Fostering wider knowledge of Zamora's Modernista heritage is the purpose of the new tours organised by the City Council and offered through its tourist office. Guides showcase the architecture of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a time when the city flourished as textile and flour mills drove the economy forward in the initial phase of industrial development.
The guided tours of the city's principal Modernista buildings - grouped under the title Art Nouveau European Route (Ruta Europea del Modernisme) -cost ?10 per person. The tours start on Sunday, 7 November 2010.
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Guided tours of Zamora's Modernista architecture: a new City Council project
Zamora, 04.11.2010 | Published by City Council of Zamora
Zamora claims its place as a Modernista city
Zamora, 03.11.2010 | Published by Tourist Office of Zamora
Zamora unveils plaques commemorating the city's inclusion in the Art Nouveau European Route and honouring architect Francisco Ferriol, whose work made a major contribution to Modernismo there.
The ceremony commemorating Zamora's inclusion in the Art Nouveau European Route took place on 3 November 2010. Present were Antoni Sorolla i Edo, representing Barcelona City Council, and Ricard Barrera i Viladot, director of Barcelona's agency for urban planning and quality of life (Instituto del Paisaje Urbano y la Calidad de Vida). They were accompanied by Rosa Valdeón Santiago, mayor of Zamora, and other members of the city administration.
Following the unveiling of the plaque set in the pavement of the Plaza de Sagasta, participants visited the main Modernista buildings, including the Municipal Laboratory, built by Francesc Ferriol in 1908. There, Mayor Valdeón unveiled the plaque honouring the architect for his contribution to the city's Modernista heritage.