Leisure - Fer Via

To read is to live

In order to promote reading in Metro Valencia and Alicante TRAM users, the regional Transport and infrastructures Ministry along with the regional Education, Culture and Sports Ministry in collaboration with la Dirección General del Libro, have published a collection of books written by Valencian authors and universal literary classics. These books are free for all MetroClub members and for users who present their TAT travelcard at the MetroClub offices or at the Metro Valencia Information and Customer Service offices, situated at the Xàtiva and Benimaclet Stations.

Publications

• September and October 2004: “Els amors de Tirant i Carmesina” by Joanot Martorell
• September and October 2004: “Novelas ejemplares” by Miguel de Cervantes
• October 2005: “La guerra d’al-Azraq” by Jaume I
• May 2006: “Leyendas Románticas”
• December 2006 : “Cuentos de Navidad “

Valencian Book Day: On November 20th 1468 the first edition of “Tirant lo Blanch” by Joanot Martorell (1413-1468) was published in Valencia. Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana commemorated it by handing out “Els amors de Tirant i Carmesina” by the same author. This book is included in the Fer Via campaign. The handout took place November 19th at the Colon, Xàtiva, Facultats, Benimaclet, Túria, A. Guimerà, Pl. Espanya, Empalme and Torrent Avinguda Stations from 10:00 to 14:00. World Book and Copyright Day: Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana (FGV) celebrated it on Friday, April 22nd by handing out 6.000 books titled ‘Las Novelas Ejemplares’ by Miguel Cervantes’. FGV and la Dirección General del Libro joined the commemoration on April 23rd, where the deaths of Miguel de Cervantes, William Shakespeare and Garcilaso de la Vega in 1616 were honoured.