The Nolla mosaic factory Historical milestone · Meliana, L'Horta Nord, Valencia Image of Meliana, not of the place itself. Miguel Nolla Bruixet installed in 1862 in the village a ceramic mosaic factory with a technique brought from England; its floors carpeted palaces and stations across half of Europe and created a workers' colony of its own. 1862 Photo: Pacopac (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Meliana