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• Valencia Institute of Modern Art (IVAM). Valencia.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Guillem de Castro 118. 46003. Valencia. Fax.: +34 963921094 | E-mail: ivam@ivam.es. www.ivam.es. The avant-garde movements of the 20th century. The museum's programme of exhibitions revolves around the research and dissemination of contemporary art movements. The museum takes a look at the art…

• San Miguel de los Reyes Monastery. Valencia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Avenida Constitución 284. 46019. Valencia. Fax.: +34 963874037 | E-mail: bv@gva.es . http://bv.gva.es. This building houses Valencia's library. It used to be a Hieronymite monastery. It was erected in the 16th century in the site of an old abbey. In the building's architecture we can see the influen…

• Museum of the Fallas Artists. Valencia.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Avenida San José Artesano, 17. 46025. Valencia. Fax.: +34 963487408 | E-mail: gremio@gremiodeartistasfalleros.com. www.gremiodeartistasfalleros.com. The art of making the. This museum displays the ninots (giant papier-maché models) which every year are pardoned and saved from the flames by the Assoc…

• Manises Municipal Pottery Museum. Manises.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Sagrari 22. 46940. Manises. Valencia. Fax.: +34 961534048 | E-mail: museo@manises.es. www.manises-museo.org. The transformation of ceramics. This museum is set in a stately 18th-century building, with over 2,500 pieces on display. The exhibition will help you discover the evolution of Manises …

• Dragut Cave-Museum. Cullera.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Plaza Dr. Fleming s/n. 46408. Faro. Cullera. Valencia. E-mail: contacto@cuevadedragut.com. http://www.cuevadeldragut.com/. Pirates in Cullera. A visit to this museum will take you back in time to a historic episode: the attack on Cullera by the Turkish pirate Dragut in 1550. Legend has it that this …

• El Puig de Santa María Royal Monastery. Puig.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Avenida Verge s/n. 46540. Puig. Valencia. Fax.: +34 961470200 | E-mail: elpuig@touristinfo.net. www.monasteriodelpuig.es. The sanctuary of the patron saint of Valencia. The monastery is laid out in two different areas: the convent and the Virgen de Jaraba Sanctuary. Together they conform a grandiose…

• Printing and Graphic Art Museum. Puig.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Avenida Virgen del Puig s/n. 46540. Puig. Valencia. E-mail: elpuig@touristinfo.net. http://www.elpuigturistico.es. The making of a book. Since the museum's creation in 1986, the collection has expanded thanks to the addition of private collections. The first book ever printed in Spain (a devotional …

• “Fallas” Museum. Cullera.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Cervantes s/n, (Casa de la Enseñanza). 46400. Cullera. Valencia. http://www.culleraturismo.com. The best of the year. This museum, situated in the Casa de la Enseñanza building, is testimony to the town of Cullera's strong Fallas tradition. Here you can see a collection of pardoned "ninots" - …

• Sagunto Roman Theatre. Sagunto.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle del Castillo s/n. 46500. Sagunto-Sagunt. Sagunto. Valencia. Fax.: +34 962665581 | E-mail: sagunto@touristinfo.net. http://www.aytosagunto.es/TURISMO/. The Roman theatre of Sagunto dates from the first century and was a pioneer on the list of the national monuments declared in Spain (1896). It …

• Sagunto Castle. Sagunto.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle del Castillo s/n. 46500. Sagunto-Sagunt. Sagunto. Valencia. Fax.: +34 962665581 | E-mail: M00149@centres.cult.gva.es. http://www.comunitatvalenciana.com. The castle contains remains of the buildings left by its various inhabitants: Romans, Visigoths, Arabs and Christians. Sagunto Castle covers…

• Sagunto Archaeological Museum. Sagunto.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Castell s/n. 46500. Sagunto-Sagunt. Sagunto. Valencia. E-mail: museosagunto@gva.es. www.cult.gva.es/dgpa/sagunto/. Looking back at Roman times. It contains the collections and findings from the excavations carried out in Sagunto and its castle,. and has one of the most important collections of…

• Santa María or “la Seo” Collegiate Basilica. Xàtiva.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza Calixto III s/n. 46800. Xàtiva. Valencia. http://www.xativaturismo.com. The Cathedral in Xàtiva. A monument that is in an excellent state of conservation, with a marked Renaissance character about it. It is called La Seu and has a strong Renaissance character. It was built between 1596 and 191…

• La Araña Caves (Cave II).. Bicorp.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 46825. Bicorp. Valencia. E-mail: bicorp-alc@gva.es. Scenes depicted at the Araña Caves. La Araña Cave, in Bicorp, is outstanding for its prehistoric rock art, especially the scene depicting the hunting of wild goats. Arrows and wounded animals are some of the elements you can see in this wonderful c…

• Santa María Collegiate Church. Gandía.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza Mayor s/n. 46700. Gandía. Valencia. The Seu in Gandia. Originally an Arab mosque, it was subsequently converted into a church, until 1499 when Pope Alejandro VI gave it the status of Collegiate Church. It still retains its Gothic sanctuary, while the rest of the building is Baroque due to the …

• Los Borja Ducal Palace. Gandía.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Duc Alfons El Vell 1. 46700. Gandía. Valencia. Fax.: +34 962871465 | E-mail: palauducal@palauducal.com. http://www.palauducal.com/. This was the birthplace of San Francisco de Borja. The oldest part of the building dates from the 15th century, but was restored and turned into a sanctuary by th…

• San José underground river. Vall d'Uixó, La.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Río Subterráneo Coves de Sant Josep. Paratge Coves de Sant Joseph s/n. 12600. Vall d'Uixó, La. Castellón - Castelló. (Valencia) Fax.: +34 964696761 | E-mail: riosubterraneo@ayto-lavall.org. www.cuevasturisticas.com. A navigable underground river. An underground river flows through the Sant Josep Cav…