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15th March 2024 VALENCIA QUESTIONS WARS WITH ITS MUNICIPAL FALLA
Two white doves facing each other over an olive branch are the main image of a piece that exposes the absurdity and contradictions of war. Two white doves, symbols of peace, are currently facing each other in the Town Hall’s Square in Valencia, over an olive branch, yet another symbol of peace. The Municipal Falla […]
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Popular Festivals 
15th March 2024 FALLAS 2024 TIMETABLE
Valencia’s biggest event of the year, the Fallas festival, commences this weekend, with a jam-packed schedule for all to enjoy. The origins of Fallas are believed to be linked to the pagan ritual of marking the changing of the seasons into spring, beginning with carpenters burning their wooden candle holders, known as “parots”, in celebration. […]
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Places 
12th March 2024 EXPLORING ‘THE CITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES’ IN VALENCIA!
The ‘City of Arts and Sciences’ in Valencia is a cultural complex of architectural grandeur, standing as a testament to both its designers Santiago Calatrava and Félix Candela, as well as Valencia as a whole. Characterised by its futuristic shapes and avant-garde design it brings an unmissable allure to the city, with each unique building […]
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Art 
12th March 2024 “SUEÑO DE UNA NOCHE DE VERANO” (A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM) AT ‘INTERNET MOON GALLERY’
Walking in from the street into the alternative creation of Beatriz Vila, Miguel Molina and Kira Pérez, visitors are invited to relax and bury themselves within this feathered cove to contemplate themselves or otherwise… in a space that does not construct one particular narrative. Intensified by the soundtrack composed by Molina, the nest-like space nurtures […]
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Popular Festivals 
10th March 2024 ‘NINOT’ FALLAS EXHIBITION AT ‘CITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES’ UNTIL 15 MARCH!
The Ninot Exhibition opened its doors at the Science Museum of the City of Arts and Sciences of Valencia on 2 February and is open to the public until 15 March, which every year puts to a popular vote which ‘ninots’ are saved from the flames. The opening hours of the exhibition will be from […]
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Places 
8th March 2024 ENJOYING COFFEE AND MORE AT ‘CASA RAIZ’
Rise and shine Valencia! The aroma of new speciality coffees creeps out of the doors of ‘Casa Raiz’ onto the street, carrying you into the new coffee shop that has just opened in Ruzafa. Once the first coffee has been drunk, Casa Raiz sets itself up as a place for meeting new people, winding down […]
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Music 
8th March 2024 VALENCIA MUSIC… ‘HEROÍNAS’ BY MARINAH (EXCLUSIVE REPORT)
‘Heroínas’ is the latest album by ‘Marinah.’ Valencian born and bred, she is the former vocalist & leader of the legendary band ‘Ojos de Brujo.’ From 1996-2013, they were the “world fusion” music collective that combined Catalan rumba, reggae, ska, rock and rap…and achieved international acclaim as they toured the globe. From triumphant shows at […]
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BOOKS 
8th March 2024 WRITER ENRIQUE VAQUÉ TALKS ABOUT HIS LATEST NOVEL IN VALENCIA
The chemist and writer Enrique Vaqué revealed the details of his next novel at the Casino de Agricultura’s Reading Club. The fall of the ‘Banco de Valencia’ and the Russian mafia will be the protagonists of his next book. Pablo Sánchiz-Carnaud, the Valencian aristocrat who is the protagonist of Enrique Vaqué’s latest novel, ‘La Red […]
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Food 
7th March 2024 IV TORNEO DE TITAINA VALENCIANA AT ‘MI CUB’
Within the Mercat de Colon’s Art Nouveau arches, the smell of fresh ‘Titaina’ was emerging from the ‘Mi Club’ as several of Valencia’s finest home cooks went head-to-head for the title of ‘IV Torneo de Titaina Valenciana’ (IV Mi Club Valencian Titaina Tournament) in a bid to prove who can cook the finest Titaina in […]
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Places 
6th March 2024 VISITING MONTANEJOS
Just a mere 1 hour and 15 minutes’ drive from the vibrant city of Valencia lies the enchanting village of Montanejos, nestled amidst the picturesque scenery of the Sierra de Espadan Natural Park. Montanejos is celebrated for its iconic thermal river, ‘Los Estrechos’, boasting waters that maintain a constant temperature of 25ºC throughout the year. […]
