FEATURED POSTS
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Editorial 
11th November 2019 A HYMN TO SOLIDARITY AMONGST WOMEN IN VALENCIA & THE WORLD
##Valencian band ‘ESJAVA’ premieres its theme and video “Sororidad”. It is the second single of the album that the band will release at the beginning of 2020 and that mixes slow tempos with powerful guitar riffs to offer a strong track where the cadence of pop is not missing. The song coincides with a complex […]
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Editorial 
8th November 2019 RESTAURANTE HAUS VALENCIA
##Open everyday from morning until past midnight. Great for couples, the family and groups with lunch & dinner menus. Beautiful, modern and fresh interior with large terrace to watch the world go by with Continental breakfast including Coffees & croissants, Spanish & Mediterranean lunches or dinners. Wide range of dishes to savour including Valencian paella and […]
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History 
18th October 2019 MUSLIM VALENCIA
##Valencia was a Muslim town for well over 500 years. The Moors ruled over a prosperous, expanding city but how much of their legacy remains? The great Moorish General, Tariq Ibn Ziyad, a former slave who had risen through the ranks and had already conquered most of Southern and central Spain with a small but […]
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Sports 
17th July 2019 VALENCIA SPORTS…IT ´S NOT JUST FOOTBALL IN VALENCIA!
With Valencia CF and Levante UD taking a well-earned summer break one can be forgiven for thinking that sport in the city is also in a little recess. In reality, nothing could be further from the truth. The World Padel tour makes its next stop in the city from the 7th until the 14th of […]
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Editorial 
22nd April 2019 HOLY GRAIL IN VALENCIA
##King Arthur, Percival, Lancelot and the other knights of the round table, Siegfried the crusader, Adolf Hitler, the freemasons, Monty Python and Indiana Jones all spent huge amounts of time and energy in search of the Holy Grail and its magic powers. Only Percival and Indy actually got to see it and, even then, only […]
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Food 
22nd July 2018 TASCA EMBRUJO DEL CARMEN
SPANISH RESTAURANT: TASCA EMBRUJO DEL CARMEN Set on a quiet side street of the historic centre, ‘Tasca Embrujo del Carmen’ is a cosy and very welcoming Andalusian & Spanish restaurant. Throughout the year, you can enjoy dining on their flamenco-style terraza with the cathedral forming part of the rather sensual backdrop. Members of the ’24/7 […]
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Food 
18th July 2018 ‘RESTAURANTE CUINA DEL CHEF’ (Interview with award-winning chef Maria Teresa Camacho)
1. Can you tell us something about your background? I’m from a Valencian family where both my parents cooked traditional dishes to a reasonable standard. However, I was the only one in the family really curious about cooking a wider variety of cuisine from an early age. I loved being in the kitchen more than […]
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Food 
27th May 2018 TABLAO FLAMENCO LA BULERÍA (FOOD&MUSIC)
1. What is La Buleria about regarding flamenco? La Bulería is a place of worship for Spanish flamenco, which is arguably one of the most beautiful genres of music in the world… possessing an artistic, cultural and historical richness that is undeniable. Indeed, it has been declared “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity” by UNESCO. There […]
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Nightlife 
26th May 2018 ‘GONG’ RETRO MUSIC BAR…THE HIDDEN VALENCIA!
These days GONG is indeed a rare bird in the Valencia nightlife world. Crossing the door’s entrance and entering is like being inside a time machine and travelling to that time when Valencia was synonymous with good music and an underground scene. It’s one of those secret places that you get taken to one night […]
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Food 
1st May 2018 SPANISH TAPAS AND DISHES WITH A TWIST: LA HUERTA DE RAMONET
This new venture started just 10 months ago but it is already starting to make waves. Chef Ramonet and his team have made this compact restaurant bar one of Valencia’s best open secrets! They are always warm & welcoming every time that we have popped by… Away from all the noise of the Barrio del […]
