FEATURED POSTS
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Food 
2nd April 2018 Volare Restaurant by the Torres de Serrano
On a brisk Wednesday evening, a couple of the ‘24/7 Valencia’ team breezed down the winding streets of the historic centre to the now well-established ‘Volare’ restaurant. It was nice and warm inside, a respite from the chilly weather outside. Just a stone’s throw from the famous Torres de Serrano, this restaurant is run by […]
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Popular Festivals 
12th March 2018 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH A LOCAL FALLA
David Moratalla Pulido is the president of a small neighbourhood falla at Séneca-Poeta Mas i Ros in the city of Valencia. We asked him what the festival is like away from the giant fallas of the special section. 1. How and why did you become a fallero and eventually the president of the falla? I […]
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Food 
7th November 2017 DINING AT BAR ALMUDIN NEAR PLAZA DE LA VIRGEN
There’s a restaurant behind the Cathedral that was originally established in 1933 and has seen good times and bad over the years. It is now in a good phase, a great phase even. It is now proudly owned and run by Beni (José Manuel Benito), a great chef who has his fingers in quite a […]
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wines 
19th September 2017 VALENCIA WINES…ROSADOS FOR SUMMER DRINKING
Summer in Spain (and especially here in Valencia) requires a bit of thought when it comes to matching wines with food. This is particularly the case when it comes to drinking red wines. This is because the red wines here are high in alcohol, at their best at normal room temperature and from June to […]
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Editorial 
11th September 2017 HORCHATA & AGUA DE VALENCIA
VALENCIA DRINK: HORCHATA & AGUA DE VALENCIA It’s September 2017 and the warm days are still upon us so it’s time for a long, cool drink. Valencia has two of its very own. Well, horchata was invented in the Sudan and Agua de Valencia, is really just Buck’s Fizz with a twist. However, let’s not get […]
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Food 
19th July 2017 Summer Drinking: Valencia White Wines & 2 New GINS!
This month VÍ Vid recommend a selection of Valencian white wines and a pair of new Valencian gins. Bodega ‘Vinya Nature’ is from Les Useres and produces some excellent wines and a cava. The ‘Baranc de l´ Infern’ white is 60% Chardonnay and 40% Macabeo and has had no oak ageing. Pale lemon, clean and […]
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Food 
18th June 2017 VALENCIA WINES FROM THE ALICANTE REGION
DO Alicante shows its new wines in Dénia Each year the ‘Denominaciones de Origen’, (DO’s) show their wines during the Summer and June is the chosen month. Alicante have their ‘Winecanting’ Festival on 5 June (public admitted) to be held in MARQ; DO Valencia hold theirs under the Opera House on 12 June (entry by […]
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Food 
9th December 2016 RESTAURANT OF THE MONTH
YUSO We went for lunch at this new venture of brothers and partners Willy and Jaime on Friday. Valencian resident D, myself and P on a flying visit from cold and dank London. It wasn’t quite warm enough when we arrived to sit on their ample terrace, so we took a table on one of […]
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Nightlife 
31st July 2016 Gong
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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BOOKS 
31st July 2016 Author Jason Webster (Exclusive interview)
What is your view of the political stalemate in Spain? By the time this interview is published the situation may well have changed significantly, so it’s not easy to say. At the time of writing (late January), the possibility of forming a lasting coalition government looks unlikely, although I suspect that something temporary may be […]
