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29th March 2023 “WHERE DOES THE SEA END AND THE SKY BEGIN?” A NEW GASTRONOMIC INITIATIVE, LA VIE EN VLUE, IN PLAZA DE LA REINA
The gastronomic group Grupo Vlue have just launched La Vie en Vlue, a restaurant in the renovated square of Plaza de la Reina. This new gastronomic proposal comes from Ángel Brandez and Carmen Collado, who started their journey a few years ago with Vlue Arribar in Valencia’s port. After the renovation, the square is now […]
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Music 
21st March 2023 ‘La Flaka’ performs at ‘Teatre Talia’ on March 21st (FLAMENCO)
Fancy a unique flamenco experience? Grab your tickets to go and see ‘La Flaka’ tonight for a night of art, culture, and tradition! Simple passion, that’s who she is, that’s La Flaka. From the very first notes, La Flaka takes us into her own universe where flamenco, the heritage of a universal neighbourhood like Triana, […]
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Music 
16th February 2023 ELECTRO-POP DUO ‘REYKO’ PLAY AT ‘LA SALA’ (VALENCIA) ON MARCH 10TH
The musical duo REYKO, originally from Spain and currently residing in London, will play in Valencia on the 10th of March at ‘La Sala’. The duo consists of two members: vocalist Soleil and producer and multi-instrumentalist Igor. Igor met Soleil whilst seeking an angelic vocalist to help finalise his music production course during his studies […]
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Food 
20th January 2023 WILD MUSHROOM AND ROASTED CHESTNUT RISOTTO
BY HELEN WESTWATER OF ‘LA OLA FRESCA’ With the somewhat chilly nights…here’s a warming recipe to get the taste buds flowing using two of the latest arrivals from the seasonal kitchen, wild mushrooms and roasted chestnuts. One type of Spanish wild mushroom that you will start to see in the fruit and vegetable shops around […]
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Places 
20th January 2023 A VALENCIAN NIGHT OUT AT ‘LA SALA’ IN ‘ZONA CEDRO’
How to spend your Saturday evenings somewhere different in Valencia and away from the tourist spots? Just a five-minute walk from the ‘Amistat-Casa de Salut’ metro station is located a concert venue that is known as ‘La Sala’ in the somewhat studenty and indie and very much local ‘Zona Cedro’ area of town. The venue […]
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Art 
18th January 2023 BLANCO ANYÓ EXHIBITION “LUZ Y MATERIA” AT ‘LA TRINI’
‘La Trini’ is an exhibition space for contemporary art located within the complex of the ‘Real Monasterio de la Santísima Trinidad’ in Valencia. The exhibition “Light and Matter” by the Valencian artist Blanco Anyó is being shown until February 3rd . Blanco Anyó was trained at Escuela de Artes Aplicadas y Oficios Artísticos de Valencia, […]
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Food 
12th January 2023 FOOD! ZEST FOR SALMON FISHCAKES
BY HELEN WESTWATER OF ‘LA OLA FRESCA’ Here is an East hits West recipe that does not involve hot ovens and is easy to make. A firm favourite in ‘La Ola Fresca’, these Zesty Salmon Fishcakes combining potato, fresh salmon, lime and coriander are served with a cooling yoghurt accompaniment that will refresh the palate. […]
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Music 
9th January 2023 ‘TINDERSTICKS’ PLAY ‘LA RAMBLETA’ (VALENCIA) ON JANUARY 10th!
The British band ‘Tindersticks’ begin a tour this week of six cities in Spain to celebrate their 30th anniversary as a band. The itinerary of the tour will be as follows: on January 6, Logroño ( Actual Festival, Riojaforum ); on 7, San Sebastián ( Victoria Eugenia Teatro); on 10, Valencia ( La Rambleta ); […]
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Food 
19th December 2022 CORNISH PASTY AT ‘LA OLA FRESCA’ IN VALENCIA
By Helen Westwater As some of you may know, ‘La Ola Fresca’ was born after I surfed into Valencia on a fresh wave! I previously lived on a farm in Cornwall for many years. Apart from surfing, a breathtaking Atlantic coastline and plenty of cider, Cornwall is most famous for the pasty! That’s the ‘Cornish […]
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opera 
9th December 2022 LA BOHÈME by Giacomo Puccini at Palau de Les Arts (Valencia) until December 23!
LA BOHÈME by Giacomo Puccini. An Opera in four acts. Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, based on Scènes de la vie de bohème by Henri Murger. ‘La Bohème’ A nostalgic trip to the 19th Century and a homage to the romantic years, when romanticism has already become a symbol of individualism, freedom, rebelliousness […]
