FEATURED POSTS
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Editorial 
23rd March 2019 VALENCIA FOOTBALL… ¡ILLA, ILLA, ILLA; NOS VAMOS A SEVILLA!
##Valencia Football Club secured a place in this year’s Copa Del Rey Final after outgunning Real Betis 3-2 in two epic encounters, thus finally ending over 11 years of misery and frustration for the club’s fans. They can now support their team in a meaningful final in 2019. Not since the victory over Getafe, at […]
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Art 
19th March 2019 THE LEGENDARY ‘NA JORDANA’ FALLA
##EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH PERE BORREGO, PRESIDENT OF NA JORDANA FALLA According to the records, the first Falla to be erected in the Plaza Na Jordana was way back in 1884 and since 1954 it has been part of the Special Section (the Premier league of Fallas), longer than any other Falla. By 1983, the Fallas […]
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Popular Festivals 
15th March 2019 FALLAS… BUSINESS AS USUAL
Fallas is back…Foc i fum, ducks and teapots The way things are at the moment, many might question the sanity of anyone who is willing to spend millions of Euros on erecting huge papier-mâché ‘‘monuments’’ only to gleefully burn them to cinders just a week later. You also might be forgiven for thinking (especially if […]
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Editorial 
5th March 2019 TENNIS! VALENCIA TO HOST THE SENIOR MASTERS CUP (MAY 17th -18th)
##EXCLUSIVE VALENCIA TENNIS REPORT Once again Valencia will be adding another prestigious tennis event to its increasingly filling calendar. After the successful staging of the Davis Cup Quarter Final between Spain and Germany at the Plaza de Toros and the Women´s ITP Pro Circuit $60,000 + H (hotel) last year, the city will now host […]
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Editorial 
24th February 2019 MUSIC, DANCE AND CULTURE IN RUZAFA…JARITÉ ESPAI OBERT
##EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH ROBI BERTASI 1. What is the history of Jarité? Jarité owner Robi Bertasi: Around three years ago, ‘Jarité Espai Obert’ (Cultural Association) started a new stage with its current management. We have added new workshops and a more ample programme of cultural events to strengthen its presence in the creative neighborhood of […]
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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, […]
