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Novelda and the marble industry

Novelda, El Vinalopó Mitjà, Alicante

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Novelda and the marble industry

Historical milestone · Novelda, El Vinalopó Mitjà, Alicante

Image of Novelda, not of the place itself.

The quarries of the surroundings and the cutting works made Novelda during the twentieth century one of the greatest Spanish centres of marble working. From here comes crema marfil, a pale limestone that is exported in slabs and blocks to dozens of countries.

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Photo: Allpe (CC BY 3.0)

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