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Places 
12th April 2024 THE CASINO POETRY CLUB OPENS WITH “THE POETIC GAZE OF JOSÉ HIERRO”.
José Hierro was a poet of the first post-war generation who belonged to the so-called “uprooted poetry” and was the protagonist of the first session of the Poetry Club of the Casino de Agricultura. The aim of the club, which was born with a vocation of permanence, is to ensure that its members enjoy a […]
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food and drink 
11th April 2024 ‘OROBIANCO’ LAUNCHES LUXURY EVENTS SECTION
In a recent event, the Michelin-starred Italian cuisine restaurant Orobianco, located in Calpe, Alicante, has inaugurated a new phase in its prestigious establishment. Orobianco will begin hosting private celebrations, promising first-rate service and spectacular views, thus setting a luxurious stage for weddings and other exclusive gatherings. Nestled atop a hill in Calpe, Orobianco is renowned […]
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Places 
10th April 2024 ‘EL MIGUELETE’ …STUNNING VIEWS OF VALENCIA!
Other cities have glass skyscrapers from which to view the city but Valencia’s towering icon is ‘El Miguelete’. At one end of the Plaza de la Reina, in Valencia Cathedral, you can walk past the nun manning a sort of gift shop and pay two euros and 50 centimos to climb the Gothic cathedral. It […]
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Nightlife 
7th April 2024 ‘FUNKADELIA’ IN VALENCIA… (GREAT MUSIC AND TAPAS TOO!)
24/7 VALENCIA: What is the philosophy of Funkadelia? FUNKADELIA: Our philosophy at ‘Funkadelia’ is for people to come to the bar to relax, talk, meet new people & listen or dance to the music. We like to play a mixture of 60s/70s/80s Soul, Funk, Jazz, Funk-Jazz, Disco, Boogie, Reggae, Afro-Funk & Blues. Also we appreciate […]
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Food 
6th April 2024 VEGAN & WHEAT-FREE ‘SPANISH TORTILLA’ BY HELEN WESTWATER OF ‘LA OLA FRESCA’
There’s an expression in Spanish ‘como agua en mayo’, for something that comes as a happy relief, be it water to soak dry fields or for money or even for an exciting new recipe, ‘Vegan tortilla!’ As regulars at ‘La Ola Fresca’ will know, it has become my favourite Spring delight but it is great […]
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Music 
4th April 2024 VALENCIA MUSIC…EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH TRUMPETER ‘VORO GARCIA’
24/7 Valencia: Tell us something about your background and musical education… Voro Garcia:Like the vast majority of Valencian children, I started playing (the trumpet) in the band of my local town. So, being a child I went through the tedious part of learning a wind instrument. Infact, it was not until the end of my […]
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books and documentaries 
4th April 2024 ROLLING STONE KEITH RICHARDS REMEMBERS VALENCIA…BRIAN JONES AND ANITA PALLENBERG
Rolling Stone Keith Richards has certainly led a full life when it comes to sex, drugs and rock’n’roll. It is to his credit that he has defied the critics and remembered many of his adventures, in all their colourful glory, via his best-selling autobiography ‘Life’… and ‘Keef’ is now 80 years old! Back in 1967, […]
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Music 
2nd April 2024 ‘ROY THOMPSON’ (ROCKIN´ RHYTHM AND BLUES) PLAYS ’16 TONELADAS’ ON 6 APRIL!
After several years in Canada, where Roy Thompson formed in 2003 a band called “Roy Thompson & His Royal Acadians”, and some tours in Canada, USA and Europe, playing in countries like France, England for the Rockabilly Rave, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, Austria and Holland, backing artists like Billy Lee Riley and Eddie Bond, Roy decided […]
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Art 
1st April 2024 “THE EPHEMERAL SPIRIT OF DANCE” BY PHILAMONJARO AND SANDI GOODWIN AT ‘BLOOM GALLERY’ FROM 12 APRIL
Photographer Phil Solomonson, also known as Philamonjaro, and abstract painter Sandi Goodwin invite art lovers to experience the dynamic synergy of visual storytelling and kinetic expression in their collaborative exhibition, “Ephemeral Spirit of Dance.” The exhibition will be held at Bloom Gallery, Valencia from April 12th to 26th, 2024. Phil Solomonson is renowned for his […]
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Food 
1st April 2024 FOOD BY HELEN WESTWATER OF ‘LA OLA FRESCA’ ….CHIMICHURRI AND CARROT TOPS
If you get an organic veg box, you will find your vegetables don’t come neatly trimmed to fit their plastic container but bustling with a jungle of accompanying vegetation. Waste not, want not! Don’t throw it in the bin. These leaves and tops are the top of the pops… with nutrients of around six times […]
