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Arts & Crafts Market with demonstrations in Murla


Murla, a sleepy little village in the northern part of the province of Alicante (some 15 kms from Benissa or Pedreguer), will be holding its eighth Arts & Crafts Fair on the weekend of 24 and 25 September. As in other years, it will be a small but very interesting fair: all 17 participants can be seen at work during the fair. Also, local master chef Daniel Sala will again be cooking three typical regional dishes that you can sample at lunch time.


This is not one of your large markets, but is interesting because the people on the stalls will not just be selling the things they m a k e , b u t actually making them at tables placed at the side of the stall, so that visitors can watch how things are made or get a special piece made to order. Some of the artists who


came last year will be here again, mainly because they are from Murla itself, people such as Josef who makes amusing caricatures of people, or Jesús and Soraya who work with textile, leather and macramé, and Carmen, a potter from La Llosa de Camatxo. Others are new and offer some very original work, like Laura and Alexandre who recycle corrugated cardboard to make beautiful (and useful!) furniture, Luz with her colourfull mosaics or Txema, who shows you how books were bound in the middle ages (and bring along any books you want bound for a quote). Ten more craftsmen and women will make up the number, all making and selling something different, so everybody will be sure to find something to her or his taste.


The local housewives will have slaved over a hot range to provide a range of local pastry and confectionery and the fiesta committee puts up a bar - you might put on weight but no visitor is going to suffer hunger or thirst.


Visitors of the market in previous years will confirm that Murla, though it’s small, has that something that makes the visitor feel welcome. Combine a visit to Murla with a walk through the verdant hills around or visit nearby villages such as Benigembla, Castell de Castells or have a look at Fontilles, Spain’s last leper colony, nearby.


The market is open from 11 am to 7 pm on both the Saturday and Sunday; if you want to know more you can ring the organiser on 639 979 678 (English spoken). If you are interested in other markets organised by Amata, go to www.amata.es


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As in previous years Daniel, the local master chef, will, assisted by a few helpful neighbours, be preparing three different typical regional dishes. You can watch how it’s done and around 2 o’clock you can, for a small sum, even taste the result - and learn that regional cooking means more than just the eternal paella.


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