DMT 2026 in Manises: Open Ceramics

Manises celebrates World Tourism Day on Saturday 26 September with «Ceràmica Oberta» ("Open Ceramics"), a day of free workshops and activities for all ages around Calle Torrente, right in the centre of town. The listing does not specify a start time or the number of workshops planned; the organisers themselves recommend confirming the dates and official details beforehand, a sensible precaution for an event with no fixed schedule or detailed programme published in advance.

A town built on ceramics

Manises has been, since the Middle Ages, one of Spain's best-known ceramics centres, a tradition that can be rounded out in València itself with the permanent collection at the Museu Nacional de Ceràmica González Martí, which holds pieces representative of different eras of this industry. The town has its own metro stop, on the same lines that run to the airport, making it possible to get there without a car from the city centre; the guide to reaching towns without a car covers other similar train and metro combinations to nearby destinations.

The announcement does not specify which workshops there will be, whether they focus on any particular ceramics craft, or whether they require prior sign-up or are open access on a first-come basis. For other nearby getaways with the same small-town format and local heritage, the guide to pretty towns near Valencia gathers more options for rounding out the day beyond ceramics.