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Valencian Toy Museum

Valencian Toy Museum is located in the historic center of Ibi next to the church square in a two-storey building with a garden called "The Big House" built in the eighteenth century.This museum was inaugurated in 1990 and has ground floor with a collection of art objects from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries donated by Aurora Perez Perez-Caballero sister of the last owner of the house. Top floor is located the museum with toys donated by the brothers Paya.

Church of the Transfiguration

Building of architectural interest. Its construction dates from the early twelfth century, the towers stand located on the sides, and the dome placed over the crossing, covered with blue tiles. Inside, fresh home of artist Joaquín Oliet and sizes of El Salvador and the Virgin of the Helpless.

The Tartana

A carriage pulled by a horse was one of the first toys manufactured in Ibi. At the beginning of the century, its inhabitants were engaged in farm work and the manufacture of ice cream. There was also a small tinsmith shop where they made dairy, oil, ice cream containers for In this workshop, Rafael Paya their children made a small trap with pieces of tin, over time appeared the first toy factory Ibi: Paya Hermanos. Hence the special significance as they have the "Tartana" and has a place in Ibi. Furthermore, the highest award granted by the town of Ibi today is Tartana.

Monument to Fester

The monument represents the image of the Virgin, at his feet under his robe, a Moor and a Christian festive. By sculptor Vincent Ferrero. It was the first monument dedicated to the Moors and Christians and their patron, of all the municipalities that celebrate these festivities.

Three Kings Monument

The Three Kings Monument, located in the Alicante town of Ibi, Spain, was inaugurated on January 5th of 1975. It is located in the square which bears its name, and even construction in 1986, another monument to the Magi, in the town of Puerto Rican Juana Diaz, was the world's only dedicated to the three Magi.Ibi, distinguished as the birthplace of the toy industry in Spain, installed the monument in an area of population, which at that time was not highly urbanized, but today has become one of the most dynamic and high traffic the city. Each year, the famous ride of Kings, just in front of the monument.

Dels Geladors Monument

Monument to the "ice cream Ibense", located in the park "Geladors dels", representing the avatars and racking of a family of ice cream, a model of many others who were migrate across the geography of our country and abroad, as precursors of this important industry today. Galician artist is the work of Magin Picallo. The monument is carved in black granite of high quality and fine grain, which was extracted from the best quarries Moran, since it brings together important features such as: color grayish black, hard enough to last over time and appropriate grain to achieve the various techniques and qualities that the work required. The measures are of a length of 3.15 meters, 1.60 meters wide, of about 3.50 meters high, the figures being slightly larger than life size.

Barranco de los Molinos

Natural area of great environmental value. In it there some flour mills and paper making. It also has an interesting play area and a climbing school, equipped by local climber Miguel Munoz.

Great House

The building called "Casa Gran" is currently serving as the seat of the Valencian Toy Museum. Housing is a noble character of the eighteenth century, in a perfectly rectangular. On the ground floor, showcases the works of art collected by Juan Pablo Perez throughout its existence. It is on the top floor of the Great House, which displays the Valencian Toy Museum. It brings together a wide draw, 444 toys, made in ibi from its beginnings in this industry. Next to this building had a garden, which was reached by a stone arch overlooking the church square, or directly from the building, which were known as "Big House lawn." in them was a simple little open-air auditorium where various events took place school-related neighbor, and other events related to Moors and Christians. These gardens, and the arch that served as access and the people held in high esteem, have been recently destroyed a small sports boxing usufruct granted by the municipality to neighboring convent school House Gran. So we give the square fronting the church: the Church of the Transfiguration itself, the sports center, and the House which houses the Great, a little forgotten toy museum.

Toy Centennial Monument

Monument located at Centennial Plaza in downtown. Represents the actions taken in 2006 to celebrate the centenary of the creation of the first toy in Ibi.
 

June - September

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