~ "Inside the Spanish Modernist House
The Italia Liberty Association has organized a guided tour of Novelda, in the heart of the Valencian Community, to accompany visitors on a discovery of an elegant and surprising Art Nouveau heritage, capable of blending bourgeois taste, Catalan influences, and local identity. The tour begins along Carrer Major, where at number 24 lies the refined Modernist House-Museum, a true early 20th-century gem that immediately introduces you to the atmosphere of the Spanish Belle Époque. Upon entering, the guided tour immerses you in perfectly preserved spaces, featuring original furnishings, stained-glass windows, floral wallpaper, and sinuous wooden details that reflect the taste of a cultured and ambitious bourgeoisie. Each room reveals a balance between functionality and decoration, where curved lines and naturalistic motifs become the protagonists of a refined and harmonious language. Leaving the house behind, the route continues a slow ascent toward Paseo de los Molinos, leading the visitor on a shift in perspective from the urban context to a more panoramic and spiritual dimension. Here, atop a hill overlooking the landscape, stands the Santuario de Santa María Magdalena, an extraordinary building that reinterprets Modernism with highly symbolic accents. Its architecture, immediately recognizable for its geometric shapes and dramatic use of stone, recalls Gaudí's influences while maintaining its own identity. The colored domes, the articulated volumes, and the dialogue between light and matter transform the visit into an almost contemplative experience, in which art, faith, and landscape merge into a fascinating whole.
The route thus concludes, between the domestic refinement of the House-Museum and the expressive power of the sanctuary, offering a complete interpretation of Art Nouveau in Novelda: a short but intense journey, capable of surprising and leaving a vivid imprint on the memory of those who travel it." ~
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