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Music 
16th August 2025 ‘JULIAN MARLEY’ PLAYS ‘ROTOTOM SUNSPLASH’ ON AUGUST 17th! (EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW)
Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the Rototom Sunsplash is on again from the 16th to the 23rd of August at the Benicàssim festival site. This year, ‘Rototom Sunsplash’ festival will present the reggae of Julian Marley, the only son of Bob Marley born in Great Britain. However, the boy frequently visited his brothers Ziggy, Stephen, Damian […]
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Popular Festivals 
15th August 2025 Rototom Sunsplash 2025 – “Celebrating Life” (16-23 August)
From August 16 to 23, 2025, the celebrated 30th edition of Rototom Sunsplash will illuminate Benicàssim’s Mediterranean coast. This festival—widely regarded as Europe’s most significant reggae gathering—continues delivering a rich blend of music, culture, and communal spirit. A Cultural and Musical Tapestry Spanning over 200 concerts, this edition features a standout tribute to reggae icon […]
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Places 
15th August 2025 PERSPECTIVES SHIFT WITH A VISIT TO VALENCIA’S MUSEUM OF ILLUSIONS
The Valencia Museum of Illusions (MoI) is a place where perspectives shift, eyes are tricked, and brains become dumbfounded by all there is to see. As I entered the MoI, my attention was drawn to the bright blue walls with contrasts of white everywhere, merely a hint at all the contrasts and colour theory experiments […]
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Food 
14th August 2025 RENOWNED ‘DEEJAYS’ DINE AT ‘VAQUETA GASTRO MERCAT’ (VALENCIA)
Before their highly anticipated performance at the closing of the Medusa Festival, renowned DJs Nervo, Faraone and Urisabat enjoyed a meal at the ‘Vaqueta Gastro Mercat’ restaurant, part of the Gastro Trinquet Group, in the heart of Valencia. The artists Nervo, the Australian sister duo Miriam and Olivia Nervo, and the DJ and producer Faraone, […]
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Places 
13th August 2025 SHOPPING IN VALENCIA AT ‘LA ROOM’
“This is Passion not Fashion” When you find yourself in the historic centre of Valencia, quite near La Lonja, you will find a street filled with rows of family-owned businesses, from bike rentals to souvenirs. There you will also find a local clothing shop ‘La Room’. ‘La Room’ is a family business of Ferran, a […]
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Art 
12th August 2025 THE ‘IVAM’ HOSTS EXHIBITIONS FEATURING WOMEN DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS (EXCLUSIVE REPORT)
The Soledad Sevilla retrospective, the Senga Nengudi and Maren Hassinger exhibition, the group exhibitions ‘Scene II. Latencies’ and the one dedicated to the world of fanzines are some of the proposals. Women are the focus of this summer’s exhibition programme at the Institut València d’Art Modern (IVAM). Highlights at the Valencian museum include a retrospective exploring […]
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Food 
12th August 2025 CAN’T ‘BEET’ A SUMMER SALAD!
By now you probably all know my eternal love and fascination with the beet – my most favourite of vegetables. What did Tom Robbins say in ‘Jitterbug Perfume’? “A tale that begins with a beet will end with the devil. That is a risk we will have to take.” Great book, great vegetable. What’s that […]
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Music 
11th August 2025 ‘VISOR FEST 2025’ (VALENCIA) PREVIEW
‘VISOR FEST’ will take place on September 26 and 27 at the Marina Norte Auditorium of Valencia, featuring a lineup of bands that defined the ’80s and ’90s. Enjoy the laid-back spirit of ’90s festivals with full concerts, no overlaps (just one stage so you won’t miss a single show), spacious areas, and all of […]
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Music 
11th August 2025 𝗦𝗔𝗥𝗔 𝗗𝗢𝗪𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 & 𝗠𝗜𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗘𝗟 𝗞𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗡 𝟰𝘁𝗲𝘁 AT ‘JIMMY GLASS’ ON 12 AUGUST (EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW)
Sara Dowling was voted ‘Best Vocalist’ at the British Jazz Awards 2019 and she has now become recognised as one of the UK’s most talented jazz singers. She first trained as a cellist, before emerging as a powerful and expressive vocalist and composer. Her most important influences are Betty Carter and Sarah Vaughan. With a […]
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Food 
10th August 2025 ‘VALENCIA SUMMER FRUIT TART’
How fabulous is Valencia during the summer? The weather is magnificent and the city has a more relaxed vibe. Awakening in the fresh light, the city is alluring, people are in their summer-fun mode and the pace is perfect. Restaurants and bars are opening again and it’s a joy to be strolling around the historic […]
