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4th April 2024 ART IN VALENCIA… IVAM (EXCLUSIVE REPORT)
The Institut Valencià d’Art Modern or ‘IVAM’ was the first centre of modern art created in Spain, opening in 1989. It is located at the Julio González centre and houses the museum collection, alongside other temporary exhibitions. Like the name suggests, those who enjoy contemporary and modern pieces will be best suited to exploring IVAM. […]
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History 
3rd April 2024 FOOD, LANGUAGE AND ARCHITECTURE: THE REMNANTS OF MUSLIM VALENCIA
Amidst the office blocks, stadiums and beach bars of Valencia, the legacy of Al-Andalus lives on. Valencia, one of Spain’s oldest cities, has been washed over by the tides of history, and each successive wave of empires and religions have all left their mark in its walls. The city surrendered to the Berber and Arab […]
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Places 
1st April 2024 THE HISTORIC CENTRE OF VALENCIA…
Intrigue and murder. Love and conquest. Not every city centre can boast such risqué history and then rise up to become beloved by residents and visitors alike. The City Centre of Valencia could, and she did. Rewind the clock to 138 B.C. to discover how the heart of Valencia morphed from a swampy island on […]
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BOOKS 
30th March 2024 ‘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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Popular Festivals 
29th March 2024 EASTER IN VALENCIA IS A BIT DIFFERENT
The Holy Week in Valencia is so unique that events unfold over fifteen days, offering numerous peculiarities. Images in houses; Christs carried by their faithful, pressed against their chests; the Dolorosas guarded by grenadier soldiers; the colourful attire; the music, sometimes sad, other times cheerful; the pyrotechnics that proclaim the Resurrection or the typical gastronomy […]
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Art 
28th March 2024 JOSE CARCAVILLA TAKES HIS EXHIBITION “ENTRE AMIGOS Y CAÑAS” TO ‘LAS CERVEZAS DEL MERCADO’ (VALENCIA)
Friendship, like beer, is a brew that nourishes the soul. This is the axiom that defines José Carcavilla’s exhibition, “Entre amigos y cañas” which has just opened at Las Cervezas del Mercado by BWK in Colón and in which this artist invites us to explore a universe full of imagination and originality. Both friendship and […]
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Places 
28th March 2024 A BIKE TRIP TO SAGUNTO FROM VALENCIA…
Sagunto Castle is located 23km north of Valencia within the Sierra Calderona mountains. Formerly known as ‘Arse’ by the Iberians, a name likely to bring a small smile to 99% of English speakers, it has a long history beginning with the Iberians in the early Iron Age. Marked by orange groves, desolate farmland and motorways, […]
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food and drink 
26th March 2024 SPENDING SEMANA SANTA IN POBLATS MARÍTIMS? CHECK OUT OUR TOP RESTAURANT RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE AREA!
Towards the end of March and the beginning of April, the city of Valencia turns to the sea not only because of the arrival of Spring and the warmer weather, but because of the religious festivities that occur in Valencia during Easter. During Maritime Holy Week, the charming neighbourhoods of the beach and port area […]
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Music 
25th March 2024 PEPE RIVERO & FRIENDS PLAY ‘JIMMY GLASS JAZZ BAR’ ON WEDNESDAY 27 MARCH!
The great Cuban pianist Pepe Rivero brings together three of his best friends for this concert. In it he will relive the most outstanding themes of some of his recordings, from ‘Tonight Latin’, through Chopin’s Boleros, Homage to Monk, ‘Quizás, quizás, quizás’, to his latest work published, ‘Piano y Trova’. Compositions with references to classical […]
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Food 
25th March 2024 EASTER SPECIAL! ‘TORRIJA-BRIOCHE’ WITH COCONUT ICE CREAM…BY HELEN WESTWATER OF ‘LA OLA FRESCA’
As in many countries, traditions marked by religious public holidays go hand in hand with food. With the start of Easter, Spanish culinary delights such as Mona de Pascua, Sopa de Ajo, buñuelos and chocolate eggs, all celebrate the return of eggs and fat back on the table once more. All this after a month […]
