Discovering the Amber and Larimar Museum in Altos de Chavon - a treasure trove of beautiful jewellery

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The Amber and Larimar Museum in Altos de Chavon in Casa de Campo is quiet literally a treasure trove of beautiful Amber and Larimar jewellery as well as an interesting and informative museum. El Museo de Ambar y Larimar en Altos de Chavon Casa de Campo es un tesoro repleto de joyería de Ambar y Larimar y a la vez es un museo informativo. (Información en Español debajo) The entranceway to this special shop-museum welcomes you with displays and information on the history and creation of Amber and Larimar; the fascinating story behind every piece of beautiful jewellery on sale in the store.

Larimar is a very beautiful and very special semi-precious stone, found in only a very small area of the Dominican Republic making it elusive, rare and very precious! Each piece is totally unique, with varying shades of blue; light-blue, sky-blue, green-blue and deep-blue and is usually mottled with white veins. The Amber and Larimar Museum specialises in the creation of uniquely stunning pieces of Larimar jewellery such as silver necklaces strung with large, glistening Larimar stones, as well as delicate earrings, striking bracelets and eye-catching rings. Larimar is one of the Dominican Republic’s true treasures – no Dominican women should be without a piece of Larimar jewellery and for tourists Larimar makes the perfect gift or souvenir.

Below are photos of some of the beautiful pieces of Larimar jewellary currently on sale in the Amber and Larimar museum in Altos de Chavon:

To read more about Larimar, click here to read the Wikipedia description. The Amber and Larimar Museum, as the name suggests also specialises in Amber jewellery, of which it has a very impressive and beautiful collection. Amber, given it’s beautiful golden colouring makes the perfect accessory to every outfit as it matches everything! Below are photos of some of the beautiful pieces of Amber jewellary currently on sale in the Amber and Larimar museum in Altos de Chavon: [nggallery id=508]