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Name of the city or town to visit: Maribel and her castle, Santa Pola
Guided tour date: 16th May 2024, in memory of the birth of Maribel Lopez
Perez-Ojeda
Meeting point and start time: Villa Adelaida's main gate, at 10:00 a.m.
Group, number of tourists: 15 pax. Aimed at people aged between 50 and 65
Transportation (how they get to the place and how the visit is carried out):
Arrival by bus to the Village
Planned schedules, daily distribution, estimated duration:
10:00 Visit to Villa Adelaida
11:30 am Virgen del Carmen
11:45 Virgen de Loreto
Free time
13:00 Return by bus
Itinerary design, duration of stops and Identification of tourist resources:
10:00 Reception of the group at the main gate of Villa Adelaida.
10:05 Courtesy time for reunification.
Introduction: Welcome to Villa Adelaide, my name is Resu. Today we will learn
about the exciting story of Maribel Lopéz Perez-Ojeda by visiting her home and
other special local places in Maribel's life. The tour of the house will take
minutes, please do not ask questions. At the end of the tour I will leave you time
in the garden for photos and questions.
10:10 At the entrance to the garden: This house belongs to a very important
woman for Santa Pola called Maribel López Pérez-Ojeda. She studied in
California and travelled to many countries. She wanted her house to become a
centre for science, literature and art, and she gave it to the town hall. With this
work of art she welcomes us with a warm welcome
10:15 At the swimming pool: The house was built between 1905 and 1910
and has an Indian style with modern elements. Maribel's mother's godparents
gave her this house, which was built by an important architect called Marceliano
Coquillat. Its most important element is the tower. Here we will come back for
photos and questions.
10:22 In the picnic area: Maribel's late husband, Shami, created many works
of art in the house depicting elements of nature such as animals and plants.
This mural and the artwork at the entrance are a clear example of his art.
10:26 a 10:32 Walking through the garden to the entrance porch: There are
beautiful gardens outside the house that were designed by Maribel.
10:34 On the entrance porch: Here we have two paintings by Shami:
Himalayan lion that is his own representation and the Moon represents Maribel.
We enter Maribel's soul, her castle.

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10:40 in the hall and dining room: We enter the hall where we see the phases
of the moon painted. There are also several images of the Virgin of Carmen and
Loreto of which Maribel was very fond. Here we are the dining room with
personalized crockery and tablecloths.
10:45 In the office: Here the office dedicated to the three husbands: Edgar a
Swiss engineer, Hans a mathematical scientist and Shami a renowned artist in
India.
10:50 In guest room: And this room is dedicated to Maribel's extended family.
Her parents, Adelaida's godparents who gave her the house, her great-
grandparents, especially the notary.
10:55 The ladder is the most important part of the house where Shami's
artwork is displayed.
11:03 Livin room: As we climb the stairs, we come to a living room where
Maribel's passions have been reflected, the gold in the furniture, her passion for
travelling. The floors of all the rooms are hydraulic and handmade as carpets,
each one with a different design.
11:08 Kitchen and children's bedroom: We can also find a kitchen from the
beginning of the 20th century and a children's room with Maribel's crib and
bathtub.
11:15 In Maribel's office we see Maribel's life reflected: with her library, her
typewriter, her personal diary and her university degrees.
11:23 Now in pool: Here you can take photos and ask questions. You have 5
minutes. After that we will leave for our next stop
11:30 a 11:45 Walking on the shore of his beloved sea. The beaches of Santa
Pola have excellent water quality thanks to the Poseidonea meadows.
We arrived at the hermitage of the Virgen del Carmen, patron saint of sailors
and to whom Maribel was very fond of.
11:45 a 11:52 We will go to the centre of the village to see the chapel of the
Virgin of Loreto, located inside the Castle-Fortress of Silo XVI. Here you will
also find the Museum of the Sea, which is not included in today's visit.
11:55 a 12:30 Free Time: In this square and the nearby streets you can go
shopping or have a snack, we leave you half an hour to enjoy your time.
See you here at 12:30
12: a 12:40 Walking to El Palmeral to get on the bus to take them back.

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Ticket prices to places, opening days, hours, etc. (tickets are necessary to
pay): Today's tour is free of charge.
Normal price
Adult: 3€.
Child + 12 years: 1 €. Children free
Groups of more than 10 pax: 20 €.

Meeting point and end time of visit: El Palmeral taxi rank, 1-3 Portus Avenue

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