Sundials route - 1st Itinerary

Data

Difficulty: Low

With rain: No

In family: Yes

With reduced mobility: Yes

Duration: 48 h

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The Vall d'Albaida is a lavish area for sundials. In the catalog produced in 1998, 120 were reviewed in different states of conservation. Some have now disappeared, but others have also been restored and built new.

The route of the sundials is divided into two itineraries that collect most of the clocks existing in the region, combining both historical and newly created clocks and those that have just been restored. The two itineraries start in Ontinyent, the capital of the region, and end in Otos where we have a large presence of sundials and the "CONJUNTGNOMÒNIC": "Otos town of Sundials".

Itinerary 1

1. ONTINYENT

Town Hall: Mural clock from the s. XIX, with allegories and indication of the equinoxes.
Paduana Clock: classic clock of the s. XX, located on the facade of the Paduana factory building, in Plaza de la Concepción.
Sacristy of Santa Maria: classic clock from the 17th century.

2. BENISSODA

The Moreras' park: double steel sculpture clock with monthly times and dates indicated by the zodiacal lines. Authors: Rafael Amorós and Joan Olivares.

3. ALBAIDA

Glorieta: Vertical clock. Located in a new building. It replaces the one that had been located in the old building that occupied this same location.
The Palace: Vertical clock, located in the left lock of the facade of the old marquesal palace. Restored from an old clock, probably from the s. XVIII.

4. EL PALOMAR

Astros Park: Analemmatic Clock. The observer has to place himself on the date and his own shadow indicates the time. Authors: Elisa Martí and Joan Olivares.
Church: Classic Clock. s. XIX. C / del Forn: two classic watches. s. XIX. One of them, restored.

5. BÈLGIDA

The Polvo's House: Old the Polvo's House, on the Gandia road. Set of two vertical clocks, one on the main facade, under a religious image and the other on the west-facing facade. Between the two they cover all hours of the day.

6. LA POBLA DEL DUC

Down street: stone clock from the s. XVIII. With indication of the equinoxes.

7. SALEM

Pool Park: Steel multi-clock with date indication by the zodiacal lines. It also indicates the date of the miracle of San Miguel, patron saint of the town. Author: Joan Olivares.

8. OTOS

The Palace: A classic clock of the s. XIX. Second ceramic wall clock located in the upper part of the palace courtyard.
Sports Center: Equatorial watch made with recycled materials from an old oil mill. With indication of the time and date. Author: Joan Olivares.
3 Clocks in the Plaza del Labrador: Horizontal monumental clock, ceramic wall clock and ceramic wall clock with a legend of homage to the 19th century bandit Mariano Seguí, "El gatet d'Otos". With early indication of sun and moon.
Sant Antoni Street: A stone and bronze wall clock and three modern vertical clocks with written legends. One of them with an indication of the Babylonian time, the solstices and the equinoxes and the date of Saint Anthony, patron of the street.
Santísimo Cristo Street: An iron sculpture clock located opposite the church with a bicycle shape and a marble and bronze wall clock.
Sant Josep Street: Steel wall clock with a peculiar shape of a slice of watermelon with its knife.
Benicadell Avenue clocks: two modern vertical clocks with written legends.

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Albaida Bèlgida Benissoda El Palomar La Pobla del Duc Ontinyent Otos Salem