The CASA DE LA CULTURA is, since its opening in March 1995, the main cultural center of Finestrat and is located at Carrer Fonteta, 14.
With 30 years of existence, hundreds of men and women, girls and boys, the elderly and young have passed through its classrooms, stages, and multipurpose spaces. Theatre, debates, cinema, galas, concerts and presentations. Beyond being a window to cultural creation and exhibition, the House of Culture is the permanent headquarters of three of the most lively cultural associations in our municipality.

- Puig Campana Musical Centre, with its School of Music.
- Finestrat Choral Group.
- Rondalla Cordes i Veus Font del Molí.

In the same building is the JOVE ROOM. It is an open-plan space for the celebration of events organized by the Festival Commission, as well as other activities organized by the City Council of Finestrat.

There are other spaces where the Department of Culture carries out its program of cultural activities, especially in the summer season, in order to bring culture closer to the largest number of people and enjoy the benefits of our municipality.

- Auditori El Castell, at the top of the historic centre where the Hermitage of Finestrat is located.
- Plaça de l'Àmfora, on the seashore, in La Cala de Finestrat.
- Plaça del Poble behind the Church of Sant Bertomeu.

To apply for the ASSEMBLY HALL OR YOUTH ROOM of the House of Culture , you can do it electronically through the General Instance or by Entry Registration at the Finestrat City Council or at the Administrative Extension of La Cala.

The MUSEU DE FINESTRAT is located in the Miguel Llorca Park in the historic centre and was recognised as such by the Department of Education and Sport of the Generalitat Valenciana on 12 January 2004.
The Museu de Finestrat is a complex that houses two buildings.

One of them houses THE ETHNOLOGY COLLECTION: an old farmhouse where the life of our ancestors at the end of the nineteenth century is faithfully reproduced.

Next to it, a newly built building, where we find, on the first floor, the ARCHAEOLOGY COLLECTION recovered in different excavations in our municipality: a journey through history from the first settlements of the Upper Palaeolithic to the traces of cultures as significant as the Iberians, Romans or Arabs until the Christian conquest during the fourteenth century.

On the ground floor of this building we find the TEMPORARY EXHIBITION HALL. A space that also sometimes hosts the presentation of books, as well as various conferences scheduled by the Department of Culture of the City of Finestrat.
To request the exhibition hall I could send an email to the address cultura@finestrat.org

Opening hours:
Thursday from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Friday and Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (In summer from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.)
Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Summer Opening Hours (From mid-June)

WHO ARE WE?
Aviva Finestrat, Agencia de Promoció del Valenciá and the Oficina de Promoció del Valencià (OPV), is the technical and administrative department whose function is to promote the use of Valencian, the language of Finestrat and the Valencian Community, in the municipal area of the town in accordance with current legislation.

The Agency for the Promotion of Valencian of the City Council of Finestrat is part of the network of agencies for the promotion of Valencian throughout the territory, thanks to the collaboration protocol signed between the Ministry of Education, the Valencian Academy of Language and the City Council of Finestrat in April 2010.

WHAT DO WE DO?
The main functions of this service are the following:
• To advise and provide technical support for the promotion and use of Valencian to the different departments and municipal management services.
• To stimulate and promote the use of Valencian in the internal management of the City Council and to provide advice on linguistic aspects and specific languages.
• To promote the social use of Valencian and the exercise of the linguistic rights of the users of the language.


JUNTA QUALIFICADORA DE CONEIXEMENTS DE VALENCIÀ (JQCV)
The Junta Qualificadora de Coneixements de Valencià is the official body whose function is to establish and carry out the tests to obtain certificates of knowledge of Valencian.

The tests are organized into areas that assess the four basic skills: understanding, reading, speaking, and writing. The Board issues the following levels of knowledge of Valencian: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2. On the other hand, it also issues technical training certificates, which have three specialties: Administrative Language, Media Language and Text Correction.

The JQCV organizes in different cities Valencian tests of the following general levels: A2, B1, and C1 in the month of June, and B2 and C2 in the month of October/November. The enrolment period is normally in the months of March and April for levels A2, B1 and C1 and in the first half of September for levels B2 and C2.

