Miniature patio makers – Spain. The miniature fridge magnet shop in the historic city of Cordoba in Andalusia, southern Spain, The city is famous for
Miniature patio makers – Spain. The miniature fridge magnet shop in the historic city of Cordoba in Andalusia, southern Spain, The city is famous for its annual ‘Festival of Cordoba’ (patios) and a small shop of miniature patio makers, the only modeller's hand making these popular fridge magnets for the tourist trade. The annual ‘Festival of Cordoba’ (patios) is filled with a blaze of colour on surrounding wall-hanging potted plants in large and small courtyards. The event is held during the first weeks of May. Seeing a gap in the tourist market, Carmen María and Rafael Aguilera, skilled jewellers, turned their hands to create handmade miniature Cordoba patios. Their small retail business is called ‘Artisan Patios’ and started trading in 2013. It is the only miniaturist workshop of its kind in Andalusia. Says, Rafael, ‘Carmen is in charge of design, and I do the creative work. The couple have been awarded the ‘Singular Work’ category in the city’s annual ‘Courtyards Festival of Cordoba 2023’ (patios): with their large-scale model of a patio on display in their front shop window. Cordoba has four listed UNESCO World Heritage sites, the most than any other city worldwide. One of them is the Festival of the Patios (Courtyards) 2012.
Size: 6048px × 4024px
Location: Cordoba, Andalusia, southern Spain
Photo credit: © richard sowersby / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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