I am interested in learning more about what is available to see in La Bisbal related to pottery making. I am bring a class group over next year and am looking for ceramics related places to visit taht are not just shopping. I am interested in potters working in traditional ways and understand that La Bisbal is a place I might find them. Does any one know more? Prof Hough

Hola Profe Hugh,

I've gone ceramics shopping several times in Bisbal but have never gone beyond the main street with its many, many shops. There's a museum there, but I don't know if it's the type of thing you're looking for; I think it covers industrial ceramics. (In catalan: http://www.labisbal.info/terracotta/ )

Will you be anywhere else in Spain? Because I can highly recommend seeing the ceramics in Talavera and nearby Puente del Arzobispo. They're on the road to Portugal from Madrid. Talavera is a bigger town and is full of fascinating ceramics factories. I was there once with some friends and after just asking in a shop, we were ushered into the factory, which was an unforgettable experience. Puente del Arzobispo is a small town that lives on the ceramics industry. They apparently have 47 factories - and it's small! You can simply ask to see them work.