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Adi Guni, cap-maker from Kruja keeping traditional craftsmanship alive and well

TIRANA, July 20/ATA/- The blessed Kruja, rich in history and tradition, the city’s famous bazaar turned into Art and Craft Trading Center, serves as a bridge between this glorious past and the present, offering a rich array of traditional products made from local artisans. The Old Bazaar provides a symbol of the artisan development.

Various works of handloom, cuprum, wool, silver or other materials make Kruja’s products eye-catching, attracting the interest of a great number of local and foreign tourists.

Kruja Bazaar still continues to absorb numerous tourists through 70 artisan stores, where you can see closely how artisans work and develop their art by preserving and inheriting the traditional culture.

Cap-makers in Kruja have continued faithfully the tradition of making cups, keeping traditional craftsmanship alive and well.

A 26-year old cap-maker from Kruja, Adi Guni has been doing the same job for 14 years now, creating different and interesting models of traditional caps, a passion which he has developed in his early youth.

“A hand-made cap involves a delicate process which passes in several stages and requires a great deal of dedication, “ Guni told the Albanian Telegraphic Agency, (ATA). //a.i/

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