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24th August 2024 EXCLUSIVE ‘24/7 VALENCIA’ INTERVIEW WITH THE EMBLEMATIC ‘LISBOA RESTOBAR’…
“LISBOA RESTOBAR IS THE HEARTBEAT OF CIUTAT VELLA OF VALENCIA” 24/7 Valencia: Tell us about the rebranding of your company. What was the motivation behind the change from CAFE LISBOA to LISBOA RESTOBAR? Patricia of Lisboa Restobar: The name change finally came into effect in 2022, although it was something we had been thinking about […]
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Places 
24th August 2024 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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Music 
21st August 2024 ‘BACK TO LONDON’ BY WILL MCCARTHY… (MADE IN VALENCIA)
London-born soundtrack composer and guitarist Will McCarthy has been based in Valencia since the 1990s. This album is a return to his roots, back to the city that formed him. ‘Back to London’ was recorded in Valencia with an impressive array of musicians. The diversity of sounds reflect the variety of London’s barrios…ranging from the […]
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Places 
20th August 2024 ‘BOTANICAL GARDENS OF VALENCIA’
Hidden behind high walls and the shade of palms, the ‘Botanical Gardens of Valencia’ is a place of Science, Culture and Nature. Just minutes away from El Jardin Del Turia and Old Town Valencia, the Botanical Gardens is a secret paradise. The Botanical Garden of the University of Valencia originated from an orchard used to […]
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Music 
20th August 2024 Loco Club in August: ‘Loco Summer’!
‘Loco Club’ in Valencia has prepared a special programme for the month of August: ‘Loco Summer’ will host a series of parties with live music and DJ sets: cover bands paying tribute to Daft Punk, The Chemical Brothers, The Prodigy, AC/DC, La Oreja de van Gogh, Oasis, Blur, Muse, Queen, Guns N’ Roses, among others… […]
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Places 
19th August 2024 ‘EL CABANYAL’… DYNAMIC & HISTORIC VALENCIA
El Cabanyal is the barrio or neighbourhood in Valencia that is directly to the west of ‘La Playa de Malvarrosa’. In this barrio you can smell and hear the sea next to you, while enjoying the views of a barrio full of authenticity and grit. As you walk through the streets, you can see the […]
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Music 
17th August 2024 ‘SHEER MAG’ PLUS ‘UMBRIELLE’ PLAY ‘16 TONELADAS’ ON 23 AUGUST!
On the 23rd of August we celebrate a long awaited concert here in Valencia! Sheer Mag (Philadelphia) Sheer Mag are a soulful and merciless amalgam of the Mekons and Thin Lizzy, echoes of The Jackson 5 and seventies funk, and all that with MC5. Big riff rock with a DIY meets hard rock attitude. A […]
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drinks 
13th August 2024 IT’S PIMM’S O’CLOCK! By Helen Westwater of ‘La Ola Fresca’
Summer is a time to enjoy that drink that is the epitome of verano, a refreshing cup of Pimm’s. In case you can’t get your hands on it, as the liqueur itself is not so readily available here in Spain, we trace its origins back to the 1840s and an oyster bar in the city […]
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Places 
13th August 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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Music 
13th August 2024 ‘MENORCA GROOVE’ FESTIVAL CELEBRATES ITS EIGHTH EDITION WITH ANA TIJOUX AND MIGUEL CAMPELLO (FROM ELBICHO) AMONG OTHERS
From 13th to 15th September 2024 in Es Claustre, Mahón. This is Paradise in the Mediterranean with Concerts and Talks. The eighth edition of the Balearic meeting of danceable rhythms, the Menorca Groove Festival, is back. This is a festival that focuses on reggae, funk, tribal music, soul, dub and electronic music on the paradise […]
