The route of memory
The project, titled "Historical Pharmacies and Valencian Medicinal Gardens: Recovery and Valorization of a Unique Cultural and Natural Legacy," has been granted by the Generalitat Valenciana. Led by the Aromas Itinerarium Salutis Association, in collaboration with the University of Valencia, the Very Illustrious College Official Pharmacists of Valencia (MICOF), and the City Council of Riba-roja de Túria, the initiative focuses on developing and implementing the Route of Historic Pharmacies and Medicinal Gardens in the Valencian Community. This distinctive route showcases heritage sites that have been witnesses to a significant cultural legacy over the centuries. Designed as a "memory route," it highlights locations that once served as important pharmacies and medicinal gardens, such as Café Sant Jaume and the Martínez Cocktail Bar.
Before and after of the Rubió Pharmacy © Aromas Itinerarium Salutis, 2023. Ph. Alejandra Nieto Villena.
The project in a nutshell
Sites along the route
Riba-roja de Túria
- Aromas del Turia route
Valencia
- Farmacia del Palau
- Café Sant Jaume
- Museo del Instituto Lopez Piñeiro
- Jardí Botánic
- Coctelería Martínez
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The exhibition
"Historic Pharmacies of Valencia: Heritage, Memory, and Identity"
The second action aims to bring attention to the rich cultural heritage of Valencia associated with historical pharmacies. It seeks to create an archive documenting oral and photographic memories that capture the legacy's presence in contemporary practices within the original communities. Additionally, the initiative strives to cultivate interest at local, national, and international levels in understanding the cultural and natural heritage of the urban and rural communities.
international conference
Valencian Medicinal Gardens in a European Perspective: common horizons for their recovery and safeguard
The International Conference aims to spotlight the abundant natural heritage of Valencia related to the historical legacy of medicinal gardens and to contribute to the protection, conservation, and sustainability of biodiversity and local terrestrial ecosystems, which serve as a repository for active ingredients employed in Euro-Mediterranean medicine since ancient times.
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