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Music 
18th October 2024 ‘THE LIGHTNING SEEDS’ PLAYED VALENCIA AT ‘SALA MOON’ (EXCLUSIVE PHOTOGRAPHIC REPORT)
Last night, Valencia witnessed an uplifting show by ‘The Lightning Seeds’ at a packed ‘Sala Moon.’ The vibe was really positive throughout the night and there was a good range of ages in the audience, which befits a band who became famous in the 1990s. Indeed, there was a healthy mixture of locals and expats […]
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Food 
18th October 2024 ‘LOVE TO FOOD’ CONSOLIDATES ITS POSITION AS A QUALITY GASTRONOMIC PROPOSAL WITHIN A MUSIC FESTIVAL!
Last weekend, ‘Love to Rock’ bid farewell to its fifth edition with 18,000 attendees at La Marina de València. As a great novelty this year, the gastronomic area ‘Love to Food’ grew in number of participants with 5 Michelin-starred chefs and its own music stage. Chefs Begoña Rodrigo, Alejandra Herrador, Roseta Félix, Carito Lourenço and […]
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Music 
18th October 2024 VALENCIAN ALBERTO MONTERO’S NEW SINGLE ‘NUBE VIOLETA’ IS OUT TODAY!
After releasing ‘Castillos en el aire’ in May, his first song in four years, the Valencian musician today delivers a second single from ‘Ciudad Dormida’, his seventh album, which will be released on 15 November. His single ‘Nube Violeta’ is out this Friday (18 October) and is one of the most experimental tracks on the […]
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Music 
17th October 2024 ‘THE LIGHTNING SEEDS’ PLAY VALENCIA ON 17 OCTOBER AT ‘SALA MOON’! (EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH IAN BROUDIE)
To commemorate their 35-year music career, iconic British band ‘The Lightning Seeds’ will release a greatest hits album and embark on a European tour in 2024. The new compilation album, entitled ‘Tomorrow’s Here Today’, will be available in early October. The Liverpool band, led by the legendary Ian Broudie, have put together a masterful selection […]
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food and drink 
17th October 2024 ‘DEXCARO & OSSADÍA’ DÉNIA (EXCLUSIVE ‘24/7 VALENCIA’ REPORT)
This is a tasting menu that takes you on a journey around the world from a single table! Chef Carlos G. Moreno, originally from Granada and now based in Alicante, has always embraced daring and determination —qualities that have shaped his career in the kitchen and have given name to his restaurant: ‘Dexcaro & Ossadía’. […]
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Food 
16th October 2024 ‘VILLA INDIANO’ WITH RENOWNED CHEF CHABE SOLER!
Villa Indiano begins a new phase with Chabe Soler at the helm of gastronomic management. The renowned chef presents a menu inspired by the surroundings, which pays tribute to the suppliers and the recipes of the Comunitat de Valencia. As champion of the first World Paella Cup, Soler attaches great importance to rice, based on […]
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BOOKS 
16th October 2024 FRANCE’S LEGENDARY NOVELIST ‘MARC LEVY’ VISITS VALENCIA (EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW)
A former company director, Marc Levy published his first novel in 2000, a story that was actually intended for his son. It was his friends who encouraged him to submit it to a publishing house. His first book ‘Et si c’était vrai’ was an instant hit, and Steven Spielberg made it into a film called […]
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Music 
15th October 2024 ‘THE NEW MASTERSOUNDS’ PLAYED ‘16 TONELADAS’ (EXCLUSIVE PHOTOGRAPHIC REPORT)
Last Saturday night, at ’16 Toneladas’…the British soul veterans ‘The New Mastersounds’ served up a delicious set of funk & soul to Valencia. The quartet features Simon Allen, Eddie Roberts, Pete Shand and Joe Tatton. Collectively, they played a very tight set of retro funk and soul harkening back to a combination of the instrumental rock […]
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food and drink 
15th October 2024 ‘BRAVAS FEST’ IN JARDINES DE VIVEROS (18-20 OCTOBER)
The best bravas of Valencia together in one place! The well-known bravas festival is coming to Valencia. During the whole weekend of 18-20 October, the city’s leading restaurants will be offering their ‘patatas bravas’ dish and another of their star tapas in the ‘Jardines de Viveros.’ TIMETABLES Friday 18 October from 18h to 00h, Saturday […]
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History 
14th October 2024 LA RIADA DE VALENCIA: THE FLOOD THAT SUBMERGED A CITY
This 14th of October marks the 67th 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 […]
