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22nd April 2022 VALENCIA FOOTBALL & BOOKS…. EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH MARIO KEMPES ‘EL MATADOR’
24/7 Valencia:What are your memories of the 1978 World Cup? Mario Kempes: I genuinely believe that winning a World Cup is the greatest possible achievement for a football player. On top of that, I had the great fortune to win it in my own country of Argentina…which is the most emotional feeling of all. It […]
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13th April 2022 WHERE TO FIND ENGLISH BOOKS IN VALENCIA
Think there are no bookshops that sell books in English in Valencia? Think again! Whether you forgot to bring your holiday read with you, want the familiar comfort of an English book as an expat, or you’d like to practice your English reading skills, here are five bookshops you should check out in Valencia. […]
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28th January 2022 “124 RECIPES OF SPANISH MEDIEVAL CUISINE”…. EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH PEDRO PONCE PALOMARES
##If you’re looking for new recipes, Pedro Ponce encourages you to think ‘old’ – way old, as in medieval. You may not have all the ingredients on hand, and you surely won’t know all the cooking processes by heart. However, Pedro provides plenty of pointers and ‘new-to-us’ culinary treasures in his latest cookbook, “124 Recipes […]
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17th January 2022 VALENCIA BOOKS… ‘NORUEGA’ NOW AVAILABLE IN VALENCIANO AND SPANISH
#This award-winning novel encapsulates the heartbreaking fictional memoirs of a character called Albert Sanchis Bermell. His is a singular journey, a trip to “the underbelly of a Valencia that has maybe disappeared but not quite: a city of the Rio Turia with its now dry shores nestled by what remains of the Islamic wall”. It […]
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17th January 2022 CHEF & AUTHOR PEDRO PONCE PALOMARES: ‘THE BOOK OF RICES’ (123 RECIPES)
##EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Based in Valencia, Pedro Ponce Palomares is a professional chef and renowned author regarding Spanish cuisine. Visitors travel from all over the world to enjoy paella in the city of Valencia and the surrounding region. His book ‘El Libro de los Arroces, El Arroz en mi Memoria’ are rice recipes that Palomares has […]
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31st December 2021 ‘EL MANUSCRITO DE HANA’ ….CHILDREN’S BOOK SET IN VALENCIA
#’El Manuscrito de Hana’ (Iván en la ciudad 5), by Belén Monreal Jiménez, is the fifth instalment of the successful collection of children’s stories set in the city of Valencia. On this occasion, Iván finds a strange book in a street stall. When he realises that its content begins to disappear, he becomes obsessed with […]
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20th December 2021 VALENCIA BOOKS…’LA VALENCIA CONTADA’
#24/7 VALENCIA :COULD YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT THE BOOK, ‘LA VALENCIA CONTADA’? PUBLISHERS DRASSANA: “Valencia is one of the fifty most populated metropolises in Europe and one of the oldest cities on the planet, with more than two thousand years of existence. Its passage through history has been intense and has left deep traces […]
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5th December 2021 VALENCIA BOOKS… EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW… Award-winning novelist ‘RAFA LAHUERTA YUFERA’
24/7 VALENCIA: 1.Tell us about your days working as a baker for your family. What was a typical day like? RAFA LAHUERTA YUFERA: I was brought up in a bakery. So, from an early age I helped with the baking. I did a little bit of everything, although not very well… it has to be […]
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4th December 2021 VALENCIA CUISINE (BOOKS)…’ARROCES Y MUCHO MÁS’
#24/7 VALENCIA : COULD YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT THE NEW BOOK, ‘ARROCES Y MUCHO MÁS’? DRASSANA BOOK PUBLISHERS: ‘ARROCES Y MUCHO MÁS’ is not just a book of recipes, although it has a lot of them, 92 in total. Above all, it is a manual to take the love we Valencians have for cooking […]
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7th November 2021 VALENCIA BOOKS…’LA BALADA DEL BAR TORINO’ RAFA LAHUERTA YÚFERA
##Rafa Lahuerta Yúfera is a Valencian writer, blogger and former member and founder of the Valencia CF supporter’s group Gol Gran. His book “La balada del bar Torino” (in reference to the bar in C/Barcelonina where Valencia C.F. was founded back in 1919) was published to acclaim. It is more than just a book about […]
