Museu Arqueològic i Etnològic de Xaló
Museum of the Xaló valley with an archaeology room and an ethnology room on dry-stone walling and the raisin industry; free admission.
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About the museum
The Museu Arqueològic i Etnològic de Xaló (MAEX) offers a chronological route through the cultures that have inhabited the Xaló valley, from prehistory to the present day, with both an archaeological and an ethnological perspective. The collection brings together objects of material culture with graphic and audiovisual resources on the cultures and landscape of the valley.
The first room is devoted to the settlement of the valley and highlights the Roman villa of Les Hortes. The second room covers the physical environment, human communities and traditional activities, with special attention to dry-stone heritage and the raisin industry (pansa). The third room is a multipurpose space for temporary exhibitions, talks and workshops.
The museum also organises guided cultural routes around the Xaló area, which require advance registration.
Highlights
- Roman villa of Les Hortes
- Dry-stone heritage of the valley
- The raisin industry (pansa, dried grapes)
- Chronological route from prehistory
- Guided cultural routes through the municipal area
Permanent exhibitions
- Sala I: poblamiento del valle – Archaeological route through the settlement of the valley from prehistory to the contemporary period, with the Roman villa of Les Hortes as a highlight.
- Sala II: etnología – The physical environment, human communities and traditional activities, with special attention to dry-stone heritage and the raisin industry.
- Founded
- 2003
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission. Guided cultural routes are free of charge, with mandatory registration.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided visits by prior appointment (phone +34 966 480 217 or museu@xalo.org). The cultural route cycle “Arrels en ruta” offers free guided itineraries, with mandatory registration and a maximum of 30 people, in Valencian/Spanish or in English. |
