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08 Jun
La Vila Joiosa will host this weekend the 10th edition of Festum Alonis
FESTVM ALONIS (in Latin, "the feast of Allon") is a festival of historical recreation dedicated to the Roman city of Allon, under the contemporary Villajoyosa, and its territorium. This year, as a novelty, it has a more extensive programme which began last April and will last until September, but the…
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15 May
Museum Day 2023
This year's International Museum Day emphasises several Sustainable Development Goals, including health and well-being and climate action. In "El colour y el silencio", José Piqueras refers to nature, landscape or the city, themes that have an impact on the ideas of well-being and sustainable development. For all these reasons, and…
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12 Apr
The first archaeological stratum of the Phoenician city of La Vila Joiosa is discovered
Until now, only the world of the dead was known, through the large cemeteries of Casetes (from the second half of the 7th century BC) and Poble Nou (from a century later). Both have yielded numerous tombs, some very large and elaborate, reflecting an oriental society buried with jewellery, metal…