Stone Carving in Cercedilla/Madrid

This was the highlight of our Madrid trip! The workshop takes place in the mountains so I’d recommend leaving a full day to hike and explore before/after the activity. The workshop was great and Brendan taught us about lots of different techniques. We left with two pieces of art that look very cool. It takes place in a garden surrounded by trees and feels very magical. Brendan is an extremely interesting human and getting to talk to him is worth the workshop price! He’s lived a life that few can dream of. His family were also so welcoming and great to talk to. Communication was via WhatsApp and very easy.

Very unique and enjoyable experience, learning various carving techniques. The artist was also a delight to learn from.

Brendan was very personable and provided us great insights about the city as well as teaching us the basics of carving stone. If you are looking for different memorable experience this fits the bill. The time flew by and we could have carved all day. We only created “illusions” of our future masterpieces but had a great time doing it. Now we are searching for stone carving tools on Amazon.

Very interesting for an approach to stone carving. Brendan the teacher has been very kind and we have learned a lot.

Legitimately one of the best activities I've opted to do while in Spain! I loved the process of learning about stone carving and then actually doing the physical work to make changes to stone. Really neat even as an individual one-off experience if you're not so inclined to continue doing it afterwards. I, however, am shipping my in-process marble piece home to continue learning and shaping the stone.

This experience was a surprise to those in my party and did not disappoint. We were warmly greeted by Brendan upon arrival and knew that we were in good hands. Brendan excitedly showed us works of his own in addition to marble work that has inspired his approach. He patiently walked us through how to interact with the stone and continuously gave us words of encouragement throughout the process. As a group of artists we enjoyed being able to engage in thoughtful discourse regarding art during iur lovely coffee break. The experience was unique and thoroughly enjoyable. An activity I would recommend to anyone.

He does not keep a track of the bookings. Caused a lot of inconvenience to travel to Cercedilla from Madrid, just to know that he has no clue about the nbooking.

Had a fantastic time out in Cercedilla! Brendan took all of the intimidation out of the process and is a gentle teacher. Time flew in his house's lovely garden—great way to spend an afternoon outside of the city to recharge and fill up the creativity batteries.

This is not your touristic, pre-made experience. This is a very unique and enriching workshop run by Brendan, a friendly and knowledgeable host. It's about one hour from downtown Madrid by train C-8, in a tiny but gorgeous and peaceful town (Cercedilla) worth visiting on its own (hiking + cute restaurants). Brendan showed us the basics of marble sculpting and provided us with the tools and equipment to make a small sculpture. It's an interesting art form that doesn't require much equipment to get started and is very relaxing; Brendan's activity sparked an interest to continue on my own. Thank you!

We had a fabulous time learning about stone carving and seeing another side of Madrid. It was wonderful hearing stories about how others’ perfect their trade and live where they do. Thank you for an unusual experience!