In Estepona however, if the truth be said, this activity has not had a great impact, but more than anything else its fishing and agricultural traditions did enable certain handicrafts to flourish, of which began in the early 50's and the change of attitudes in response to the tourist phenomenon, together with the rise in the cost of the materials and the lack of available labour, lead to the loss of certain traditional products of handicraft created for specific purposes.

This change however should be seen optimistically, since it has contributed to the preservation of our traditions whilst dignifying the craftsman's creative spirit and producing a trade which is very much appreciated by tourism.

The following is a list of some of the crafts in our district, indicating where these may be found and the people who currently produce such work:

There is a number of other activities normally classified as crafts which have arisen from the specific demand produced by tourism. These are small items of craft ware sold al the traditional flea-markets: