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City Route
The town grew beyond its walls as corsair attacks diminished from 1670. The Plaza del Olmo became the new town centre. From 1862, the Calle de Colón, the new Valencia road, became the main road. The market, the Theatre Auditorium, the Villa of Centella, the Roman Baths, the Chocolate museums and the…
House Museum La Barbera dels Aragonés
La Barbera is a 17th century country house; it was converted in the 19th
century into a romantic mansion with furnishings and rich personal
wardrobe items from very different backgrounds. In fact, there are a lot of
objects from Britain such as crockery, biscuit boxes favoured by the British Royal Family and furniture featured in the London Exhibition of 1851.
La Barbera was owned by the Aragonés family which has an exiting history. Amongst its members we find important politicians, military
personnel and members of the clergy. There are some that still live in the
house...
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