Taller de Cera Llibrell · Altea
Forty years of craft on Carrer d'Alcoi
What started in 1985 as a small workshop is today the last active candle maker on the Costa Blanca.
Our history
The craft
When we lit the first dipping vat in 1985, candles were still sold in every hardware shop along the Costa Blanca. Of all those workshops, ours is the last standing. We still work with the same double-dip technique: first the core, then layer by layer the colour and finish.
In the 1990s the founder learned the signature cut from a chandler in Valencia: a cut at exactly 60 °C that opens up the pattern of the upper layers. That single detail makes a Llibrell candle recognisable at a glance.
Today we still work daily in the same shop — workshop and boutique in one room. Anyone who walks in sees the wax still melting.
Candle making sounds simple: wax, wick, shape. In practice every degree of temperature, every second of cooling and every gram of pigment shapes the final piece. Our dipping run takes two to four hours per batch; a signature piece can take a full day.
The team
The founder still works daily in the shop. Yanan, our permanent member of staff, welcomes visitors in English, Dutch and Spanish. For larger commissions we scale up to three wax specialists.
What we promise
100% made locally
Every candle leaves our workshop on Carrer d'Alcoi. Nothing comes from China or Morocco.
Clean burn
Our paraffin and beeswax are tested for soot, smoke and dripping behaviour.
Honest pricing
No fake discounts. The price on the tag is always the real price.
Personal contact
No chatbot, no call centre. You always speak to someone who dipped the candle themselves.