European Craft Days in Agost
06-04-2022
On 3 April we were in Agost, enjoying the varied activities that this municipality of l'Alacantí had prepared on the occasion of the European Days of Crafts. We accepted the kind invitation made by the numerous/as friends/as that we have there and there that we went, to spend a sunny Sunday morning, full of fun, entertainment and culture so ...
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A striking example of Valencian ceramics on display in the museum.
23-03-2022
Onda, Alcora, Manises, Paterna, Agost, Nules... There are several Valencian towns in which ceramics, pottery or tiles is, since ancient times, the most outstanding local product. We are in a land rich in raw materials necessary for this activity. This, together with a particular creativity of our people, has marked the development of one of the mos...
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Is traditional housing in the Elche countryside at risk?
01-03-2022
The debate on the conservation and rehabilitation of the traditional workhouses of the Camp d'Elx is still open due, according to some media, to the problems that many of them are located out of order due to their age. Another problem that their owners and proprietors find, derives from the local regulations that dictate that, in the houses located...
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The constitution of the Fundación Proyecto Pusol is already a fact
15-02-2022
Yesterday, February 14 (Valentine's Day, a very successful day, although with a halo of sadness due to what happened in Algoda last week), the Puçol School Museum experienced another very important milestone in its history, a moment that we had been waiting for six years, with a pandemic in between, as the Mayor of Elche said during his clos...
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The serene
10-02-2022
Among the traditional trades that disappeared throughout the 20th century is that of night watchman. Its origin seems to go back to the 18th century, when the doors were gates and the keys to open them were enormous; their weight was such that they could not be carried on top. This is how this figure arose, a kind of night watchman or porter -paid ...
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More about the new illustrated magazine
22-01-2022
At the end of the 19th century, a great change in written newsreels took place. The new Printing Law of 1883, more liberal and with much more lax authorization requirements for new publications, stimulated the appearance of new periodicals full of literary creation and photography. At the beginning of the 20th century, almost a total of 1,400 magaz...
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