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12th October 2023 MEDITERRANEAN FASHION WEEK VALENCIA… THE SECOND EDITION COMES TO AN END!
I witnessed successful parades of collections with clear links to the art world, applauded by bustling audiences over the course of the week. Also, I saw people valuing creativity and promoting designer fashion as a form of artistic and cultural expression. ‘Mediterranean Fashion Week’ ended after a calendar of 16 shows. From October 5 to […]
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fashion 
6th October 2023 ‘MEDITERRANEAN FASHION WEEK’ IN VALENCIA… IS ON!
‘Mediterranean fashion week’ is well and truly under way, the most spectacular evening to start the calendar of shows across this weekend. Opening with a beautiful homage to Mediterranean culture as a show of dancers took over the Plaza de la Virgen, in a traditional dress of Valencia called ‘traje de fallera’. The staging was […]
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food and drink 
9th March 2023 ¡FIESTA SALVAJE AT ‘SLVJ’ VALENCIA
‘SLVJ’ Valencia is a vibrant, quirky restaurant just a stone’s throw away from Plaza del Ayuntamiento. With a menu that fuses Japanese and Mediterranean cuisine; the restaurant is known for the gastronomic creativity of head chef, Fermin Azkue. With an extensive selection of cocktails, sparklers on champagne and masked waiters dancing to disco music, SLVJ […]
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fashion 
1st November 2022 CARLOS HARO PRESENTS ‘COSTURA BOREAL’ AT THE MEDITERRANEAN FASHION WEEK
The Haute Couture collection was inspired by the beauty of special moments, in particular the visual wonder that is the Northern Lights. ‘Costura Boreal’ is the name of the high fashion collection presented by Valencian designer Carlos Haro at Mediterranean Fashion Week (MFW). The fashion show in Valencia, promoted by the ACUMOVA (Association for the […]
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History 
2nd July 2022 THE WAY OF THE HOLY GRAIL VIA THE MEDITERRANEA SEA!
The Way of the Holy Grail can also be done via the Mediterranean Sea with the ‘Iacobus Maris’ Route! Thanks to the efforts made by Carles Recio, Dr. Ana Mafé has been invited by the Traslatio Foundation to present the work of the Cultural Association The Way of the Holy Grail and to establish collaborative […]
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Sports 
27th April 2022 Widespread Victories At The Mediterranean Fixed Bench SUMA League Regatta
Widespread Victories At The Mediterranean Fixed Bench SUMA League Regatta On Sunday 24th April, the sun beamed down on Valencia and anticipation mounted when 600 athletes from seventeen clubs along the Levantine coast gathered to participate in the penultimate regatta of the Mediterranean Fixed Bench SUMA League. As the horn sounded and the audience roared […]
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Places 
12th July 2016 THE PORT OF VALENCIA
Shelter from the storm Valencia has little maritime culture. It is not sailing ships and anchors but the symbols of agriculture and industry which are portrayed in the motifs of its grand 19th century town houses around C/Colón and the Gran Vía. Rather than a port city, Valencia feels more like a city which just happens […]
