The Archaeological Museum of Gandia is a center where is shown the archaeological heritage of
La Safor
Safor () is a ''comarca'' within the province of Valencia, Spain. The capital is the city of Gandia, but also includes the towns of Oliva, Piles and Daimús, among others. The beach area of Gandia, La Platja, is well known for its wild nightlif ...
and
Gandia
Gandia ( es, Gandía) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, eastern Spain on the Mediterranean. Gandia is located on the Costa del Azahar (or ''Costa dels Tarongers''), south of Valencia and north of Alicante. Vehicles can acce ...
area, but especially, the materials of the
Parpalló cave.
In 1972, with the collaboration of the
Diputación de Valencia, was officially inaugurated the museum, now known by the acronym ''Maga'', and is located in the old building of the Sant Marc Hospital, in the South-East end of the medieval walls of Gandia, on the left bank of the river Serpis.
The museum was closed to the public during the period from 1987 to 2003. In this period have been conducted research, documentation and restoration of the museum's collections. It has a permanent exhibition on the regional prehistory, from the first inhabitants of the
Paleolithic
The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic (), also called the Old Stone Age (from Greek: παλαιός ''palaios'', "old" and λίθος ''lithos'', "stone"), is a period in human prehistory that is distinguished by the original development of stone too ...
to the
Iron Age
The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age division of the prehistory and protohistory of humanity. It was preceded by the Stone Age (Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic) and the Bronze Age (Chalcolithic). The concept has been mostly appl ...
.
It houses parts of some of the main archaeological sites of Europe, such as the
Cueva de Bolomor
Cueva de Bolomor, or Bolomor Cave, is an archaeological site near Tavernes de la Valldigna in the Valencian Community, Spain. It was occupied over a long period of time, between 350,000 and 120,000 years ago.
Four Neanderthal remains have been r ...
, the
Parpalló cave and the
Maravillas cave
Maravillas literally means "wonders", "marvels" in Spanish. It may refer to:
* Maravillas, a ward (barrio) of Madrid
* ''Maravillas'' (film), a 1981 Spanish film
* Maravillas (Mexibús), a BRT station in Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico
*Town Maravillas, o ...
.
City Guide of Gandia
See also
* Route of the Borgias
The Route of the Borgias is a cultural route, that includes sites associated with the Borja or ''Borgia'', located in their native Valencian Community, Spain. The marketing of the route was inaugurated in 2007.Source: ABCPaseo por la hist ...
* Route of the Valencian classics
The Route of the Valencian classics, (in Valencian ''Ruta dels clàssics valencians'', in Spanish ''Ruta de los clásicos valencianos''), is a cultural route Source: Valencia Terra i Mar. Diputación de ValenciaLa Ruta dels Clàssics.. through ...
References
External links
Website of the Archaeological Museum of Gandia
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Gandia
Gandia ( es, Gandía) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, eastern Spain on the Mediterranean. Gandia is located on the Costa del Azahar (or ''Costa dels Tarongers''), south of Valencia and north of Alicante. Vehicles can acce ...
Museums in Valencia
Route of the Borgias