The book goes through the history of Poblats Marítims of Valencia with twenty one contribution from experts divided in six theme blocks for: the formation of seaside urban nuclei from the 13th century to the 20th century; the communication and irrigation networks; the changes of the late 19th century on their urban physiognomy and lifestyle; social scenery; art forms that highlighted the Mediterranean essence; and sailing traditions.

Chapters:

• Architecture and urban form of the Maritime Villages between the 13^th and 18^th centuries. Amadeo Serra Desfilis.
• The urban planning of the Poblats Marítims in the 19^th and 20^th centuries: between autonomy, subordination and annexation. Amadeo Serra Desfilis.
• La Casa de la Reina, a bourgeois dwelling in the 1840s expansion of Pueblo Nuevo del Mar. Víctor M. Algarra Pardo.
• Religious architecture in the Valencian maritime settlements of El Grau, El Canyameral and El Cabanyal. Pablo Cisneros Álvarez.
• Ditches and roads to the sea. Reconstruction of the agrarian landscape of the Maritime Settlements. Carles Sanchis Ibor and Víctor Algarra Pardo.
• València al mar: the first projects around the former convent of San Juan de la Ribera, 1856-1900. Susana Climent.
• Seven decades under water: the great floods in the Poblats Marítims. Iván Portugués Mollá.
• The Turia Estuary. Manuel Beyxer's navigation channel between Valencia and El Grau. Lourdes Boix.
• New times. Improvements, transformations and experiences. Inmaculada Aguilar Civera.
• Supply, health and education. The architecture of services in the Poblats Marítims between the 19^th and 20^th centuries. Pablo Sánchez Izquierdo.
• The train to Nazaret. 60 years out of service. Virginia García Ortells.
• Social scenarios: subsistence and resistance of the seafaring villages. Ester Medan Sifre.
• Modern times. Spaces for leisure and culture in the Maritime area. Ester Medan Sifre.
• Maritime leisure: health and hospitality. Mireia Muñoz Vidal.
• Oil and silver: the construction
• Oil and silver: the visual construction of the Maritime Villages. Victoria Eugenia Bonet-Solves.
• Between the ephemeral and the enduring. Royal receptions in the Poblats Marítims. Desirée Juliana Colomer.
• The perception of the religious image and the devotion to the Cristo del Grao. Sergi Doménech García.
• Crossing of views: the relationship between the Poblats Marítims and theatrical scenography and pre-film shows. Carmen Pinedo.
• The physiognomy of memory: the image of the Poblats Marítims in the cinema. María Jesús Piqueras Gómez.
• La mar que tot ho envolta. A few glimpses of the history, customs and traditions of the maritime neighbourhoods of the city of Valencia. Pep Martorell.
• The Maritime Easter Week. History, memory and identity. Pedro García Pilan.

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