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15th March 2024 FALLAS 2024 TIMETABLE
Valencia’s biggest event of the year, the Fallas festival, commences this weekend, with a jam-packed schedule for all to enjoy. The origins of Fallas are believed to be linked to the pagan ritual of marking the changing of the seasons into spring, beginning with carpenters burning their wooden candle holders, known as “parots”, in celebration. […]
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Art 
12th March 2024 “SUEÑO DE UNA NOCHE DE VERANO” (A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM) AT ‘INTERNET MOON GALLERY’
Walking in from the street into the alternative creation of Beatriz Vila, Miguel Molina and Kira Pérez, visitors are invited to relax and bury themselves within this feathered cove to contemplate themselves or otherwise… in a space that does not construct one particular narrative. Intensified by the soundtrack composed by Molina, the nest-like space nurtures […]
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Places 
8th March 2024 ENJOYING COFFEE AND MORE AT ‘CASA RAIZ’
Rise and shine Valencia! The aroma of new speciality coffees creeps out of the doors of ‘Casa Raiz’ onto the street, carrying you into the new coffee shop that has just opened in Ruzafa. Once the first coffee has been drunk, Casa Raiz sets itself up as a place for meeting new people, winding down […]
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Music 
8th March 2024 VALENCIA MUSIC… ‘HEROÍNAS’ BY MARINAH (EXCLUSIVE REPORT)
‘Heroínas’ is the latest album by ‘Marinah.’ Valencian born and bred, she is the former vocalist & leader of the legendary band ‘Ojos de Brujo.’ From 1996-2013, they were the “world fusion” music collective that combined Catalan rumba, reggae, ska, rock and rap…and achieved international acclaim as they toured the globe. From triumphant shows at […]
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BOOKS 
8th March 2024 WRITER ENRIQUE VAQUÉ TALKS ABOUT HIS LATEST NOVEL IN VALENCIA
The chemist and writer Enrique Vaqué revealed the details of his next novel at the Casino de Agricultura’s Reading Club. The fall of the ‘Banco de Valencia’ and the Russian mafia will be the protagonists of his next book. Pablo Sánchiz-Carnaud, the Valencian aristocrat who is the protagonist of Enrique Vaqué’s latest novel, ‘La Red […]
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Places 
6th March 2024 VISITING MONTANEJOS
Just a mere 1 hour and 15 minutes’ drive from the vibrant city of Valencia lies the enchanting village of Montanejos, nestled amidst the picturesque scenery of the Sierra de Espadan Natural Park. Montanejos is celebrated for its iconic thermal river, ‘Los Estrechos’, boasting waters that maintain a constant temperature of 25ºC throughout the year. […]
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Popular Festivals 
4th March 2024 THE TRADITIONAL ‘ARTICHOKE FESTIVAL’ IS BACK THIS MARCH!
On the 23rd and 24th of March artichokes will take over the Plaza de la Constitución in Alaquàs in celebration of the traditional ‘Festa de la Carxofa’ (Artichoke festival). The Associació d’Amics i Amigues del Cant de la Carxofa have organised for ten prestigious restaurants to prepare exquisite dishes which incorporate the artichoke at the […]
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Sports 
3rd March 2024 VALENCIA FOOTBALL & DRAMA AT THE MESTALLA…
When Real Madrid come to town everything kicks up a notch. A guaranteed capacity crowd, increased anticipation, and the Valencia night sky reverberating with the ‘Himno de la Comunidad Valenciana’ at fever pitch as the teams come out onto the pitch. This season’s clash had added intensity due to the contest being the first match […]
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what's on 
1st March 2024 WHAT’S ON THIS WEEKEND?
This weekend brings the beginning of March, along with it the start of Fallas celebrations, one of the biggest events of the year. As we bid farewell to February, start the new month off with a whole host of activities. Friday 1st March Kick off the weekend with a Friday full of music with every […]
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Music 
1st March 2024 WHAT’S ON AT THE ‘PALAU DE LES ARTS’ THIS MARCH…
In this month of March, behold one of the finest achievements at Les Arts by Robert Carsen as he brings his iconic rendition of Orpheus and Eurydice back to the stage. In a moving performance composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck, the tale of the two ill-fated lovers is brought alive in a moving display of […]
