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Art 
29th April 2019 ART IN VALENCIA…EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH LEGENDARY ARTIST PACO ROCA ABOUT HIS NEW EXHIBITION AT IVAM
##24/7 Valencia: What is the concept of the exhibition ‘El dibujado’? Paco Roca: “The exhibition speaks of the relationship between the creator and their work, a recurring theme throughout the history of art. Is there a creator without a work? Does the work live independently from its creator? What happens to the creation when the […]
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Sports 
27th April 2019 VALENCIA FOOTBALL…SPECIAL TIMES AT THE MESTALLA
##It seems that Valencia have turned the corner since the New Year. Indeed, they may have that spectacular season all their fans are craving for in their centenary campaign. Even the Spanish team has visited the Mestalla to help celebrate the club’s one hundred year history. A European qualifier against Norway was the present of […]
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Editorial 
26th April 2019 THE LEGENDARY MARK KNOPFLER PLAYS VALENCIA ON APRIL 26
‘DOWN THE ROAD WHEREVER’ TOUR 2019 THURSDAY, APRIL 25 – PALAU SANT JORDI – BARCELONA FRIDAY, APRIL 26 – PLAZA DE TOROS – VALENCIA SUNDAY, APRIL 28 – WIZINK CENTER – MADRID MONDAY, APRIL 29 – PLAZA DE TOROS – CÓRDOBA FRIDAY, MAY 3 – COLISEUM – A CORUÑA SUNDAY, MAY 5 – NAVARRA ARENA […]
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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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Editorial 
21st April 2019 VALENCIA WINE AND FOOD FAIR AND BODEGA SIERRA NORTE
It is hard to believe that Sierra Norte, the Utiel-Requena based bodega with interests throughout the Valencian Community and Jumilla, has just reached its 20th birthday! Nonetheless, this was celebrated with a tasting of the new wines and a buffet on Monday March 4th in the prestigious balcony VIP of Valencia’s Mestalla stadium. Distributors, the […]
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Food 
20th April 2019 SPRING INTO SPRING WITH ‘POLENTA VEGETABLE BAKE WITH THAI STYLE SALAD’
FOOD BY HELEN WESTWATER OF LA OLA FRESCA ##Before the heat turns up, Spring is the essential tonic after the chills of winter. A time of cleansing and renewal, to look after the gall bladder and the liver (in Chinese medicine the organs of the wood element). The moment to expel negative emotions and […]
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Popular Festivals 
19th April 2019 SAN VICENTE AND EASTER IN VALENCIA
With the city all partied out and out of puff after Fallas, Valencia has never been big on Holy Week. Easter is a quiet affair around these parts. Some opt for a tentative pre-Summer trip to the beach in the patchy April weather. Others decide to get away to the mountains for fresh air and […]
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Art 
18th April 2019 SHOPPING & ART AT GALERIA KUPKA IN THE HISTORIC CENTRE
##Galería Kupka was founded in Valencia by creative artists & well-travelled artisans. It is a rather distinctive shop with a varied selection of original gifts & accessories. Check out their leather handbags, belts, purses, wallets, bracelets and necklaces. They also have jewellery, which includes silver, enamel & glass choices. There are often eye-catching illustrations on […]
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BOOKS 
17th April 2019 HAIKU PRESENTATION IN VALENCIA…INTERVIEW WITH DANNY BLACKWELL
24/7 VALENCIA: Tell us something about your background and upbringing… DANNY BLACKWELL: I was brought up in Yorkshire, in the North of England. I have a degree in Music and a Masters in Literature. My final thesis was on Rayuela by Julio Cortázar. Apart from Spain, I’ve lived in Japan, Argentina, Portugal and Mexico. Oh, […]
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Sports 
16th April 2019 VILLARREAL V VALENCIA EUROPA LEAGUE QUARTER FINAL FIRST LEG REPORT
##When the quarter final draw for the Europa League took place in the municipality of Nyon on the 15th of March there were only two Spanish teams left in the competition, Valencia and Villarreal. Sevilla had crashed out the night before in spectacular fashion in Prague and the city’s other La Liga club Real […]
