Considering handicraft traditions of this city, lace making is best worth mentioning. Local people have been engaged in this craft for many centuries. There are genuine masters of lace making who have inherited the skills and traditions of the craft from their ancestors. The Festival of Lace takes place in June during which the craftsmen of lace making perform their masterpieces. Festival visitors may not only explore the exhibitions of unique handmade clothes but to buy some fancy things and accessories. It should be noted that a lace kerchief as many centuries ago so now is an essential attribute of the folks costume.
During the festival more than a thousand of stores and shops are operating in the city, each of them offering the tourists and city residents unique goods. Overlays and table covers, kerchiefs and neckwear of ultimate beauty, belts of dainty work and different house adornments are the main souvenirs hunted by the thousands of guests visiting Oviedo each year.
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