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education 
26th July 2024 A ‘BOOK TRUCK’ TO ENCOURAGE READING
The latest international PIRLS studies (2021) that assess the reading comprehension of students in the 4th year of Primary Education show that Spanish students continue to be below the European average in reading comprehension. There is a growing need to improve reading promotion strategies in schools, which is why the ACORD project redesigns reading spaces […]
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Popular Festivals 
26th July 2024 ‘SAGUNT A ESCENA’ 2024 ADDS FLAMENCO, URBAN MUSIC, and FOLK, JAZZ, ELECTRONIC AND POP TO ITS PROGRAMME!
The 41st edition of the Sagunt a Escena festival (1-25 August), organised by the Institut Valencià de Cultura (IVC), this year incorporates a wide variety of musical genres and styles, from flamenco to urban music, folk, jazz, electronic and pop music, with a wide range of concerts and sessions to be held both at the […]
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food and drink 
26th July 2024 MERCADO CENTRAL, VALENCIA: “THE CATHEDRAL OF THE SENSES”
Valencia’s Central Market stands proudly near La Lonja de la Seda and Los Santos Juanes Church, as one of the most visited buildings in the city. Opened in 1928, this “theme park for gastronomy”, is one of the largest food markets in Europe and a true representation of Valencia as a city. In 1914, Valencia […]
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Music 
25th July 2024 NEARLY 45,000 ATTENDEES ENJOY THE 17 DAYS OF LIVE MUSIC AT THE VIVEROS 2024 CONCERTS!
25 national and international artists confirm that this series of concerts is a benchmark for summer nightlife choices. Taburete, Camela, Pablo López, Los Zigarros, Gilberto Santa Rosa and Carlos Vives have been the most popular concerts, while ‘The Cult’ has reached ‘sold out’. As a novelty, this year 2024 the Viveros Concerts have become a […]
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Music 
25th July 2024 ‘OROBIANCO’ IN SUMMER
As we reach the halfway point of summer, ‘Orobianco’ welcomes the most festive month of the year with an extensive calendar of activities, concerts and events. The August programme the most musical to date…includes live performances by artists such as the saxophonist Alejandro Pugliano, the jazz bands ‘Smooth Jazz Blues’ and ‘More Than Jazz’, or […]
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Places 
25th July 2024 ‘JARDÍN DEL TURIA’ OF VALENCIA (SPAIN’S LONGEST URBAN GARDEN)
Paloma Ceballos (https://tuguiaenvalencia.com/) refers to the ‘Jardín del Turia’ as a river (rio in Spanish), which used to cross through the city. The river that is now a garden was diverted south of the city, in 1957, because of the big flood. “When we go to the Gardens, we start in the city centre to […]
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Music 
24th July 2024 VALENCIA MUSIC…REMEMBERING WHEN THE LEGENDARY ‘JOHN MAYALL’ PLAYED VALENCIA
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE “GODFATHER OF THE BRITISH BLUES” IN VALENCIA John Mayall (OBE) is a musical legend on both sides of the Atlantic. Born in Macclesfield in 1933 he was married with children, an art designer and part-time musician in the 1950s. By the early 1960s, the live blues scene was starting to grow […]
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tourism 
24th July 2024 RYANAIR CELEBRATES ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY AT VALENCIA AIRPORT WITH A HIGH VOLUME OF BOOKINGS FOR THE SUMMER!
Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 airline, today (24 July) celebrates the milestone of 20 years of operations at Valencia Airport with a high volume of bookings for its summer schedule on 64 routes, including three new routes to Birmingham, Lamezia, Sofia, Verona, Warsaw and Wroclaw. Ryanair’s summer 2024 schedule at Valencia will offer: 8 aircraft – […]
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Music 
22nd July 2024 ‘NITS DE VIVERS’ LIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL IN VALENCIA… FROM 25 JULY to 5 AUGUST!
The 4th edition of ‘Nits de Vivers’ will offer great concerts and gastronomy in the Viveros Gardens. The cycle consolidates itself as a summer cultural event in Valencia with its proposal of ten days of music from 25 July to 4 August. It is a series of concerts where music and nature merge in an […]
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Places 
22nd July 2024 SHOPPING IN VALENCIA AT ‘LA ROOM’
“This is Passion not Fashion” When you find yourself in the historic centre of Valencia, quite near La Lonja, you will find a street filled with rows of family-owned businesses, from bike rentals to souvenirs. There you will also find a local clothing shop ‘La Room’. ‘La Room’ is a family business of Ferran, a […]
