The XIX edition of the Ars Olea fair is held from October 9 to 11 in the La Villa neighborhood of Castro del Río, with more than 40 exhibition stalls and craft, gastronomy and heritage activities.
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Photo: Diputación de Córdoba
The 19th edition of Ars Olea is held from Friday, October 9 to Sunday, October 11 in the La Villa district of Castro del Río, with more than 40 exhibition stands of artisans, potters, bobbin lacemakers, carpenters, basket makers, perfumers and jewellers, among other crafts.
What can be done each day
The day of Friday, October 9 began with open doors at the museums and the official opening in the Plaza de Armas del Castillo, where the recognition of Artesanas de Honor was presented to the Asociación de Encajeras de Bolillo de la localidad. There were musical performances, a tasting of castillos de caramelo and workshops on natural cosmetics, net weaving and nest boxes for bats, as well as the Exposición Retrospectiva de los Concursos Internacionales de La Rambla, in the Pósito Municipal, and the street theatre show «Cervantes y su paso por Castro del Río».
On Saturday, October 10 the programme includes a desayuno molinero, children's workshops, gastronomic tastings, a tasting of Montilla-Moriles wine, flamenco in the street and other workshops.
On Sunday, October 11 there will be a tasting of migas cervantinas, children's activities, gastronomic tastings and pasacalles, as well as the concerts of the Coral Alfonso X el Sabio and of the Banda de Música «90 años sin Lorca», with Lucía Leiva as guest artist.
The link with Cervantes
The president of the Diputación de Córdoba, Salvador Fuentes, took part in the opening and said that the municipality shows «the best of its craftwork, its gastronomy, its cultural heritage and everything to do with its link to the figure of Miguel de Cervantes». Fuentes added that Castro del Río opens «its streets, its squares, its castle and its museums» and recalled the olive wood craftwork, furniture making and the local agro-industry.
How to attend
The fair takes place in the La Villa district of Castro del Río from October 9 to 11. Full information about the event, with the place, the opening hours and the price, is available in the InfoCórdoba agenda listing: XIX Ars Olea, Feria de Artesanía de Castro del Río.
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