Some historians claim that the origins of Camariñas Lace originate in the commercial relations between the ports of Galicia and The Netherlands in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Other local history scholars opt for the theory that lace arrived in Camariñas after an Italian girl was rescued by the villagers from a terrible shipwreck which occurred on the coast of Camariñas. This girl would then go on to teach the craft of Italian bobbin lace to all the women of the village, in turn spreading this craft throughout the Costa da Morte. There’s another theory circulating with the idea that it was the hardworking women who lived in the Camariñas area who at some point developed this art and later exported it to other territories. Since time immemorial, it is well-known that every Galician carries inside a traveling and enterprising soul.

In any case, some of these theories have a more scientific basis than others, so we leave it to each reader to interpret them in their own way. After this small clarification on the origin of the Lace of Camariñas, we are going to provide some of the key elements of the Camariñas Lace Festival.