• Popular Festivals
    SEMANA SANTA MARINERA (VALENCIA) 2024

    “Walking through Valencia this week, you may catch a sight that might cause you to look again. Donned in what’s known as a ‘capirote’, the pointed hood bears a striking resemblance to the KKK. The capirote predates the 20th Century and is worn by penitents during the Holy Week (Semana Santa) in Spain in order […]

  • Health
    A ‘SOUND BATH MEDITATION’ IN VALENCIA

    In our increasingly busy world, meditation is becoming a more and more common practice in the western world, having originated in the ancient Vedic times of India as an aspect of their natural healthcare system. More recently, sound bath meditations have become of particular interest to many. Sound bath meditations utilise various sound frequencies to […]

  • Places
    A BIKE TRIP TO SAGUNTO FROM VALENCIA…

    Sagunto Castle is located 23km north of Valencia within the Sierra Calderona mountains. Formerly known as ‘Arse’ by the Iberians, a name likely to bring a small smile to 99% of English speakers, it has a long history beginning with the Iberians in the early Iron Age.  Marked by orange groves, desolate farmland and motorways, […]

  • Music
    PEPE RIVERO & FRIENDS PLAY ‘JIMMY GLASS JAZZ BAR’ ON WEDNESDAY 27 MARCH!

    The great Cuban pianist Pepe Rivero brings together three of his best friends for this concert. In it he will relive the most outstanding themes of some of his recordings, from ‘Tonight Latin’, through Chopin’s Boleros, Homage to Monk, ‘Quizás, quizás, quizás’, to his latest work published, ‘Piano y Trova’. Compositions with references to classical […]

  • Popular Festivals
    VALENCIA AT EASTER

    In a city whose most iconic ‘Fallas’ festival involves building hundreds of expensive and intricate sculptures, only to burn them all down simultaneously, it’s not surprising that even Easter celebrations are a little bit different in Valencia. Easter’s Semana Santa or ‘Holy Week’ is celebrated across Spain as a sombre occasion where cofradias or ‘brotherhoods’ […]

  • Food
    LA MONA DE PASCUA (EASTER IN VALENCIA)

    EASTER DESSERT: Today, it can be found with slight variations practically all over Spain. It is an Easter dessert whose tasting symbolizes that Lent is over. ORIGIN OF NAME: The name comes from the munna or mouna, an Arabic term that means “provision of the mouth”, a gift that the Muslims gave to their lords. […]

  • competitions
    BRIDGE AND ‘CANASTA’ TOURNAMENT IN VALENCIA

    Marisa Matut and Pedro Gonçalves emerged victorious in the Bridge tournament, while Mª Mercedes Raposo and Mª Carmen Agra clinched the Canasta tournament at the Agricultural Casino. The Valencian Society of Agriculture and Sports (RSVAD), widely known as Casino de Agricultura, recently hosted its two annual tournaments, drawing participation from over a hundred Bridge and […]

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