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27th August 2022 ‘LA TOMATINA’ ON AUGUST 31st …BLOODY GOOD FUN!
Here is a report by ‘Able’ of the ’24/7 Valencia team’ at a previous ‘La Tomatina’ festival… It was hard to believe there were going to be any tomatoes at all. The main street was rammed with muchachos and chicas, buzzing while they waited for the battle, chanting ‘‘¡Ag-ua!’’ to provoke the residents on the […]
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BOOKS 
19th August 2022 JASON WEBSTER HAS A NEW ‘BOOK OF DUENDE’ OUT! (EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW)
24/7 VALENCIA:What is your view of the political stalemate in Spain in recent years? JASON WEBSTER: This feels like a transitionary phase in many ways. My hope was that the elections would usher in a new generation of politicians and help sweep away the old guard – of both persuasions. That only happened partially, and […]
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Places 
8th August 2022 FESTIVAL IN ‘XÀTIVA’ UNTIL AUGUST 21!
If one day you wake up with a hunger for an adventure, Valencia is the perfect place to be in as it has fantastic public transport connections with other towns and cities. There are many locations for day trips available within an hour train radius, Xàtiva being one of them. Trains from Valencia Nord are […]
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Art 
7th August 2022 Mar Arza: ‘In Spite / In Short / In Darkness’ (IVAM)
When conjuring up images of the female body, our shared imagination has historically gravitated towards maternity and fertility. However, most of these ancestral forms, that have canonised the female body in this way, have been created through a male gaze. This is what Mar Arza attempts to dismantle through her recently opened exhibition, ‘A pesar […]
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Places 
30th July 2022 TRIP TO SAGUNTO FROM VALENCIA
Located 30km outside of Valencia centre, Sagunt or Sagunto is best known for the remains of the ancient Iberian Fortress and the Roman City of Saguntum. Upon arrival, the remains of Sagunto Castle can be seen perched on the top of the hill and crowning the city below. It runs about 1km in length and […]
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Music 
27th July 2022 NITS DE VIVERS (VALENCIA) FROM JULY 28 – AUGUST 12
Nits de Vivers collaborates with the Rebrot de l’Associació Àmbit. The organisation promotes the employment of prisoners and ex-prisoners with serious problems through social and therapeutic agriculture. Attendees can collaborate during the ticket purchase process and there is also a “fila cero” (zero queue). The festival will kick off with ‘El Conciertazo Amstel’ with the […]
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Food 
25th July 2022 HELADOS ESTIU EXCEEDS 33 MILLION LITRES OF ICE CREAM SOLD
The company increases its workforce by 36% and invests 13 million euros. The Valencian company Helados Estiu closed the 2021 financial year with 33 million litres of ice cream sold and a turnover of 88 million euros. The profit was 5.4 million euros and the workforce increased by 36%. With an investment of more than […]
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wines 
22nd July 2022 TASTING FRENCH WINES IN VALENCIA
For some time VÍ Vid has maintained an interest in the wines of the Languedoc Roussillon in Southern France. The problem has been the availability of the wines in Spain but the last two to three years has seen a number of new importers and distributors adding French wines in general and wines from the […]
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Food 
21st July 2022 ‘RESTAURANTE CONTRAPUNTO LES ARTS’ IS REBORN BY SUSANA LOZANO
Gourmet Catering & Espacios has chosen two outstanding Valencian professionals, the chef Pablo Ministro and the interior designer Susana Lozano, for the legendary restaurant of the Palau de Les Arts, with new dishes such as the waffle with Sarrión sturgeon caviar, creamy parmesan and cured cream or the black rice with octopus torreznos, salicornia and […]
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Food 
20th July 2022 ‘QUIQUE DACOSTA RESTAURANTE’ (DÉNIA) VOTED AS ONE OF THE TOP 50 RESTAURANTS IN THE WORLD!
Six Spanish restaurants, including Quique Dacosta’s in Dénia, have made it to the top fifty in the world according to The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, which was announced this week at at a ceremony held in London’s Old Billingsgate. The top spot went to Danish chef Rasmus Kofoed’s Geranium (Copenhagen). The vote, organised by […]
