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Art 24th January 2024 VALENCIA IS A CITY WITH ART EVERYWHERE YOU TURN!
By: 247valenciaMuch like Berlin, the city walls of Valencia are a canvas. Graffiti, murals, stickers and tags grace the streets. A stroll through the park sees sculptures galore, accompanied by groups of young adults sketching away. The art, and the city, is ever changing. What is there one day could be gone the next. Pieces appear […]
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Food 23rd January 2024 MI MEDIA NARANJA: THE HISTORY OF VALENCIA AND ITS ORANGES!
By: 247valenciaFor many visitors to Valencia, one of the things that the city is most famed for are its oranges. Crowned the orange capital of Europe, Valencian oranges are thought of as some of the best – sweet, tangy, and not too bitter. ‘Mi media naranja’, translated to ‘my half orange’, has now come to signify […]
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food and drink 22nd January 2024 ‘LA OLA FRESCA’…EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
By: 247valenciaFor expats, locals and tourists alike, ‘La Ola Fresca’ is a café gem not to be missed. Compared to most café bars commonly found here in Valencia, this quaint and cosy showstopper has surpassed a lot of the competition. With flairs of a British café, this place offers a freshness that is hard to come […]
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History 21st January 2024 San Vicente Mártir (SAINT VINCENT THE MARTYR) IS THE PATRON SAINT OF VALENCIA
By: 247valenciaSAN VICENTE MÁRTIR IS CELEBRATED IN VALENCIA ON JANUARY 22nd, THE DAY OF HIS EXECUTION. Vicente de Huesca, also known as St. Vincent the Martyr was a Spanish cleric, a deacon of St. Valero of Zaragoza. He was denounced and imprisoned under Diocletian, so the Church reveres him as San Vicente Mártir. According to tradition, […]
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Music 20th January 2024 ‘AUTOMATIC CITY’ PLAY ‘16 TONELADAS’ ON 23 JANUARY!
By: 247valenciaOne day, 20 or 50 years from now, our children or grandchildren will come across an ‘Automatic City’ record and say, with stars in their eyes: “Hey, what kind of band is this?” It’s Eric Duperray and Emmanuel Mercier, two guys who dig music and also love to come across records and ask themselves pretty […]
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Music 19th January 2024 THE LEGENDARY ‘TWANGUERO’ PLAYS ’16 TONELADAS’ ON 21 JANUARY!
By: 247valenciaBorn and bred in Valencia and winner of a Latin Grammy, Diego Garcia a.k.a. ‘Twanguero’ is regarded as one of the best guitarists in the world. He returns to Valencia to play ’16 Toneladas’ on Sunday. El Twanguero is a tireless traveller and a unique guitarist. This Valencian who lives in Los Angeles makes his […]
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Music 19th January 2024 JASON FAUST BAND AND ‘ASTRAL VOYAGE’ TOO… MONTHLY LIVE MUSIC IN VALENCIA!
By: 247valenciaAs fans of the Valencia vs. Celta Vigo football game poured out of the Mestalla stadium, amongst the chants some might have heard Jason Faust and his band playing at the ‘Black Note Jazz Club’. An escapee from the cut-throat scene of Los Angeles, he now calls Valencia his home after studying here in order […]
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Art 18th January 2024 ‘THE GIRBENT COPYIST IN THE RIMONTGÓ COLLECTION’ AT ‘CASINO DE AGRICULTURA’ FROM 25 JAN TO 30 APRIL
By: 247valenciaAesthetes of Valencia, rejoice! Pep Girbent, the Balearic born artist, brings a new exhibition titled “The Girbent Copyist In The Rimontgó Collection” to be judged by the eyes of Valencia. Drawing upon iconic imagery, Girbent allows the viewer to gaze upon what he describes as a ‘portal’ to look upon the Western Pictorial tradition via […]
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Sports 18th January 2024 BENIDORM AWAITS 450 ATHLETES IN THE IV REGATTA OF THE SUMA ROWING LEAGUE ON 21 JANUARY
By: 247valenciaOn Sunday 21st January, Club Náutico Benidorm will host the first regional rowing regatta of 2024, co-organised by the Rowing Federation of the Valencian Community, and financially supported by SUMA Gestión Tributaria. The IV Regata de la Liga SUMA Banco Fijo del Mediterráneo is one of the most important regional nautical sports competitions in Spain. […]
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Places 16th January 2024 LA BATISFERA IN ‘EL CABANYAL’ (BOOKS, TAPAS, WINES, CRAFT BEERS & LIVE MUSIC)
By: 247valenciaLA 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 […]