{"id":5827,"date":"2020-01-23T19:05:56","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T19:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/corpus-christi-museum\/"},"modified":"2022-10-29T10:32:22","modified_gmt":"2022-10-29T10:32:22","slug":"corpus-museum-of-valencia-the-house-of-rocks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/en\/corpus-museum-of-valencia-the-house-of-rocks\/","title":{"rendered":"Corpus Museum of Valencia \u2013 The House of Rocks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Located in the former House of the Rocks and an adjacent building were restored in May 2006 to house the museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GL1-01-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"605\" data-id=\"17053\" src=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GL1-01-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp\" alt=\"Easter 2019 in Valencia\" class=\"wp-image-17053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GL1-01-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp 900w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GL1-01-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-300x202.webp 300w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GL1-01-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-768x516.webp 768w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GL1-01-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-705x474.webp 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GL1-02-Las-Rocas-Rocas-26-05-2018l.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"605\" data-id=\"17058\" src=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GL1-02-Las-Rocas-Rocas-26-05-2018l.webp\" alt=\"Museum of Corpus Valencia\" class=\"wp-image-17058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GL1-02-Las-Rocas-Rocas-26-05-2018l.webp 900w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GL1-02-Las-Rocas-Rocas-26-05-2018l-300x202.webp 300w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GL1-02-Las-Rocas-Rocas-26-05-2018l-768x516.webp 768w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GL1-02-Las-Rocas-Rocas-26-05-2018l-705x474.webp 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GL1-03-Las-Rocas-Rocas-26-05-2018-movil.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"605\" data-id=\"17063\" src=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GL1-03-Las-Rocas-Rocas-26-05-2018-movil.webp\" alt=\"Holy Week Museum Valencia\" class=\"wp-image-17063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GL1-03-Las-Rocas-Rocas-26-05-2018-movil.webp 900w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GL1-03-Las-Rocas-Rocas-26-05-2018-movil-300x202.webp 300w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GL1-03-Las-Rocas-Rocas-26-05-2018-movil-768x516.webp 768w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GL1-03-Las-Rocas-Rocas-26-05-2018-movil-705x474.webp 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The Corpus Christi Museum is, located in the middle of the Carmen neighbourhood and next to the <em>Portal dels Serrans<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe title=\"Gu\u00eda Valencia, Procesi\u00f3n del Corpus Valencia\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bxlDcPtHkdU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">It houses the pieces used in the cavalcades and processions of Corpus Christi, celebrated in Valencia since the 14th century, as well as the interactive audio-visuals of the fiesta declared a site of Cultural Interest in 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/01-GL2-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"605\" data-id=\"17069\" src=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/01-GL2-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp\" alt=\"Corpus Valencia Procession\" class=\"wp-image-17069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/01-GL2-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp 900w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/01-GL2-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-300x202.webp 300w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/01-GL2-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-768x516.webp 768w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/01-GL2-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-705x474.webp 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/02-GL2-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"605\" data-id=\"17074\" src=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/02-GL2-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp\" alt=\"Historic Rocks Valencia\" class=\"wp-image-17074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/02-GL2-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp 900w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/02-GL2-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-300x202.webp 300w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/02-GL2-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-768x516.webp 768w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/02-GL2-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-705x474.webp 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/03-GL2-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.com_.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"605\" data-id=\"17079\" src=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/03-GL2-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.com_.webp\" alt=\"Rocks Easter Week in Valencia\" class=\"wp-image-17079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/03-GL2-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.com_.webp 900w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/03-GL2-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.com_-300x202.webp 300w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/03-GL2-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.com_-768x516.webp 768w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/03-GL2-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.com_-705x474.webp 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><br>The construction of the old building began in 1435. In 1446, it was bought the City Council to house the triumphal chariots used in the Corpus Christi festivities, where dramatic plays were performed as part of the Corpus procession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/01-GL3-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"605\" data-id=\"17084\" src=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/01-GL3-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp\" alt=\"House museum of the rocks\" class=\"wp-image-17084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/01-GL3-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp 900w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/01-GL3-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-300x202.webp 300w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/01-GL3-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-768x516.webp 768w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/01-GL3-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-705x474.webp 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/02-GL3-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"605\" data-id=\"17089\" src=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/02-GL3-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp\" alt=\"Museum of the rocks of valencia\" class=\"wp-image-17089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/02-GL3-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp 900w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/02-GL3-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-300x202.webp 300w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/02-GL3-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-768x516.webp 