Route of the Valencian classics

The Route of the Valencian classics, (in

, "the Old".

The route evokes the Valencian 15th century and its heritage, of the sea, of valleys and mountains, of gastronomy and wines, and the various accents of the Valencian language with the echoes of the immortal words of the most universal Valencian writers.

Itinerary

The route includes the following monuments and towns:

:

• Collegiate Basilica of Gandia
• Ducal Palace of Gandia
• Convent of Santa Clara
• Sant Marc Hospital

Beniarjó:

• Manor house of
  Ausias March

Alfauir:

• Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba

:

• Parish Church of the Asunción
• Palace of Milà i Aragó
• Segrelles Museum

Cocentaina:

• Palace of the Counts of Cocentaina
• Cocentaina Castle

:

• Manor house of Joanot Martorell
• Route of the Martorell

Dénia:

• Castle of Denia

The Route step by step

: The ducal city was the epicenter of the literary renewal of the 15th century, where resided the Martorell, the March and the Roís de Corella families.

• Duchy of Gandia
  in 1485.
• Ducal Palace of Gandia: In the Ducal Palace of Gandia these valencian classical writers were entered in the letters and arts of chivalry.
• Convent of Santa Clara: Its artistic treasure recalls the splendour of the ancient Duchy of Gandia. A canvas of walls from the 14th century on the river Serpis closes the medieval remains of the city.
• Sant Marc Hospital
  : Nowadays it's an Archaeological Museum, its Gothic arches take us back to the Middle Ages.

Beniarjó:

• Manor house of
  Ausias March

Alfauir:

• Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba: The father, Pere March, and the two wives of the well-known Valencian medieval poet Ausiàs March are buried in this monastery. The monastery is one of the most historic monastic constructions in the Valencian Community.

:

• Josep Segrelles
  .
• Palace of Milà i Aragó: The remains of the walls from the 15th century configure a monumental heritage. Inside this palace nowaydays is the International Museum of Puppets of Albaida (MITA).
• Segrelles Museum: House Museum of the valencian painter Josep Segrelles.

Cocentaina:

• Palace of the Counts of Cocentaina: This palace belonged to the Rois de Corella family in the 15th century. Here we can also find towers and canvases of the wall, the medieval quarter.
• Cocentaina Castle: The castle dominates the whole region. Through these mountains we will find the fridges, snow deposits that were used for th ice trade.

The valley of

festivity). The valley of Xaló belonged to the Martorell and the March families.

• Manor house of the Martorell: In Xaló we can find this manor house of the writer Joanot Martorell refurbished in the 19th century.
• Route of the Martorell

.

• Castle of Denia: On the walls and the castle, a contemporary of Ausias drew some graffiti or engravings of ships which were in the harbour. This is March's maritime landscape and it is evoked in the play written by Joanot Martorell, Tirant lo Blanch. Visits to the Raset quarter, the Rotes coves, the feet of Montgo mountain are a must.

See also

• Route of the Monasteries of Valencia
• Route of the Borgias
• Route of the Castles of Vinalopó

Notes

External links

• Route of the Valencian Classics (in English and Spanish)
• Guide of the Route in pdf (in English and Spanish)
• The Route on Gandia Town Council website (in Spanish)
• The Route on the Tourism of Valencia Province Government (Diputación de Valencia) (in Spanish)