Premises in the Lladró Museum and world famous Lladró Factory, the City of Porcelain, in Tavernes Blanques (Valencia) are fully accessible to wheelchair users and PRM.

The origins of porcelain, one of the most beautiful and delicate of man-made materials, are located in the Far East: along the silk route, caravans transported this fragile merchandise to the Islamic lands and sometimes even to Europe. Marco Polo, on his return from Central Asia at the end of the 13th century, wrote most enthusiastically about this material known in Italy as " porceletta". Still it was for the Portuguese, the period's great navigators, to create the word "porsolana". After Europeans learned to reach the Far East by sea, in the 16th century, a very lively trading scene developed. A hard-paste porcelain comparable to the Oriental blend was first produced in Germany, a discovery that led to the founding of the Meissen name in 1710, whose domination in the manufacture of hard-paste porcelains was to last almost a century.

The origins of Lladró date back to a small craft workshop built in the mid-1950s in Almássera, near Valencia. In a short time, the small workshop was expanded several times, evolving until today's City of Porcelain where more than 2000 people work: sculptures and figurines created there are exported to more than 120 countries.

The world famous LLadró figurines factory is located in Tavernes Blanques, just outside of Valencia on the outskirts of the town. One can visit the Museum and see the production chain, how the plasticine is poured into molds, and what the pieces look like as they come out of them, how pieces are handed to the painters, passed on to the specialists, who add delicate touches such as the flowers or lace trim. and learn about the history of porcelain and Lladró manufacturing business. You explore the extensive collection of Lladro figurines and paintings collected by the three founders.

Free guided visits should be booked in advance (15 days pre-booking is recommended) both for individual and group tours. Duration of visit is about 1hour and 30 minutes: they start before 12.30 in the mornings and before 16.30 in the afternoons. They are available in English and Spanish , but German, Italian, French and Dutch are available too on request. Booking can be made by fax, email, phone call to the (free when calling from Spain ) Customer Attention phone 900 21 10 10 (rest of the world: +34 963 187 008) in addition to the form available in their website (Locations>Visit the City of Porcelain >Booking)

There are reserved parking bays in the parking lot and the path from there to the main building is accessible (curb cuts).
Entrance to the main building is accessible by means of an electric wheelchair lift to avoid the steps. Visitors are welcome at the VIP lounge ( first floor, where two adapted toilets are located too) from where the tour begins visiting:
Audiovisual Room (takes about 25 mins.): history of porcelain and history of the company are explained through several videos.

The Factory (about 30 mins): visitors can see the whole of the production chain of figurines.
There´s no need to leave the main building to visit the workshops as both buildings are connected through an aisle.

Exhibition Halls (about 30 mins): comprehend actually three exhibitions:
- Museum: extensive collection of Lladro creations from the beginning.
-Founders Private Collection : more than fifty Works of famous Spanish painters such us El Greco, Sorolla, Zurbarán, Ribera .
-Latest Factory Productions. 

There´s an accessible elevator in the three-storey main building and premises are fully adapted to PRM and wheelchair users by means of ramps and curb cuts.

Lladró
Factory, Exhibition and Museum
Ciudad de la Porcelana
Carretera Alboraya, s/n
46016 Tavernes Blanques. Valencia
Tel. (free when calling from Spain): 900 211 010
Tel. (Rest of the World): +34 963 187 008
Fax: + 34 961 850 237
museo-lladro@es.lladro.com
www.lladro.com

Rebecca Arce

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