Jewellery town
Valenza
Valenza, Italy
A small Piedmont town that is Italy's centre for handmade fine jewellery. Unlike the machine-made gold districts, Valenza's workshops make one-off and small-series pieces, and most coloured stones imported into Italy are set here.
Valenza, a small town in Piedmont between Milan and Turin, is Italy's centre for handmade fine jewellery. Goldsmithing took hold here in the 19th century, and the town grew into a cluster of workshops making one-off and small-series pieces with diamonds and coloured stones for Italian and international houses.
What you find
Hundreds of workshops for design, wax carving, casting, setting and finishing; gem dealers, since most coloured stones imported into Italy are set here; and goldsmiths' schools. Several major luxury houses have workshops in or near Valenza.
How it works
Workshops make jewellery for brands and retailers rather than for walk-in visitors. Valenza's jewellery fairs and the town's exhibition centre showcase the work.
Tips
- Pieces made in Valenza carry the provincial code AL in their Italian maker's mark.
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