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7th April 2024 SHOPPING AT ‘AFRIC ART’ IN THE CENTRE OF VALENCIA…
24/7 VALENCIA: COULD YOU TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT SHOPPING AT ‘AFRIC ART’? AFRIC ART: In AFRIC ART we have singular objects on display from all corners of the world. What defines us is that they are original products. We get them directly from the source so you will find unique products & wares, from faraway […]
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Music 
4th April 2024 VALENCIA MUSIC…EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH TRUMPETER ‘VORO GARCIA’
24/7 Valencia: Tell us something about your background and musical education… Voro Garcia:Like the vast majority of Valencian children, I started playing (the trumpet) in the band of my local town. So, being a child I went through the tedious part of learning a wind instrument. Infact, it was not until the end of my […]
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Food 
1st April 2024 FOOD BY HELEN WESTWATER OF ‘LA OLA FRESCA’ ….CHIMICHURRI AND CARROT TOPS
If you get an organic veg box, you will find your vegetables don’t come neatly trimmed to fit their plastic container but bustling with a jungle of accompanying vegetation. Waste not, want not! Don’t throw it in the bin. These leaves and tops are the top of the pops… with nutrients of around six times […]
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Sports 
31st March 2024 VALENCIA FOOTBALL …THE POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES OF THE INTERNATIONAL BREAK
Every player loves to play for their country and at Valencia they have numerous players that inevitably get the call up to represent their nation when these matches come around. For the club itself, it becomes a double-edged sword as it brings accolades and additional media exposure to promote Valencia on and off the field, […]
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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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History 
30th March 2024 THE HOLY GRAIL OF VALENCIA…INTERVIEW WITH EXPERT DR ANA MAFÉ GARCÍA (HISTORY OF ART)
24/7 Valencia: Tell us about your background, education and travels… Dr Ana Mafé García: I studied at a school called Santa María Marianistas in my village of Alboraya- where horchata is made in Valencia. I’ve been well-educated in the Catholic faith. I studied tourism at the official School of Tourism in Madrid and earned my […]
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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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Popular Festivals 
28th March 2024 SEMANA SANTA MARINERA (VALENCIA) 2024
“Walking through Valencia this week, you may catch a sight that might cause you to look again. Donned in what’s known as a ‘capirote’, the pointed hood bears a striking resemblance to the KKK. The capirote predates the 20th Century and is worn by penitents during the Holy Week (Semana Santa) in Spain in order […]
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Health 
28th March 2024 A ‘SOUND BATH MEDITATION’ IN VALENCIA
In our increasingly busy world, meditation is becoming a more and more common practice in the western world, having originated in the ancient Vedic times of India as an aspect of their natural healthcare system. More recently, sound bath meditations have become of particular interest to many. Sound bath meditations utilise various sound frequencies to […]
