The Captivator

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A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to visit one environmental educational centre in La Nucia, Spain. The name of this centre has always attracted my attention - El Captivador (that is in the Valencian language, in Spanish would be El Cautivador). You guess, the English word would be captivator, but why the place received that name, was an enigma for me.

The legend says that it was due to the expulsion of the Muslims from Spain, that Philip III ordered at the beginning of the 17th century. Those who survived the fights and battles were taken to the mountains near Altea and La Nucia. This spot where the captivated people waited was named The Hill ( or Mount) The Captivator.

Finally, after resolving this mystery, I felt more familiar with the place. Although I have visited the small chapel that can be found just by the environmental education centre already a few times, the El Captivador complex itself received this time my very first visit. I didn't know that it had a small museum inside and an interesting exhibition.

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Though this centre is situated between Altea and La Nucia, it works with the collaboration of the Univerity of Alicante. The whole idea behind it is to bring to the audience the history and nature of the Mediterranean area. Also, the local life and traditions of this specific area of the town La Nucia are highlighted in the exhibitions and the offered information we can find there.

The centre also counts with tourist and socio-cultural infrastructure, where the educational part can be realized both in the main building that we see in my first photo and in the additional building - Ethnological Musem Jose Solar, that gives space for exhibitions.

The main themes divided into thematic rooms are agriculture, trades, culture and tradition. Outside of the buildings, we can see also an outdoor exhibition showing an old mill and a recreation of a flour mill.

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The first thematic room that I visited was an exhibition of the agricultural tools that were used in the past. Although the town in Altea mainly relied on fishing, the next to its settlement, La Nucia had more agricultural activity. The land had to be cultivated, and the fruits of the work collected. Maybe we can think these are primitive tools, but they still could be used, as a part of organic agriculture among some families that still have fields.

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Even more interesting was the thematic room where I saw a very interesting object - a phone! How cool it was. A massive wooden box with a telephone handset, imagine having one of these antique ones in your home. What is a smartphone compared to this beautiful piece? This makes me think, would you switch now your phone to this old type one?

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Writing a blog on a typewriter would also be interesting. Okay, it wouldn’t be a blog but maybe a book, but let’s not indulge in fantasies. The book would be too much because you know what I like. Music.

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And the music could be heard on a gramophone, as we see in the next exhibited object. The sound system of some past days, however, I am sure there are still people who use it, maybe a newer type.

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Seems that the town also had an orchestra. I saw just these metal wind instruments, which is typical for Spanish towns - having a wind orchestra (banda musical). They are still active and perform in festivals and celebrations held in the towns. It is a tradition, and not just professional musicians join those orchestras. The rehearsals and practising time, the love and passion for music make it a pleasant activity. Both for musicians and the audience.

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Vehicles. I many times joke around that donkeys were the only way to transport yourself and goods in the past, in a smaller Spanish village. Well, we know that it was said just for fun as what is shown in the next photos are not cute and sweet donkeys, but bicycles and motorbikes. Though it would be a bit difficult to ride them, with flat tires!

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The outdoor exhibition, situated in the garden shows oil and flour mills and other agricultural tools used in the past. Olive trees and their fruit were one of the main sources of income, so machinery to press the olives and obtain oil was widely used.

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In that plot between the Museum and the main building at the entrance of this educational environmental centre, there are olive and carob trees, also some typical shrubs for this Mediterranean area and pine trees. It makes the whole complex match the environment and the feeling of a natural showcase of traditions and history, all in one place.

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Discovering this place, almost accidentally finding myself there, was a nice surprise. Looking now back at the photos, I am not regretting spending some time there and hurting my feet, as I didn't count an additional walk - I had to wear some more comfortable shoes for this occasion :D

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Good evening dear @mipiano 👋🏻
What a wonderful visit. And you found out why it was called this way.
Such a surprise to see the exhibition of agricultural tools, music instruments and transportation.

Very interesting.
Walking boots next time 😉 sometimes walks can extend themselves when finding interesting things 😉😁🤣

Good night for later… 😴

The shoes - this place was not planned to visit, and I actually had shoes that were always ok. (though I use them mainly while just driving and working. Not for walks hahah)

A nice surprise it was indeed, the exhibition and the whole centre with the shown objects.

