculptures of characters from Don Quixote, fired by Pablo Tito in an old Moorish-style kiln, are the specialty of this studio and shop (also online). There is also a museum on the premises.