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30th January 2021 VALENCIA MUSIC…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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Music 
13th January 2021 VALENCIA MUSIC! EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH MATT BAKER
## 24/7 VALENCIA: 1.Could you tell us something about your background and musical education? I actually started at the age of six with the piano but from the beginning had an idea that this wasn’t the ideal instrument for me. I had asked to play drums and my parents wisely told me to start with […]
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wines 
10th January 2021 AWARD-WINNING ECOLOGICAL VALENCIAN WINES & SPARKLING WINES
##To say 2020 has been unusual in the wine community would be an understatement. With barely a decent tasting to be had since the end of March, Proava are to be congratulated on keeping the competitions going on the Government’s behalf! This year has seen the introduction of a new competition for wine with Certification […]
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History 
9th January 2021 RUZAFA…A GARDEN OF DELIGHTS IN VALENCIA
##The elegantly scruffy neighbourhood of Ruzafa was first incorporated into the city of Valencia about 130 years ago. Even in that time it has often been seen as being a bit off the beaten track. Now, however, while more central areas become increasingly franchised, sanitised and expensive, it’s Ruzafa which is fast cementing its place […]
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Places 
4th January 2021 CHILLING OUT AT ‘CAFÉ MUSEU’ IN THE HISTORIC CENTRE
Set in a mellow corner of the historic centre, ‘Café Museu’ can rightfully claim to have a worthy history all of its own. As one of the first bohemian bars of the Barrio del Carmen, it was founded in 1972 as ‘Raco.’ It was a favourite haunt of the local Art students whose college then […]
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wines 
24th December 2020 VALENCIA WINES, VERMUTS AND CAVAS OVER THE HOLIDAYS
IN THIS ARTICLE WE LOOK AT SOME WINES, VERMUT AND CAVA RECOMMENDED FOR XMAS CELEBRATIONS Vermut ‘Secret Thing’ Bodegas Sebiran, DO Utiel-Requena 14.5% ABV. From the Campo Arcis bodega Sebiran. This is a new Vermut, another experiment turned ‘reality’ from Ken Wagener. Described as a ‘German Vermut’ in one newspaper, it uses white, rosado and […]
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BOOKS 
13th November 2020 VALENCIA BOOKS…LAMAR HERRIN
24/7 VALENCIA:Could you tell us something about your background and experiences? LAMAR HERRIN: I first wanted to be a professional baseball player, then an actor. But I was never much of an actor. While working on a film called ‘Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea’ for eight weeks (I was the sonar operator in […]
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Editorial 
1st November 2020 BIOPARC VALENCIA 2020
##Built as part of the Cabacera park development at the Mislata end of the Turia river bed, the Bioparc opened in 2008. It is a new-generation zoo where the idea was to move away completely from the bad old days of the ‘Viveros Gardens’ enclosed zoo, embracing the philosophy of “zoo-immersion” in line with other […]
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Music 
28th September 2020 A HISTORY OF SPAIN’S SEPHARDIC ROOTS…AN ALBUM BY MARA ARANDA
1. Tell us something about your musical background… My experiences in music are many and diverse, given that they have been accumulated over 30 years of a professional career in music. I believe that destiny has led me to share experiences with musicians with whom I have had an affinity, on both a personal and […]
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Nightlife 
13th September 2020 THE LEGENDARY ‘CAFÉ NEGRITO’…AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
##It sometimes happens that a bar or a shop or a restaurant becomes so synonymous with its surrounding that it’s hard to separate it from them. The bar and the square become one and the same place. This is certainly the case with the Barrio del Carmen’s Café Negrito and the Plaza of the same […]
