ARTISAN CHOCOLATE FACTORY MUSEUM

In the Sueca village (located 34 kilometers south of Valencia) since 1870 Family Comes, has manufactured artisan chocolate.

Coinciding with the V centenary of the discovery of chocolate (in Europe), the year 2002 Family Comes decided to open the artisan chocolate museum.

The museum entrance costs 1.5 Euros with a small taste of their chocolates.

This visit is guided by one of the family members (I think only done in Spanish and Valencian) and runs for about 1 ½ hours.


During the visit you can see:

An exhibition of old equipment used in the manufacturing process, including a "metate" (which is the rock on which crumbled cocoa) which is over 500 years old, among others.
An explanation of the history of chocolate and the factory.
Besides the possibility of seeing the artisans produce chocolate in the manufacturing hall.

The museum is located on Calle Sant Josep 29 Sueca, the Web is very simple (and their facebook is worse) and this only in Spanish.

The schedule is:
From Monday to Friday from 10:30 to 13:30 hours and from 16 to 20 hours
Saturday from 11 to 14 and from 17 to 20 hours.
Sunday from 12 to 14 hours.

The museum is not very spectacular, but the visit is curious, cheap and a nice and close treatment.

The line C-1 train running from Valencia reaches Sueca hourly.

picture from the artisan manufacturing the chocolate taken from the website

FUNDRAISING FOR HOUSE OF CHARITY IN THE MUSEUM L'IBER (toy soldier's museum) January 2, 2013

During today into hours from 11 to 14 and from 16 to 19 hours all proceeds L'Iber Museum (Considered the largest museum of historical miniatures figures in the world ) will go to the House of Charity in Valencia .

The museum features an exhibition of 95,000 figures that grows daily with over 1,000,000 in stock figures and restoration.

The entrance fee is 5 Euros. 3 Euros reduced admission for seniors, youth card, unemployed and others.

The museum is located at Calle Caballeros 20-22 (in the Carmen district of Valencia).

picture of the facade of the museum l'iber taken from their website

XVIII FESTIVAL MUSIC BAND MARITIME DISTRICT November 11, 2012

This Sunday November 11, 1012 was held at the Museum of the shipyards of Valencia (next to the port, the street behind JJ Domine) the XVIII Festival of Bands Maritime District.

In this festival, will play all the municipal Bands from the Maritim Towns.

The festival began at 10:30 am and admission is free.

poster from the festival

FIRA DE JULIOL 2012 (ACTS 14 July) “Great Night of July” part 2

22:15 hours Grand Tamborada "Fira de Juliol 2012" by the Provincial Federation of Drums i Tambors Valencia.
Then a spectacular parade of Great figures "Brotons," with the motto "Futur Metal", with gigantic dragons, mythological beings, and more. . between 5 and 8 meters tall and animation by laser show and smoke. In the Calle de la Paz and Plaza de la Virgen.

22:15 Fire and acrobatics show in the sand sculptures in the Promenade.

22:30 Playback Show "The Little Mermaid" at the Plaza del Patriarca.

22:30 Concert of the String Orchestra of the SM Alboraya in the hemicycle of the City Council.

22:45 Playback "The Addams Family" in Plaza de la Merced.

23 hours Globsesion Performance with Willie Monroe in the Plaza de la Virgen (Balloon Magic show).

23:15 Fire and acrobatics show in the sand sculptures in the Promenade.

23:30 Fireworks and Light Show with Sanmilse in the Town Hall.

23:30 Playback Show "The Little Mermaid" in the Plaza del Patriarca.

23:30 Musical Show from the Muixeranga of Algemesi, in The Outside of the Bancaixa Cultural Center.

00 hours Flamenco Performance Group Temple in La Plaza de la Virgen.

00 hours Gran Verbena  with "The Avatar Orchestra" (come out of the usual repertoire). In the Torres de Serranos.

00:15 Jazz Performance with the "Valencia Hot Five" in Plaza de la Merced.

00:30 Fireworks and Light Show with Sanmilse in the Town Hall Square

picture of the Brotons parade taken from the council web

Fira de Juliol city map