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History 15th April 2024 THE WAY OF THE HOLY GRAIL IS PROPOSED AS A EUROPEAN CULTURAL ITINERARY
By: 247valenciaThe International Association Cultural Itinerary of the Way of the Holy Grail in Europe promotes the value of the route along which this vessel of blessing, used in the Hebrew Passover, passed.Its president, Dr. Ana Mafé, links historical and artistic research with the territorial and tourist development of Aragon. Zaragoza, 12 April 2024 Valuing and […]
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History 7th April 2024 SAN VICENTE FERRER…THE SAINT OF THE COMMUNITY OF VALENCIA (APRIL 8th)
By: 247valenciaFor 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 8th, 2024. You may ask, what is San Vicente Ferrer […]
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History 3rd April 2024 FOOD, LANGUAGE AND ARCHITECTURE: THE REMNANTS OF MUSLIM VALENCIA
By: 247valenciaAmidst 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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History 30th March 2024 THE HOLY GRAIL OF VALENCIA…INTERVIEW WITH EXPERT DR ANA MAFÉ GARCÍA (HISTORY OF ART)
By: 247valencia24/7 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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History 25th February 2024 LOCAL HISTORY: IN MEMORIAM OF BOB SMILLIE
By: 247valenciaIn 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 […]
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History 23rd February 2024 HOW THE 23-F COUP D’ÉTAT IN 1981 CONDITIONED MODERN POLITICAL IDENTITY IN SPAIN
By: 247valenciaFour decades have passed since the 23-F coup attempt in Spain that took place on the 23rd of February 1981, yet it remains a symbolic turning point engraved in Spanish collective memory. A member of the ‘24/7 Valencia’ team sat down with Joan Oliart i Pons, a Catalan journalist and politician, to discuss his recollections […]
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History 17th February 2024 NEWLY UNCOVERED DOCUMENTS ILLUMINATE THE COURAGEOUS SAGA OF SABINA SUEY AND THE HOLY GRAIL OF VALENCIA
By: 247valenciaA groundbreaking discovery in Valencia sheds new light on Sabina Suey’s heroic efforts during the Spanish Civil War to safeguard the Holy Grail of the Valencia Cathedral. Recently uncovered documents, studied by Dr. Ana Mafé García, provide insights into Suey’s resilience amidst the chaos of war. Sabina, marginalised by traditional historiography, orchestrated the relocation of […]
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History 10th February 2024 FRENCH-SPANISH AGREEMENT CATAPULTS VALENCIA AS A EUROPEAN CULTURAL EPICENTRE THANKS TO THE HOLY GRAIL
By: 247valenciaValencia becomes the epicentre of European culture thanks to the agreement between French and Spanish associations that validates the Way of the Holy Grail on an international level. Partnerships to form the European Cultural Itinerary on the Way of the Holy Grail begin in Valencia. In an unprecedented event for cultural promotion and sustainable tourism, […]
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History 30th January 2024 THE ITINERARY PATH OF THE HOLY GRAIL OF EUROPE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION IS BORN…A NEW STEP TOWARDS CULTURE AND PEACE
By: 247valenciaThe recent creation of the ‘Itinerary Path of the Holy Grail of Europe International Association ‘ marks a milestone in the valorization and dissemination of European cultural heritage. This significant event took place at FITUR 2024 with a special ceremony presided over by Dr. Ana Mafé García, a key figure in promoting this cultural project […]
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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, […]