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20th September 2019 EXCLUSIVE REPORT ABOUT STATE-OF-THE-ART CINEMA AT BONAIRE, VALENCIA
##’24/7 VALENCIA’ TEAM AT ‘CINESA LUXE BONAIRE’ OPENING. Cinesa Luxe implements its new luxury cinema concept in Bonaire. The new ‘Cinesa LUXE’ format arrives in Valencia.The leading company for Cinematography in Spain opens its new facilities in the Bonaire shopping centre of Valencia. With this, the centre consolidates its leisure offer and becomes the first […]
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Sports 
16th September 2019 LEVANTE CRICKET CLUB OF VALENCIA WIN THE 2019 LEAGUE!
##The ancient and magnificent game of cricket, beloved of English-Speaking Folk all over the world, has taken root in Valencia. Her fertile soil and benign climate has proved stimulating and supporting of the tender shoots that emerged in 2012 when a group of pioneering aficionados began to knock a ball about in any space large […]
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Editorial 
27th August 2019 LA TOMATINA 2019
##’La Tomatina’ is one of those annual world events that attract enormous amounts and ever increasing amounts of travellers to Valencia. La Tomatina takes place in the normally sleepy village of Buñol about an hour from the city and is a magnet, not just for backpackers and young people taking their year out, but for […]
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Food 
15th February 2019 Colmado La Lola
Thank goodness for Colmado LaLola, a great tapas and wine bar by the management of Restaurant LaLola just around the corner. Let’s take a look at the venue first, it’s a smallish space up a couple of steps at the foot of El Miguelete, the bell tower of Valencia’s beautiful cathedral. A tall bar and […]
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Food 
22nd July 2018 TASCA EMBRUJO DEL CARMEN
SPANISH RESTAURANT: TASCA EMBRUJO DEL CARMEN Set on a quiet side street of the historic centre, ‘Tasca Embrujo del Carmen’ is a cosy and very welcoming Andalusian & Spanish restaurant. Throughout the year, you can enjoy dining on their flamenco-style terraza with the cathedral forming part of the rather sensual backdrop. Members of the ’24/7 […]
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Food 
16th April 2018 ORANGES FROM VALENCIA
For many northern Europeans, the first time you hear the name Valencia it is in connection with oranges. For well over a century, sweet oranges and mandarins have arrived from Valencia, traditionally bringing a bit of exotic sunshine to the dark northern winter. Oranges play an important role in the history and economics of the […]
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Food 
29th September 2017 MAKING PAELLA IN VALENCIA!
A Morning at Escuela de Arroces y Paella Valenciana If you were to ask a Valencian what his favourite dish is, his answer would surely be paella. If you are invited on a Sunday for lunch at a Valencian’s house, chances are the first thing that will be said to you as you walk in […]
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Music 
28th September 2017 FOLK JAZZ ARABE
An award-winning novelist has described their music as “fascinating,” a film director finds their music “mezmerizing” and El País has described their concerts as “unmissable”. The word on the street is that ‘Folk-Jazz-Arabe’ are one of the most exciting and original bands on the Valencia music scene. Who are Folk-Jazz-Arabe? We’re a trio of […]
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Places 
20th September 2017 L’OCEANOGRÀFIC…FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Blue Water in the City. Let me lay my cards on the table before I begin, I am not a great aficionado of aquaria. I am, however, a huge fan of the Ciudad de las Artes y Ciencias and so I went more to see the architecture up close than to look at the […]
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Editorial 
6th August 2017 Summer in Valencia
HOT TOWN – Summer in the city I was sitting at the Escalones de la Lonja a couple of years ago, washing down calamares with beer on a night when the high for the day hit 28 degrees. The Gothic gargoyles of La Lonja loomed overhead, the façade of the Central Market stared me in […]
