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22nd April 2024 ‘BEERS & TRAVELS BAR’ IN THE CENTRE OF VALENCIA
‘Beers & Travels’ is set in the heart of the old town and is just a stone’s throw from the legendary Torres de Serranos. You can enjoy the football here too! At the pub, you will find 20 different drinks on tap, which includes ‘O’Hara’s stout from Ireland and ‘Maeloc’ dry cider from Galicia. Check […]
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22nd April 2024 ‘HOT JAZZ UNION’ PLAY ‘GESTALGUINOS’ ON 23 APRIL!
Set in a quiet corner of the old town and literally a stone’s throw from the Rio Turia Gardens, you will find the long-established ‘Gestalguinos.’ It has a cosy, warm vibe and an authenticity and a creative vision too….as can be seen by their art and photography exhibitions and regular live acoustic music sessions. It […]
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19th April 2024 EXPLORING THE HISTORIC CENTRE OF VALENCIA
Valencia’s old town is filled with rich history, medieval architecture and has a colourful modern flair with its urban art and graffiti murals. Located within the two medieval gates of the old town – Torres de Serranos and Torres de Quart – the historic centre covers a large area in the heart of Valencia with […]
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17th April 2024 SEEKING OUT ‘RUZAFA’ IN VALENCIA
If Paris was once your heart’s desire, Ruzafa is your destination. Russafa’s ambience serves up comparable culture, art and history … right here at home. It’s not only profoundly artsy. It’s chic. Vibrant. Cosmopolitan. Eclectic by day, and electric by night. Most of all, it is Valencian! This thriving-and-jiving urban barrio is located on the […]
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16th April 2024 LA BATISFERA IN ‘EL CABANYAL’ (BOOKS, TAPAS, WINES, CRAFT BEERS & LIVE MUSIC)
LA BATISFERA LIBRARY 24/7 VALENCIA: Can you tell us more about your library? LA BATISFERA: La Batisfera’ international bookstore is an open and inclusive space, aware of the place it occupies in a barrio as dynamic and multicultural as ‘El Cabanyal’ by the sea. Incidentally, the name in English would be ‘Bathysphere’, which is defined […]
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12th April 2024 THE EMBLEMATC ‘CAFETÍN’ (OVER 40 YEARS IN THE HISTORIC CENTRE OF VALENCIA)
Situated in the historic area, El Carmen, you will find a little bar called Cafetín. Run by host Juan, you will find everything you need here. Typical Spanish streets? Check. Unusual but inviting décor? Check. The famous Agua de Valencia? CHECK! The outside is colourful with a purple doorway, a mosaic-style sign and vine leaves […]
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12th April 2024 THE CASINO POETRY CLUB OPENS WITH “THE POETIC GAZE OF JOSÉ HIERRO”.
José Hierro was a poet of the first post-war generation who belonged to the so-called “uprooted poetry” and was the protagonist of the first session of the Poetry Club of the Casino de Agricultura. The aim of the club, which was born with a vocation of permanence, is to ensure that its members enjoy a […]
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10th April 2024 ‘EL MIGUELETE’ …STUNNING VIEWS OF VALENCIA!
Other cities have glass skyscrapers from which to view the city but Valencia’s towering icon is ‘El Miguelete’. At one end of the Plaza de la Reina, in Valencia Cathedral, you can walk past the nun manning a sort of gift shop and pay two euros and 50 centimos to climb the Gothic cathedral. It […]
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1st April 2024 THE HISTORIC CENTRE OF VALENCIA…
Intrigue and murder. Love and conquest. Not every city centre can boast such risqué history and then rise up to become beloved by residents and visitors alike. The City Centre of Valencia could, and she did. Rewind the clock to 138 B.C. to discover how the heart of Valencia morphed from a swampy island on […]
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28th March 2024 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, […]
