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2nd September 2024 ‘THE WAVE PICTURES’ PLAY ‘16 TONELADAS’ ON 6 SEPTEMBER…WITH SUPPORT BY ‘YO SOMOS’!
‘The Wave Pictures’ began their career in 1998. Since then, the British trio hasn’t stopped: in addition to the frenetic pace of their concert schedule, they have been producing a steady stream of albums at the rate of almost an album a year. For example, “Great Big Flamingo Burning Moon”, released in February 2015, was […]
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Food 
2nd September 2024 THE TWIST ON TAPAS…IN VALENCIA
Tapas have been the ultimate staple of Spanish cuisine for centuries. Whether they are hot or cold, sweet or savoury, served by themselves or combined to make a full meal, tapas have more recently expanded to incorporate a wide dimension of palates, cultures and hold a great significance in restaurants, ranging from sophisticated to casual […]
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Sports 
31st August 2024 VALENCIA FOOTBALL…FRANCIS COQUELIN OF VILLARREAL CF (EXCLUSIVE ’24/7 VALENCIA’ INTERVIEW)
24/7 VALENCIA: Please describe the joy of winning the Europa league with Villarreal. FRANCIS COQUELIN: To be fair, it was a great journey! We had a great victory too in the Europa League final itself. The whole team, throughout the campaign, played really well. We faced some tough opponents like Arsenal and then Manchester United […]
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Music 
30th August 2024 A NIGHT OF FLAMENCO AT CAFÉ DEL DUENDE
There is an immediate hush when the guitarist and singer step onto the stage, as strings of lights illuminate the name Café del Duende. We are all here for the same thing: to experience one of the most authentic flamenco shows in Valencia. The smell of incense hangs in the warm air, and a single […]
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Sports 
29th August 2024 Javier García, first rower of the Comunitat Valenciana to qualify for the Paralympics
Javier García is a 28-year-old rower who belongs to the Torrevieja Rowing Club and the Rowing Federation of the Valencian Community. He has also been part of the national Para-Rowing team on several occasions for European and world regattas. Last April, after the success in the European Championship in Szeged (Hungary), the rower from Torrevieja […]
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Food 
28th August 2024 ENJOYING TAPAS AT ‘TASCA EL BOTIJO’ IN VALENCIA
Are you looking to savour quality tapas in an authentic Spanish tasca in the historic centre at any time of the day? It’s in the heart of the historic centre, so easy to find. The interior is warm with an attractive local art exhibition lining the brick walls, clean wooden tables and a sociable, cosy […]
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Nightlife 
28th August 2024 ‘RADIO CITY’ (EXCLUSIVE 24/7 VALENCIA REPORT)
Radio City is undoubtedly one of the most distinctive clubs in the historic centre of Valencia, a landmark that has greatly contributed to the development of culture and art in the city. This special bar, located in the old town, opened in 1979 as the first juice bar in Valencia. It was gradually transformed into […]
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Popular Festivals 
27th August 2024 ‘La Tomatina’ on August 28! (Exclusive ’24/7 Valencia’ report)
Siobhan of the ’24/7 Valencia’ team recounts her experience of a previous ‘La Tomatina’… ‘La Tomatina’ is probably the world’s biggest and certainly the messiest food fight. So when I heard that they were organizing a coach trip, I jumped at the chance to go. I have never experienced anything like it in my life, […]
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food and drink 
27th August 2024 QUALITY TAPAS & WINE AT THE EMBLEMATIC ‘CASA MONTAÑA’
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH OWNER ALEJANDRO GARCÍA In the heart of the historic Cabanyal district you will find Casa Montaña, a family run bodega and tapas bar. It was founded in 1836, and was run by the Montaña family for over 100 years. Despite the name ‘Montaña’ meaning ‘mountain’, this traditional place is near the sea, […]
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Music 
27th August 2024 BEN VAUGHN QUINTET PLAY ‘16 TONELADAS’ ON 28 AUGUST!
Ben Vaughn began releasing records in the mid-1980s, moving to California in 1995 to work in the audiovisual industry, scoring films such as “Swingers” and TV series such as “Those Wonderful Seventies” and “Martian Stuff”. He has released some twenty albums under his own name, including one recorded entirely inside his favourite car (a beat-up […]
