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Touristic Attraction

Textile Museum (Ontinyent)

Located on the first floor of the Palau de la Vila, it displays a collection consisting of different objects that date from the 18th century to the present day, through which the different craft processes of textile production are narrated. Its rooms house about 70 pieces related to the entire textile manufacturing process: canes, paraffin, silver and gold threads, scissors and looms of the 18th and 19th centuries, old books, samples of different fabrics, etc.

Hort de Carreres (Carcaixent)

The Hort de Carreres, built in the 18th century, is one of the most emblematic buildings in Carcaixent. Despite being a house that was located on land irrigated by underground water raised by waterwheels, and later by motors, it is currently located in the urban area after being absorbed by the growth of the city. It is a country house associated with the production of silk, the main socio-economic activity at this time.

Municipal Museum (Requena)

Requena Municipal Museum is located in the former Royal Convent of Carmen. The foundation of this convent at the end of the 13th century was due to the Infant Alfonso de la Cerda, grandson of Alfonso X of Castile and Louis IX of France, and it is the oldest of the Carmelite Order in all of Castile. The baroque cloister is notable in its architecture.

Municipal Museum (Alzira)

The Municipal Museum of Alzira (MUMA), opened in December 2008, takes a tour through the history and culture of the municipality of Alzira and the region of Ribera del Xúquer through five thematic sections: cartography, archaeology, history, fine arts and ethnology. The headquarters of the museum are located in the historic centre of the city, known as Villa de Alzira, a historic complex declared a Property of Cultural Interest.

Cervelló Palace Museum

Opposite the Convent of Saint Dominic, forming part of the historic Plaza de Tetuán, is the palace of the counts of Cervelló, a building of singular importance in the contemporary history of the city, since it was the residence of monarchs and illustrious individuals during the 19th century. Marshall Suchet stayed there during the invasion of the city and it was here that Ferdinand VII abolished the constitution of Cádiz of 1812 and restored absolutism.

“González Martí” National Museum of Ceramics and Sumptuary Arts

The “González Martí” National Museum of Ceramics and Sumptuary Arts is found in the Marqués de Dos Aguas Palace, and is the result of a refurbishment carried out in 1740. In 1941 the Palace was declared a Historic-Artistic Monument and in 1949 it was acquired by the Ministry of Education to house a major ceramics collection by Don Manuel González Martí and his wife Doña Amelia Cuñat.