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27th August 2022 ‘LA TOMATINA’ ON AUGUST 31st …BLOODY GOOD FUN!
Here is a report by ‘Able’ of the ’24/7 Valencia team’ at a previous ‘La Tomatina’ festival… It was hard to believe there were going to be any tomatoes at all. The main street was rammed with muchachos and chicas, buzzing while they waited for the battle, chanting ‘‘¡Ag-ua!’’ to provoke the residents on the […]
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Places 
24th August 2022 RIVENDEL RESTO-BAR…CHILL OUT WITH GREAT TERRACE
This is the life. Sitting on a terraza in the summer sun, got my chilled Alhambra beer, browsing the ‘El País’ newspaper before savouring a tasty homemade tortilla & tomato bocadillo. On a lazy day like today, it ain’t such a bad way to pass the time in Valencia. The terrace is just one of […]
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BOOKS 
19th August 2022 JASON WEBSTER HAS A NEW ‘BOOK OF DUENDE’ OUT! (EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW)
24/7 VALENCIA:What is your view of the political stalemate in Spain in recent years? JASON WEBSTER: This feels like a transitionary phase in many ways. My hope was that the elections would usher in a new generation of politicians and help sweep away the old guard – of both persuasions. That only happened partially, and […]
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Music 
17th August 2022 ‘JULIAN MARLEY’ PLAYS ‘ROTOTOM SUNSPLASH’ ON AUGUST 17th! (EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW)
After two years of absence due to the health situation, the Rototom Sunsplash is on again from the 16th to the 22nd of August at the Benicàssim festival site. This year, ‘Rototom Sunsplash’ festival will present the reggae of Julian Marley, the only son of Bob Marley born in Great Britain. However, the boy frequently […]
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Places 
16th August 2022 SECRET CITY TRAILS OF VALENCIA
When visiting a new city do you want to discover its history, hidden gems, and get gastronomical recommendations but without the limitations of being a part of a tour group? Well, with Secret City Trails you get to do all of that but on your terms! The self-guided software allows you to become the tour […]
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Places 
8th August 2022 FESTIVAL IN ‘XÀTIVA’ UNTIL AUGUST 21!
If one day you wake up with a hunger for an adventure, Valencia is the perfect place to be in as it has fantastic public transport connections with other towns and cities. There are many locations for day trips available within an hour train radius, Xàtiva being one of them. Trains from Valencia Nord are […]
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Food 
8th August 2022 ‘Just Cos’ Moroccan-Style Couscous
Couscous really is a vehicle for flavour and will carry whatever you team it up with so, so well. The delicate and sexy flavour of saffron in this recipe is a perfect example. Filled with other, more bold flavours of cilantro and lemon and red onion, the saffron is supported by the couscous, whispering it’s […]
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Art 
7th August 2022 Mar Arza: ‘In Spite / In Short / In Darkness’ (IVAM)
When conjuring up images of the female body, our shared imagination has historically gravitated towards maternity and fertility. However, most of these ancestral forms, that have canonised the female body in this way, have been created through a male gaze. This is what Mar Arza attempts to dismantle through her recently opened exhibition, ‘A pesar […]
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Food 
6th August 2022 SAVOURING SALMON
For my home cooking this month, I have felt the urge for an omega dose and so have adapted this recipe from one of my favourite chefs, Thomas Keller, and his book ‘Bouchon’. Thomas Keller is the genius behind ‘The French Laundry’ in California and ‘Bouchon’ is the French Bistro he opened in New York. […]
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Sports 
2nd August 2022 VALENCIA FOOTBALL… READY FOR ACTION!
Valencia CF have made a decent start to their tenure under their new manager, Gennaro Gattuso. The signs are already evident from the first four friendlies that the players are beginning to gel and enjoy the tactics of the feisty Italian. Gattuso’s debut in charge was against the German outfit, Borussia Dortmund, at the Cashpoint […]