Enrolment must be processed electronically through the website: https://www.gva.es

Enrolment period: http://jqcv.gva.es/es/convocatoria


VALIDATIONS
The JQCV B1 grade certificate is approved for having taken and passed the subject of Valencian in the following courses and educational stages:

• In all years of Primary Education and Compulsory Secondary Education (Order of 16 August 1994, of the Ministry of Education and Science, DOGV of 24.08.1994)

• In all courses of Basic General Education (Order of 16 August 1994, of the Ministry of Education and Science, DOGV of 24.08.1994)

• In at least 3 courses out of the 3 BUP and COU courses. For these purposes, we consider the 3rd and 4th years of ESO and the 1st and 2nd years of Baccalaureate to be comparable in these years. (Order of 24 June 1999, of the Ministry of Culture, Education and Science, DOGV of 22.07.1999).

• In the two years of the first degree and in the first two years of the second degree of Vocational Training (Order of 24 June 1999, of the Ministry of Culture, Education and Science. DOGV of 22.07.1999)

The application form can be found through the following link: APPLICATION for validation of level B1 of Valencia:


LINGUISTIC RIGHTS: http://www.ceice.gva.es


CAMPAIGNS:
- Reis d'Orient Charter: Link Reis Finestrat Charter
On one side: full-color drawing with the figures of the Three Kings. On the other side, a vocabulary that will help them write the letter in Valencian and practice spelling.

Design & Illustrations
Marta Antelo

Participating municipalities
Alaquàs, l'Alcúdia, Alginet, Almassora, Alzira, Benicarló, Benissa, Borriana, Burjassot, Callosa d'en Sarrià, Dénia, Elx, Finestrat, Gandia, Manises, Massamagrell, Montserrat, Novelda, Onda, Paiporta, Petrer, la Pobla de Vallbona, Sagunt, Santa Pola, Silla, Teulada, València, La Vila Joiosa, Vinaròs and the Diputació de València.

Recipients:
Children from 3 to 8 years of age.


- Dona-li dies al valencià Agenda: Link Finestrat Agenda 2021
These agendas include images of various emblematic places in the town such as El Castell, Plaça La Torreta, Platja de la Cala or Puig Campana, accompanied by a popular proverb in Valencian for each month of the year.


- L'Auca de Jaume I: AUCA Jaume I colour and AUCA Jaume I black and white link
In 2008, the 800th birthday of the birth of King En Jaime I was commemorated. That is why they published an auca in which the biography of our founding king was reproduced.


- Cartells Els músculs i els ossos: Enlace Els Ossos i Enlace Els Musculs

Description:
Poster of 48 x 68 cm, printed in 4 inks on glossy coated laminated paper.

Illustrated and designed with the collaboration of the Escola d'Art i Superior de Disseny de València. Author: Víctor Pla

It has also had the collaboration of the Language Policy Service of the University of Valencia and also of Professor Francesc Olucha of the Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology of the same University.

Recipients: Schools, HEIs, health centers, hospitals, physiotherapists, masseurs, private doctors' offices, pharmacies, parapharmacies, gyms and the general public.
Entities participating in this campaign:
Offices for the promotion of the Valencian Province of Alaquàs, l'Alcúdia, Algemesí, Almassora, Alzira, Benetússer, Benicarló, Dénia, Finestrat, Manises, Massamagrell, Mislata, Moncofa, Monòver, Muro, Mutxamel, Onda, Picanya, la Pobla de Vallbona, Sagunt, Santa Pola, Silla, Sueca, Teulada, Vila-real, Vinaròs and the Diputació de València.
Campaign coordinated by the Office for the Promotion of Valencia of Dénia and the Linguistic Normalization Unit of the Diputació de València.


- The lèxic of the theatre: Link The lèxic of the Teatre

Description:
Fold-out sheet with the basic terminology of the hall, stage and theatre staff.

Collaborating offices:
Alcoi, Almassora, Benicarló, Betxí, Cocentaina, Dénia, Finestrat, Manises, Meliana, Mislata, Onda, Picanya, Vinaròs and the Diputació de València. Documentat per l'Oficina de Promoció del Valencià de Benicarló.