Good night @littlebee4 😴

Thank you @mipiano good morning to you 👋🏻☀️
I understand, we have that sometimes, get to a place and it turn into a long walk unexpectedly hahaha mostly wearing the wrong shoes.

Hope you have a wonderful day today, here the sun is nice and bright temperature will be 23 degrees Celsius. So much better than the rain we had ☀️💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻

the day started with perfect weather here too. Yesterday was also so warm, from rain boots I shifted to summer sandals :))

Thou I am fighting with the migraine thing for some days, and have a concert this evening 😑

The fact that today is 13th and Friday must be a good sign :))

Yep, we switched quickly from winter attire to almost summer clothes hahaha

O my, poor you. So sorry to hear.
Hope you can manage the concert this evening 🤞🏻Crossing my fingers. Biggg huggg 🤗

Now you say it… I just noticed. Nope not a good date. But almost weekend 😉
Take care dear @mipiano

Thanks, it went very well, the concert.
The head, well, it got an additional painkiller :D

Yay, the weekend is here, ok, halfway already 😂

Good evening dear @mipiano
I’m so happy to hear the concert went well 😊 even with the extra painkiller and the headache… well done. Hope you are feeling better now.

Yes, weekend… finally I so needed it. Had a busy week.
I wish you a super day tomorrow and enjoy, rest a bit too and have fun. 😁☀️👋🏻 Summer is here the next week with temperatures up to 27 degrees Celsius.

Thank you, little girl

Yes, I am completely good today :))

And the weather improved a lot, so we also had a nice walk today, (as yesterday too)
I am not sure about the temperatures, but there were already a lot of people on the beach and in the pool in the building.
I think I will still wait a bit with the swimming part, but sunbathing would be good.
I have the feeling that I am white as cheese 😂😂

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I can almost feel the sun from here! This post reminds me of my trip to Palma when I was in the Navy. Spain is a beautiful country and I loved every minute I spent there. These photos make me want to travel again!

Oh, Palma, that's cool.

Spain is a sunny country full of vibes, I love getting to know its places :))
Thank you for stopping by @evernoticethat 😇

great post 😄👍🏻

thank you :)

Great educational place! I really like it because is contemporary history! I grew up with some of those things, and they look so old, lol.

Hahaha, the things can be old but you are not 😃
Thanks for stopping by and taking this mini tour with me 👣😇

Hello @mipiano!
I can understand why the visit turned out to be a pleasant surprise. The musical instruments, the telephone and gramophone and of course the typewriter are great. The latest is very similar to the one my grandfather used in his time, and that my son keeps as an heirloom saying that one day he will write something on it, hehe.

Happy Friday!😄

Wow, you have a typewriter from your grandfather. That is so cool, and even more, as it has also an emotional value. Hope your son will indeed write one day something on it. Maybe a book :))

Happy Saturday @coquicoin 😎

Who knows, maybe one day, he'll at least write an essay, hehehe

Happy Sunday to you!😄

Thanks, happy Sunday to you too :))

and happy essay writing to your son... one day :D

😊🤗🪴

This is awesome. I feel jealous already.

What is a smartphone compared to this beautiful piece? This makes me think, would you switch now your phone to this old type one?

I would choose my smartphone a hundred times and again. Those telephones are best suited for where they currently are as antiques. But it is a sure reminder of how far we have come in the human civilization.

Hahahha, jealous? Why?

I would also choose our smartphone, imagine carrying this whole box somewhere 😂

That's a pretty interesting and smart name to give to a museum because it attracts lots of people just with its name and the story behind it rather than being shared under one of the common and boring names :)

Hahaha, the name is cool, indeed. It is situated in a nice place, and there is a small chapel close to it where some concerts are organized sometimes. I went there several times, but the Captivator complex ( the garden and the museum ) I visited for the first time when taking these photos.

Tanta historia en una sola publicación... Aprendí y disfrute junto a ti. ¡Agradecida querida @mipiano! Saludos sincero para ti ;)

Gracias Nancy, me alegro que te gustó y que pasaste por aquí :))

Hola,¿ Cómo estás? he quedado maravillada de esto que has traído! me confieso enamorada de las cosas antiguas, Wow , un viaje accidental así quiero yo, las fotos están todas increíbles, las herramientas qué interesantes, el teléfono, los instrumentos, quisiera una bicicleta de esas oh Dios de verdad me encantó !gracias por compartir!

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