• History
    LOCAL HISTORY: IN MEMORIAM OF BOB SMILLIE

    In the Cementerio General de Valencia lies a memorial designed by Scottish sculptor Frank Casey in dedication to a Glaswegian named Bob Smillie. It was placed there some 82 years after his death in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War. Smillie was a trained chemist who studied at the University of Glasgow. From a socialist […]

  • History
    THE IRISH / SPANISH CONNECTION…LETTER FROM CELTIBERIA

    As I went out to Dublin city, at the hour of twelve at night, who should I see but the Spanish lady, washing her feet by the candlelight —The Spanish Lady, The Dubliners Tourist in Ireland: What’s the Gaelic for mañana? Irish local: Oh, I don’t think we have a word that describes quite that […]

  • Food
    TAPAS AT ‘CLANN BAR’ IN THE HISTORIC CENTRE OF VALENCIA…

    24/7 Valencia: Can you tell us about your background regarding the world of tapas? Clann Bar: “Valencia has changed a lot. I came to this city over 20 years ago and worked in ‘Tasca Angel’, which was my classic schooling in choosing the right fresh products from the ‘Mercado Central.’ I also learnt how to […]

  • Food
    HAVE A ‘MAHOU’ SPANISH BEER THESE FALLAS…

    #This year, Mahou is joining the fiery celebrations of Las Fallas with pioneering initiatives to make a mark and be the drink of choice by those gathering and celebrating the anticipated event. Firstly, Mahou created a competition to design the first ‘Ninot Indultat’ in NFT (“Non-Fungible Token”), and the beer company will be releasing a […]

  • Film
    WHAT HAPPENED AT THE GOYA FILM AWARDS IN VALENCIA?

    #The red carpet was rolled out in Valencia for the 36th Goya Awards ceremony at Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía last Saturday. The city welcomed the awards with fanfare, installing 12 Goya statues in 12 different barrios. A total of 160 films were selected to compete, including the record-breaking most nominated film, ‘El buen […]

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