THE SUNDIALS ROUTE - Otos

THE ROUTE OF THE SUNDIALS - THE VILLAGE OF THE SUNDIALS

Otos is a hamlet of the Albaida Valley located in the shade of the Sierra del Benicadell that has a peculiarity of great tourist interest: numerous sundials distributed throughout the town that make up an open-air museum. The route of the sundials was born in 2005 under the name Otos, the town of sundials. The project consisted in the creation of 8 solar watches of Valencian artists with great national and international prestige: Arcadi Blasco, Rafael Armengol, Manuel Boix, Toni Miró, Andreu Alfaro, Artur Heras, Elisa Martí and Rafael Amorós. Currently the town has more than thirty watches and you can take a guided tour.

THE ROUTE OF THE SUN CLOCKS

The current route consists of a guided tour of the most important clocks in the town. The visit is made every Sunday, leaving at 11am from the Plaza del Labrador. The duration usually ranges between an hour and a halftwo. The tour is made by expert guides in the subject. Technical issues are addressed to understand the operation of the watches but in a pleasant and understandable way. In each clock is explained the artistic will of the creator and also the history that hides. Since each watch contains technical, artistic and cultural peculiarities, the three aspects are combined to make an interesting visit from different aspects. The visit ends at the palace of Otos, where you can see the Permanent Art Collection of Antoni Miró. To make this visit you do not have to reserve a place, just show up one Sunday at the Plaza del Labrador at 11am. If you are a group of elder people, we advise you to call the Town Hall to advise. 96 235 80 32

The City Council of Otos offers the possibility of arranging visits on other days and times.

HOW TO CONCERT A VISIT? If you do not want to make the standard visit (Sunday at 11am from the Plaza del Labrador) and want to arrange other conditions, it is important to follow the next instructions: Call the Town Hall to see if there is availability. Give an approximate number of the people you will be. When the date of the visit has been agreed, call back to say the exact number of people and agree on the details. Otos Town Hall Telephone - 96 235 82 35 We advise you to call ahead of time to check availability. If the number of people is very large, the City Council of Otos will try to put two tour guides.

Visit of schools: If you are a school and you come with primary school students, in the concerted visit you can also do a workshop that consists of the manufacture of a paper sundial. This workshop has to be ordered. The City Council makes it known that during the visit it is essential the presence of teachers.

PRICES: PUBLIC PRICE FOR EACH ROUTE - Groups of schoolchildren, associations and other groups of the municipality of Otos: free. -Other groups: Sunday and holidays: € 2 / person Other days: € 2 / Person (minimum, € 30 per group) -Institutions and non-profit associations that formally request the exemption in the payment of cultural visits related to minutesevents that the City Council of Otos carried out: free. - Discounts for groups. Retirees, disability associations, youth card -20%. Children under 10 years old accompanied by adults - free. Discounts are not cumulative.

Some interesting links about the route:

Documentary piece that tells the story of the route. https://vimeo.com/274473746

Compilation of publications: http://publicacionsotos.blogspot.com/2018/06/otos-el-poble-dels-rellotge-de-sol.html

We know the route of Otos sundials with Joan Olivares: http://www.comarcal.tv/noticia.php?video=7374

Route sundials: http://www.comarcal.tv/noticia.php?video=2847

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