768w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/02-GL3-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-705x474.webp 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/03-GL3-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"605\" data-id=\"17094\" src=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/03-GL3-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp\" alt=\"Procession holy week Valencia\" class=\"wp-image-17094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/03-GL3-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp 900w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/03-GL3-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-300x202.webp 300w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/03-GL3-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-768x516.webp 768w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/03-GL3-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-705x474.webp 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The building was flooded to a height of four metres during the flood of 1957. The budget of the Town Hall to restore it amounted to 150.000 pesetas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beside these ceremonial horse-drawn carts, The Museum houses many other items that are used in the procession, including several mythological creatures such as winged Saint George\u2019s Dragon, the legendary dragon of saint Martha and the Tarascan, the &#8220;Cuca Fera\u201d (mythical turtle-shape monster), giants and bigheads, three symbolic eagles, the Ark of the Covenant, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/01-GL4-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"605\" data-id=\"17099\" src=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/01-GL4-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp\" alt=\"procession pass Valencia\" class=\"wp-image-17099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/01-GL4-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp 900w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/01-GL4-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-300x202.webp 300w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/01-GL4-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-768x516.webp 768w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/01-GL4-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-705x474.webp 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/02-GL4-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"605\" data-id=\"17104\" src=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/02-GL4-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp\" alt=\"Valencia religious figure\" class=\"wp-image-17104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/02-GL4-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp 900w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/02-GL4-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-300x202.webp 300w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/02-GL4-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-768x516.webp 768w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/02-GL4-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-705x474.webp 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/03-GL4-Lar-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"605\" data-id=\"17109\" src=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/03-GL4-Lar-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp\" alt=\"Holy week 2019 in Valencia\" class=\"wp-image-17109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/03-GL4-Lar-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp 900w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/03-GL4-Lar-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-300x202.webp 300w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/03-GL4-Lar-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-768x516.webp 768w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/03-GL4-Lar-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-705x474.webp 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>No-one knows for certain where the name roca (rock) originates, but it may come from their shape, because they are also known, as the first ones that were built had a rock appearance.<br>Nowadays, there are eleven rocks, all of them paraded in the procession, drawn by horses decorated in the traditional style. For centuries the <em>festa grossa<\/em> has been the main festival of the city. First celebrated in 1355 and then continuously since 1372.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The eleven rocks are, in chronological order:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Pluto\u2019s Rock called &#8220;La Diablera&#8221; (Hell\u2019s rock) (1511-1542)<br>Saint Michael\u2019s Rock (1528 or 1535)<br>The Faith Rock (1512 or 1542)<br>The Rock of the Immaculate Conception (1542)<br>Saint-Vincent\u2019s Rock (1665)<br>The Holy Trinity (1674)<br>The Valencia Rock (1855)<br>Rock of Fame (1899)<br>The Patriarch\u2019s Rock, San Juan de Ribera (1961)<br> Our Lady of the Abandoned (1995)<br>The Holy Grail (2001)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/01-GL5-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"605\" data-id=\"17114\" src=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/01-GL5-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp\" alt=\"Virgin Mary Holy Week Valencia\" class=\"wp-image-17114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/01-GL5-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp 900w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/01-GL5-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-300x202.webp 300w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/01-GL5-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-768x516.webp 768w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/01-GL5-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-705x474.webp 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/02-GL5-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"605\" data-id=\"17119\" src=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/02-GL5-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp\" alt=\"Angel Holy Week Valencia\" class=\"wp-image-17119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/02-GL5-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp 900w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/02-GL5-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-300x202.webp 300w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/02-GL5-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-768x516.webp 768w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/02-GL5-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-705x474.webp 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/03-GL5-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"605\" data-id=\"17124\" src=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/03-GL5-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp\" alt=\"Valencia procession \" class=\"wp-image-17124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/03-GL5-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp 900w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/03-GL5-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-300x202.webp 300w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/03-GL5-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-768x516.webp 768w, https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/03-GL5-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia-705x474.webp 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avalencia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/04-GL5-Las-Rocas-Corpus-03-06-2018-Avalencia.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"605\" data-id=\"17129\" 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