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Presentation of the Book 'Luces y faros del Mediterráneo. Paisaje, técnica, arte y sociedad. De Torrevieja a Vinaròs'

  • Demetrio Ribes Chair
  • February 24th, 2015

The presentation of the book and inauguration of the exhibition 'Luces y faros del Mediterráneo. Paisaje, técnica, arte y sociedad. De Torrevieja a Vinaròs' ('Lights and Lighthouses of the Mediterranean Sea. Landscape, Technique, Art and Society. From Torrevieja to Vinaròs') hosts, in a conference at the Maritime Station of Dénia, two complementary activities which are based on thje same principle: the Valencian lighthouses.

Portada del libro con croquis

The exhibition intends to inform, disseminate and highlight this element of our public work, the lighthouses, with its historical, simbolic, social, technological, strategic and landscape connotations. A patrimonial and cultural legacy, part of the historical memory of the Valencian society. To the presentation, which took place at 11:00 a.m. in the Maritime Station of Dénia, the inauguration of the exhibition followed, that will be open from February to April of 2015, at the station, at the following times:

  • Monday to Saturday: from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
  • Sunday: from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.