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14th August 2023 AN AUTHENTIC NIGHT OF TAPAS AND FLAMENCO AT ‘EL TORO Y LA LUNA’
‘El Toro y La Luna’ offers visitors a very memorable evening out, bringing together Spanish cuisine and flamenco music and dance. Their high-quality gastronomy complements the exceptional flamenco performance by a family of artists. A night which tickles all your senses, will treat your tastebuds with delicious food, your sight with expressive dancing, and your […]
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Places 
5th August 2023 LA BATISFERA IN ‘EL CABANYAL’ (BOOKS, TAPAS, WINES, CRAFT BEERS & LIVE MUSIC)
LA BATISFERA LIBRARY 24/7 VALENCIA: Can you tell us more about your library? La BATISFERA: La Batisfera’ international bookstore is an open and inclusive space, aware of the place it occupies in a barrio as dynamic and multicultural as ‘El Cabanyal’ by the sea. Incidentally, the name in English would be ‘Bathysphere’, which is defined […]
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Places 
2nd August 2023 AN AFTERNOON AT LA LONJA DE LA SEDA
In 1482, the first stone of what would become one of the 851 world heritage sites was laid. La Lonja, located in Plaza Mercado is a gothic-style building that, at first glance, may be mistaken for a religious building due to its many spiritual and biblical symbols. Declared a National Historic and Artistic monument in […]
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Places 
24th July 2023 LA CASA DE LA MAR (Music, gastronomy and beer)
24/7 VALENCIA: What is ‘La Casa de la Mar’? LA CASA DE LA MAR: Our house holds everything that feeds the spirit. An open space just a step away from ‘Patacona’ Beach where a beer tasting, a game of table football and an acoustic concert can happen at the same time. We can’t deny it, […]
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Places 
22nd July 2023 A TRIP TO ‘LA FÁBRICA DE HIELO’
Beautifully located facing the beach in the barrio of Cabanyal, you will find a refurbished ice factory called ‘La Fábrica de Hielo’ which boasts an eclectic range of live music & DJ events and tasty food and a wide range of drinks to enjoy! The interior combines the avant-garde with rustic minimalism. It’s a fairly […]
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Music 
4th June 2023 LEGENDARY GUITARIST ‘TWANGUERO’ PLAYS ‘LA CASA DE LA MAR’ ON JUNE 8th! (EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW)
Born and bred in Valencia and winner of a Latin Grammy, Diego Garcia a.k.a. ‘Twanguero’ is regarded as one of the best guitarists in the world. He returns to Valencia to play ‘La Casa de la Mar’ on June 8th. El Twanguero is a tireless traveller and a unique guitarist. This Valencian who lives in […]
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LAWYER 
10th May 2023 THE “FAIRY GODMOTHER” OF PROPERTY HUNTING IN SPAIN: EXCLUSIVE ‘24/7 VALENCIA’ INTERVIEW WITH VIRGINIA DE LA CUADRA
Thinking of buying a property in Spain? Virginia de la Cuadra is here to help you. Place your trust in the fairy godmother of property hunting and begin the search for your place in the sun today. I had the pleasure of speaking with Virginia de la Cuadra Galera, an English-speaking Spanish lawyer. In her […]
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BOOKS 
2nd May 2023 ‘LA COCINA DEL CABANYAL’
Marisa Villalba and Felip Bens have written the recipes and the texts of the book ‘La Cocina del Cabanyal’ in which the writers Pep Martorell, Sergi Tarín, Toni Sabater, Josep Vicent Miralles have also collaborated as well as the photographer Germán Caballero and María José Royo, to whom they owe the recipes for the desserts. […]
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Music 
1st May 2023 LIVE MUSIC EVERY WEEK IN ‘LA BATISFERA’ IN MAY!
The bar-library La Batisfera in Cabanyal will be hosting its fourth ‘Las Inmersiones’ concerts, a series of intimate musical performances taking place from 5th to 26th May 2023. Every Friday in May, various Spanish artists will be performing live, with a limited 60 seats for each audience. ‘La Batisfera’ is the venue with everything: delicious […]
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Food 
7th April 2023 LA MONA DE PASCUA (EASTER IN VALENCIA)
EASTER DESSERT: Today, it can be found with slight variations practically all over Spain. It is an Easter dessert whose tasting symbolizes that Lent is over. ORIGIN OF NAME: The name comes from the munna or mouna, an Arabic term that means “provision of the mouth”, a gift that the Muslims gave to their lords. […]
