16 Aug, 2012

The Portal de Valldigna was a gateway to the Moorish quarter of Valencia, which opened in the old Muslim wall, in 1400.

Muslims who had remained after the conquest of Valencia outside the walls of the wall that they had built were established. Then in 1356, another wall (Christian) which included Morería in the precincts of the city was built. the old Muslim wall was not demolished, thus counting the city with two defensive fences. Little by little he fell down, although in the eighteenth century there were still numerous remains of the Muslim wall.

16 Aug, 2012

The neighborhood also has many examples of modernist architecture of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.

16 Aug, 2012

This bullring was built, from 1850 to 1860, by Sebastián Monleón Estellés and has an outer diameter of 108 m. Hotel is built in brick and wood, but also no shortage of cast iron columns (box seats area). It has a capacity of nearly 20,000 spectators. In 1967 some reforms, including a reduction in the diameter of the ring were made. In 1983 it was declared a Historic Artistic Monument.

16 Aug, 2012

This was the house of Jose Benlliure Gil and his family. It is interesting because it is the sign of a typical valencian bourgeois house of the late nineteenth century, with its small garden and study the background.

16 Aug, 2012

In the garden there pines, laurels, palms, mimosas, citrus, eucalyptus, etc. Also a group of ancient ficus.

07 Oct, 2012

In Contracting, completed in 1498, include eight spiral columns that open like palm trees on top to hold the vault. Its maximum height is 17.40 m.

16 Aug, 2012

The picture that is on the bow Portal de Valldigna, is playing one original and represents Gothic Jaime II founded the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de la Valldigna.

16 Aug, 2012

In these sections the vegetation is combined with pergolas and ponds. Here is the Music Palace, in front of which there is a large pond.

16 Aug, 2012

The new monastery and the new church of the Order of Montesa were built during the years 1761-1770 by order of Carlos III, after the earthquake that destroyed the castle of Montesa and tear down the old medieval buildings that had belonged in his day to order of the Temple, located in this square. His style is neoclassical.

After the War of Independence was abandoned monastery, being used later by various administrations. It is currently the headquarters of the Government Delegation.

16 Aug, 2012

In this square are the gardens of Parcent. The square occupies the space where the Parcent Palace used to be, of which we see in the image the old doorway, which now serves as an entrance to the gardens.

The garden has four circular fountains, one in each corner, with female sculptures.

16 Aug, 2012

This street, dedicated to St. Thomas of Villanueva, part of the Mosen Sorell square and across the street Alta, reaches Tree Square.

05 Oct, 2012

In the house there are not only works of the Benlliure, there are also Sorolla, Muñoz Degrain and other artists of the time.