- The lèxic de l'escola: Link The Lèxic de L'escola

Description
80 x 20 cm fold-out sheet with a list of common school words: in the laboratory, in the teachers' room, in the playground, in the music, computer, technology classrooms, gym, in the bathroom, in the dining room, in the corridor and in the playground.
It also includes some riddles and songs linked to the school environment.

Offices for the promotion of Valencian that have participated:
Alaquàs, Albal, l'Alcúdia, Aldaia, Almassora, Alzira, Benicarló, Cocentaina, Dénia, Finestrat, Manises, Massamagrell, Meliana, Mislata, Moncofa, Montserrat, Paterna, Picanya, Santa Pola, Silla, Vila-real, Vinaròs, l'Institut Municipal de Cultura d'Elx and the Diputació de València. Amb la col·laboració de la Conselleria d'Educació.

Recipients
Schools, adult training centres and the general public.

Sheets prepared by the Offices for the Promotion of Valencia in Albal and Picanya.


LANGUAGE ADVICE
- We review a text (a certain length).
- We help you translate a piece of writing (a certain length).
- We help you write in Valencian the sign of your business, office supplies, etc.
- Another aspect of this service will be the translations and corrections of short texts (10 lines of text maximum) for other official bodies, entities and associations, signage companies, publishing and graphic companies, etc. in the city.

Additional information:
• The objective of this service is to provide technical support, on a temporary basis, to users of the advisory service.
• Short texts that have a diffusion and give impetus to the social use of Valencian will be reviewed.
• Reports, minutes of meetings, publications, books or creative works, school and academic works or texts from educational centers will not be reviewed, corrected or translated.
• It is recommended that documents to be translated or proofread are sent by email.
• Texts that are sent by mail or that are presented in person must be made with a computer, double-spaced and with wide margins to be able to make annotations.
• In the event that the short text to be revised is a translation from Spanish, the original must be attached.
Texts should be sent to the following address:

AVIVA Finestrat (Office for the Promotion of Valencia).
• Plaça de l'Ajuntament, 1, 03509 (Finestrat)
• by e-mail to the address: allorens@finestrat.org

PROCEDURES FOR THE VALENCIANIZATION OF THE NAME OR SURNAME
According to current legislation, people who want to adapt the spelling of their name or surname to Valencian have to go to the Civil Registry in which they were registered and request it from the person in charge.

The procedures are different depending on whether it is a first name or a surname, as indicated below.

NAMES OR PRENOUNS
Replacement of the name registered in any language with the equivalent in Valencian or correction of the misspelling of the name

The Valencianization of the name is a quick and simple procedure. You only have to submit the application to the Civil Registry where you are registered (if there is no one in the town, the application is submitted to the justice of the peace or to the town hall).
Examples:

• Angels instead of Angels
• Vincent instead of Vincent
• Joan instead of John

The Vocabulary of Names of Persons published by the AVL in 2017 is of a normative and official nature.
It can be consulted HERE

Therefore, the Valencian names that appear and their equivalence in Spanish must be considered fully correct for the purposes of making the registration in the Civil Registry.

SURNAMES OR LINEAGES
Correction of the erroneous spelling or adaptation to the current spelling regulations of Valencian surnames

The procedure for correcting the erroneous spelling or adapting Valencian surnames to the current spelling regulations is also a very simple process. The application must be submitted to the Civil Registry where you are registered (if there is no one in the town, the application is submitted to the justice of the peace or the town hall) and provide a report that proves the linguistic correctness of the surname.
The Valencian Academy of Language, as the competent regulatory body in the field of name days, provides interested persons with a report on the correction of the proposed form of the surname.

Examples:
• Llorenç instead of Llorens
• Alemany instead of Alemañ.
• Paià instead of Payá.
For more information, see also Civil Registry. You can consult Here (Other procedures. Change of name and/or surname).

Legal Grounds
• Articles 3.2 and 3.3 of the preliminary title of the Spanish Constitution of 1978.
• Article 6 of the Valencian Statute of Autonomy of 2006.
• Law 4/1983 of 23 November, on the Use and Teaching of Valencian.
• Regulations for the Promotion and Encouragement of Valencian for the municipality of Finestrat and its City Council. Ordinance No. 23.