A countryside experience
A day spent in a small village in the heart of the Serra do Caldeirão, with magnificent scenery, where you can have a unique experience learning to make bread using…
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From Market to Table
A meeting at Loulé Municipal Market for a brief historical and cultural overview, followed by the purchase of fresh products to be used in the preparation and tasting of Mediterranean-influenced…
Making a Taleigo bag
The taleigo or cloth bag was made from fabric scraps or by repurposing clothing pieces. It was used to transport goods, store dried fruits and legumes, and could also serve…
Algarve Cataplana
This workshop aims to teach a bit about the gastronomic culture of one of the dishes that most characterizes our region: the cataplana. After preparation under the guidance of Chef…
“Azulejos” tiles painting
This workshop aims to develop the learning of the traditional technique of tile painting from the 17th century, using cobalt blue pigment, proposing the recreation of Single-Figure Tiles. Participants can…
Working with palm leaves to make plaiters
Loulé has long been a land of plaiters: women who dedicate themselves to intertwining palm leaves, a native plant of the Iberian Peninsula. This ancient technique allows for the creation…
Fig Trilogy
The almond tree is part of the Algarve’s imagery. The aim of this gastronomic workshop is to teach how to use almonds in three different recipes: stuffed figs, fig stars,…
Making adornments from wool
Making adornments from wool with the needle-felting technique in REMO Etar Embellishment items are made by using the technique of dry felting. Special needles are provided suitable for the felting…
Goat’s hair processing
In the museum’s Goat’s hair processing in REMO Etar workshop articles based on traditional techniques are made: bags, saddlebags, stair-carpets—by using original tools: a spinning wheel, vertical loom, tarak etc.…
Braid making
Мaking gaitan (knitted woolen braid). Gaitan derives from the Bulgarian traditional costumes and from homespun tailoring; it was a handicraft practiced by men, most probably due to the rough fabrics…