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16th February 2026 FOOD, LANGUAGE AND ARCHITECTURE: THE REMNANTS OF MUSLIM VALENCIA
Amidst the office blocks, stadiums and beach bars of Valencia, the legacy of Al-Andalus lives on. Valencia, one of Spain’s oldest cities, has been washed over by the tides of history, and each successive wave of empires and religions have all left their mark in its walls. The city surrendered to the Berber and Arab […]
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18th January 2026 San Vicente Mártir (SAINT VINCENT THE MARTYR) IS THE PATRON SAINT OF VALENCIA
SAN 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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21st October 2025 VALENCIA OF YESTERYEAR… REMEMBERING ‘XIMO EL ALEMÁN’
24/7 VALENCIA: Could you tell us more about ‘Ximo El Alemán’ who we knew as a very familiar face from the historic centre of Valencia? VICENTE OF BODEGA BAVIERA: “It’s possible that the name ‘Joachim Hauer’ does not really ring a bell with anyone in the old centre of Valencia. However, if you mention the […]
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15th October 2025 LA RIADA DE VALENCIA: THE FLOOD THAT SUBMERGED A CITY
This 14th of October marks the 68th anniversary of “La Riada de Valencia”, the flooding of the River Turia in 1957, which left 81 people dead and three-quarters of the city’s streets underwater. Just like all cities built on the banks of rivers, Valencia suffered an eternal paradox: a river is a source of life […]
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1st September 2025 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 […]
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3rd June 2025 DR. ANA MAFÉ GARCÍA, A WORLD EXPERT ON THE HOLY GRAIL, REVEALS ITS SECRETS IN LA SOTONERA
Dr. Ana Mafé García is advising on the historical design of a unique immersive experience about ‘The Way of the Holy Grail’ in the Huesca municipality of La Sotonera. Technology and historical research are coming together to develop one of the most innovative cultural projects of today: an immersive experience about the journey of the Holy […]
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27th April 2025 SAN VICENTE FERRER…THE SAINT OF THE COMMUNITY OF VALENCIA
For those of us living in Valencia, we know how important holidays are here, the almost one month-long celebration of Las Fallas being a prime example. The same applies when celebrating the Holy Week (Semana Santa) and then San Vicente Ferrer Day on Monday, April 28th, 2025. You may ask, what is San Vicente Ferrer […]
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17th April 2025 THE HOLY GRAIL OF VALENCIA…EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH EXPERT DR ANA MAFÉ GARCÍA (HISTORY OF ART)
24/7 Valencia: Tell us about your background, education and travels… Dr Ana Mafé García: I studied at a school called Santa María Marianistas in my village of Alboraya- where horchata is made in Valencia. I’ve been well-educated in the Catholic faith. I studied tourism at the official School of Tourism in Madrid and earned my […]
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4th April 2025 THE WAY OF THE HOLY GRAIL: A CULTURAL ITINERARY FOR FRENCH-SPEAKING EUROPE
On 5 April 2025 at 10.30 am, at L’Esprit des Vins (7 cours du Maréchal De Lattre de Tassigny, Léognan – Bordeaux) an exceptional conference dedicated to the Holy Chalice of Valencia and the European Cultural Itinerary ‘The Way of the Holy Grail’ will take place. This event will count on the participation of two […]
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2nd March 2025 PRESENTATION OF THE CLOCKMAKER’S HOUSE MUSEUM PROJECT: FUTURE HOLY GRAIL INTERPRETATION CENTRE
The presentation of this new cultural space was also attended by the project coordinator, Miguel Navarro Sorní; the Archbishop of Valencia, Monsignor Enrique Benavent; and the Regional Secretary for Culture, Pilar Tébar. On Thursday 27 February, the presentation of the museum project of the ‘Casa del Relojero’, which will house the Interpretation Centre of the […]
