Margarita Torres, Councilor for Tourism and Culture of the City of Leon, visited these days Dénia to see first hand the cultural fabric and supply in the field of culture and heritage as well as our tourism infrastructure.
After a visit to the Tourist Office, Margarita Torres, accompanied by the director of the Archaeological Museum, Josep GisbertHe has known archaeological remains of the fortification of the great suburb of Fortí reflecting the topography of the Andalusian city, and in the town hall, the inscription dedicated to Tito Ivnio that can be seen on the facade of the town hall.
Vicent Grimalt, mayor and councilor of Tourism, Rafa CarrióCouncilman Culture, Josep Gisbert, Catalina Martín, an expert in the valentino chalice, and Margarita Torres have had a brief working session in which they agreed to study and devise ways of relationship between the two cities so that, from the and realities of both the common history as a thread, can be established strategies and synergies that advance knowledge and the dissemination of our heritage and create products medium-term oriented value clearly on the rise: cultural tourism.
The story of Leon and Dénia, despite its remoteness, has two basic points of confluence. One in Roman times, in the late first century and another in the middle of the eleventh century. In its museums, preserve important objects that confirm the link both cities with Alexandria.
Denia has an important collection of Islamic bronzes Fatimid production in Egypt and the siriopalestina area, as well as ceramics from some ports of the long sea voyage, while the treasures from San Isidoro offer important objects of gold and Fatimid ivories, and splendid silks, which was one of the imported products that distill the sources of consolidated trade between Dénia and Alexandria; relations in which Ali himself was involved.
In León, the chalice of Doña Urraca is one of the key pieces, offering features that allow its relationship with the glass that the emir of Dénia moved.
