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Places 
21st February 2019 OCEANOGRÀFIC (CITY OF ARTS & SCIENCES)
##OCEANOGRÀFIC is the place to go to be awed again by the beauty of nature. In exhibits divided into different habitats of the ocean, visitors peer and point at eels, clownfish (“Nemo!” squeal the toddlers), giant spider crabs, jellyfish and walrus. There are two or three underwater tunnels—one of them the longest in Europe—where you […]
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Sports 
19th February 2019 VALENCIA FOOTBALL…A ‘REY’ TO REMEMBER
At the beginning of the season everything seemed ‘tickety-boo’ for Valencia fans. The team were coming back after a campaign that had delivered Champions League Football. They had also played creative, inventive soccer that had captured everyone’s imagination. True, Simone Zaza would not be returning but Gonçalo Guedes and Geoffrey Kondogbia would. Surely, the new […]
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Food 
15th February 2019 Colmado La Lola
Thank goodness for Colmado LaLola, a great tapas and wine bar by the management of Restaurant LaLola just around the corner. Let’s take a look at the venue first, it’s a smallish space up a couple of steps at the foot of El Miguelete, the bell tower of Valencia’s beautiful cathedral. A tall bar and […]
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Food 
7th February 2019 ENJOY THE ‘RUTA DE LA TAPA VEGANA’ IN VALENCIA FROM FEB 8th to 10th
VEGAN VALENCIA: VIVA LA VALENCIA VEGANA! ENJOY THE ‘RUTA DE LA TAPA VEGANA’ IN VALENCIA FROM FEB 8th to 10th GO TO WEBSITE: http://feriaveganavalencia.org/ FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE MANY VEGAN & VEGETARIAN RESTAURANTS THAT ARE INVOLVED Being a vegan in Valencia has not always been easy. Despite being blessed with the climate and the […]
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Food 
23rd January 2019 SPLENDINI BAR i DISCOS (TAPAS, BEERS & VINTAGE VINYL RECORDS)
1.José, tell us a little about your experience in the world of music… From 1999 to 2011, I ran ‘Discos Mardigras!’ in Valencia. Among other activities, I organized concerts of international artists of black music in different clubs of Valencia and as a DJ in many clubs including events throughout Spain. From 2014 to 2017, […]
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Editorial 
22nd January 2019 LIVE MUSIC! ‘LA EDAD DE ORO’ IS LOOKING FOR A NEW VENUE VERY SOON!!!
One of the great things about Valencian nightlife is the number of bars and clubs run and owned by the people who work in them, not plastic franchises but labours of love with their own special character. First in the Carmen and now in a more spacious locale in Distrito 8, La Edad de Oro […]
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Editorial 
20th January 2019 Kenneth Tynan on Valencia
KENNETH TYNAN ON VALENCIA In his 1975 book ‘The Sound Of Two Hands Clapping,’ Kenneth Tynan wrote: “The new tourism, of which I am a charter member, is more selective…Valencia where a noisy and majestic ugliness stands sentinel, ever ready to repel outsiders, is one of the few places that come close to fulfilling all […]
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Health 
19th January 2019 ‘LA BOTIGA DEL ALOE’ WITH 24 HOUR SHIPPING
The Botiga del Aloe is a wholesale and retail company of certified Aloe Vera products. It was founded in 2001. As of that moment, our objective has been the improvement of the health and well-being of our clients. We create natural products with Aloe Vera plant (Aloe Barbadensis), along with other natural raw materials, to […]
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Food 
17th December 2018 DINING OUT AT ‘LA STRADA’ NEAR THE TORRES DE QUART
Named after the legendary Fellini film, ‘La Strada’ has deep roots in Valencia. Back in 1978, the Sicillian Angelo started one of the first authentic Italian pizzerias in this fair city. His extrovert son Calogero was born in Sicily but brought up here in Spain from the age of two and is the long-term owner […]
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Nightlife 
13th December 2018 THE LEGENDARY ‘SLAVIA’…VALENCIA NIGHTLIFE IN THE HISTORIC CENTRE
Interview with SLAVIA owner Alex 1. Can you tell us a bit about your background in the world of Valencia nightlife? I started out as a waiter while I was studying at University and eventually became manager of 2 locals. After that, in 1996, I started SLAVIA in the historic centre. In 2005, I opened […]
