Formative Itinerary of the Cultural Landscape of the Alicante countryside

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Formative Itinerary of the Cultural Landscape of the Alicante countryside. The Huerta of Alicante

Itinerari formatiu del Paisatge Cultural del Camp d'Alacant. L'Horta d'Alacant.

INTRODUCTION

The Camp d'Alacant and, therefore, the Huerta of Alicante, treasure a cultural and historical heritage of incalculable value that is currently in the process of disappearing due to the intense anthropic and urbanising action that exists in the surroundings of the city of Alicante. Huerta towers, dams, irrigation channels, mills, crops, irrigation traditions, music, customs, make up an enormous heritage that needs to be recovered, preserved and enhanced.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

Locate and learn about the cultural and historical richness of the Camp d'Alacant in the

time and space.

- Eliminate related stereotypes by creating an image that is more faithful to the historical and cultural reality we know.

- To learn about the structure of the different archaeological, historical, ethnographic, cultural and traditional heritage elements of Camp d'Alacant, which preserve a unique heritage with more than 500 years of history.

- To appreciate and highlight the importance of this unique cultural heritage in our province and its capacity to become a tourist, cultural and social asset in its own right.

PROGRAMME

WEEK 1

18 february, 17,30 hores
THE TERRA PROJECT:
PROMOTING THE SOCIAL VALUE OF ALICANTE'S MARKET GARDENS

D. Miguel Martínez Perallón
Landscape Architect, Col.legi Territorial d'Arquitectes d'Alacant (CTAA)

Ms. Lina Vega Restrepo,
Architect, ASFES Architecture Without Frontiers

19 february, 17,30 hores
THE EXCEPTIONAL HERITAGE VALUE OF THE ACEQUIAS, TRADITIONAL IRRIGATION SYSTEMS WITH ANDALUSIAN ROOTS

Dr. D. Luis Pablo Martínez Sanmartín
Servei Territorial de Cultura i Esports d'Alacant.
Direcció General de Cultura i Patrimoni.
Conselleria d'Educació, Cultura i Esports. Generalitat Valenciana

20 february, 17,30 hores
HISTORICAL PROCESS AND MATERIAL CULTURE: THE PANTÀ D'ALACANT

D. Marius Bevià García
Architect

WEEK 2

25 February, 17,30 hores
RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE IN THE HUERTA OF ALICANTE

Dr. Santiago Varela Botella
Doctor Arquitecte

26 february, 17,30 hores
L'HORTA D'ALACANT: PATRIMONI ETNOPOÈTIC

Dr. D. Joan Borja i Sanz
Director of the Enric Valor Chair. University of Alacant.

Ms Alicia Castelló de León
Teacher at CEIP El Salvador in Mutxamel

27 February, 5.30 p.m.
EL SINDICAT DE REGS DE L'HORTA D'ALACANT:
VERTEBRATING AGENT OF L'HORTA ALACANTINA

Ms Assumpció Brotons i Boix
Official Chronicler of Mutxamel
Síndica de la Comunitat de Regants de l'Horta d'Alacant (Trustee of the Horta d'Alacant Irrigation Community)

Taula Redona
CONEIXENT LA TERRA DE VIVA VEU

Ms. Julia Berenguer Ramos, Monnegre del Mig (Batanot Dam)

D. Victor Blay Sirvent, Monnegre de Dalt (Dams nº 3 and 4)

D. Rafael Ripoll Lledó, farmer

D. Fernando Martínez Ruiz, Photographer

Moderator: Ms. Assumpció Brotons Boix,
Síndica de la Ctat. de Regants de l'Horta d'Alacant

28 February, 17,30 hores
THE MONNEGRE RIVER AND L'HORTA D'ALACANT
FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF HISTORICAL LAW

Dr. Jorge Paya Sellés
University of Alicante