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21st June 2024 ‘EL CAMINO DEL SANTO GRIAL’ (THE WAY OF THE HOLY GRAIL)
The cultural association of ‘El Camino del Santo Grial’ a future European Cultural Itinerary connecting Italy, France and Spain, featured at the Aragonese Tourism Trade Fair (ARATUR), that was first held at the Congress Palace of Zaragoza between the 24th and 26th of May this year. This event was the second time that ‘El Camino […]
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14th June 2024 THE EL CAMINO DEL SANTO GRAIL CULTURAL ASSOCIATION CONSOLIDATES THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WAY OF THE HOLY GRAIL AT THE 10TH TOURISM CONFERENCE IN SAGUNTO
Held in the historic town of Sagunto, The 10th Tourism Conference of Camp de Morvedre came together on the 12th June, with the participation and sponsorship of the El Camino del Santo Grail Cultural Association. The Cultural Association El Camino del Santo Grail is a non-profit entity that aims to promote knowledge and dissemination of […]
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11th June 2024 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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8th June 2024 VALENCIA, EPICENTRE OF CULTURAL EXCHANGE: ‘THE WAY OF THE HOLY GRAIL’ UNITES YOUNG PEOPLE FROM LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY WITH THE HISTORY OF THE HOLY GRAIL
Valencia, June 2024. During the last two weeks, Valencia has been the scene of an enriching cultural and educational exchange thanks to the ‘I Jornadas Intercambio Cultural El Camino del Santo Graal’, held from 25 May to 5 June 2024. This event was attended by students from Longwood University in the United States, together with […]
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24th May 2024 SUCCESSFUL CONFERENCE BY DR. ANA MAFÉ GARCÍA ON THE HOLY GRAIL AT THE ‘CMAMP’ OF CAMPANAR IN VALENCIA
In Valencia on 23 May 2024 at 11:30 am, the Centro Municipal de Actividades para Mayores (CMAMP) of Campanar was the venue for an outstanding conference entitled “The Holy Grail and its path – European Cultural Itinerary”. The lecture was given by Dr. Ana Mafé García, a renowned expert on the subject, and attracted a […]
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26th April 2024 Valencia celebrates the Conference ‘The Way of the Holy Grail, Route of Knowledge, Way of Peace’ with Rotary Club Palma Mediterránea.
Valencia celebrates the Conference ‘The Way of the Holy Grail, Route of Knowledge, Way of Peace’ with the support of the Rotary Club Palma Mediterránea. On the 18th and 19th of April 2024, the first edition of the conference, “The Way of the Holy Grail, Route of Knowledge, Way of Peace,” took place in Valencia, […]
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15th April 2024 THE WAY OF THE HOLY GRAIL IS PROPOSED AS A EUROPEAN CULTURAL ITINERARY
The 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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7th April 2024 SAN VICENTE FERRER…THE SAINT OF THE COMMUNITY OF VALENCIA (APRIL 8th)
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 8th, 2024. You may ask, what is San Vicente Ferrer […]
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30th March 2024 THE HOLY GRAIL OF VALENCIA…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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25th February 2024 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 […]
