Centre d'Interpretació de la Cultura de la Pansa
Interpretation centre in a restored riurau (traditional grape-drying building) in Ròtova on the drying of muscat grapes and the traditional production of raisins.
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About the museum
The Centre d’Interpretació “La Cultura de la Pansa” is an initiative of Ròtova town council and occupies a restored riurau, known as the riurau del Roig or de la Rogeta, to the west of the village. A riurau is the traditional building where grapes were dried, and the centre uses it to explain how the bunch was turned into raisins and how local society has changed since then.
The route covers when grapes began to be dried in Valencian lands and how far this practice reached, the different ways of drying muscat grapes and the traditional production of raisins, with their tools. The process is told step by step, from the preparation of the lye, the hornillo (brazier) and the boiler to storage, and attention is given to the architecture of the riurau and to the golden age of raisins. The centre's website also offers teaching materials, bibliography, articles and audiovisuals on the collection.
The riurau has also served as a space for cultural activities: the cycle “Contes al riurau” was held there, with storytelling for family audiences and a guided visit, as well as the grape-scalding festival (escaldado de la uva), which the village revived in 2021 after 65 years. The visit to the centre can be combined with the Vil·la Romana de la Sort, with which it shares a public price, through a joint ticket.
Highlights
- Restored riurau, traditional building for drying grapes
- Step-by-step process of making raisins, with its tools
- Drying of muscat grapes and golden age of raisins
- Joint ticket with the Vil·la Romana de la Sort
- Teaching materials and audiovisuals on the centre's website
Permanent exhibition
- La cultura de la pansa – Route through the riurau on the drying of muscat grapes, the traditional production of raisins and its tools, the architecture of the riurau and the golden age of raisins.
- Operated by
- Ayuntamiento de Ròtova
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €2.20 |
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| Reduced | €1.10Children under 12, people over 65 and pensioners |
| Children & teens | €1.10free up to age 2 · Under 12: €1.10; free for under 3s. |
| Seniors | €1.10People over 65 and pensioners: €1.10. |
| Groups | –Groups of more than 55 people: €102 per group (€200 with the joint ticket). |
| Joint ticket with the Vil·la Romana de la Sort | €4Under 12s and people over 65 or pensioners, €2. |
Public price per person. Free admission for residents and local associations.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Booking the visit is essential. The website has sections on teaching, bibliography, articles and audiovisuals on the culture of the raisin. |
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