As a city considered a world center for violin making, visiting a violin maker is a must. There are more than 100 violin makers in the city, who closely preserve the traditional methods of crafting high-quality violins, just as Stradivari, Guarneri, and Amati—the great violin makers of the 17th–18th centuries—did. The tools may be somewhat modern, but the construction techniques remain the same.

In the workshop, visitors can learn about specific types of wood, the gluing techniques, the importance of the violin’s “soul”, and how the sound is tested both by the craftsman and the violinist. Each violin maker also has unique stories about special clients or the history of the instruments they’ve made, alongside historical tales about their ancestors who started the tradition.