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10th April 2021 ‘Les Arts’ fuses opera and gastronomy at ‘Contrapunto’
Les Arts fuses opera and gastronomy with the help of chef Pablo Ministro at ‘Contrapunto’ – The arts centre and the chef of ‘Contrapunto’ restaurant prepare a gastronomic proposal inspired by the main opera and zarzuela titles. – The mezzo-soprano Sandra Ferrández and the baritone Borja Quiza starred in the first session of ‘Maridajes’ about […]
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Editorial 
2nd April 2021 Easter at the Beach in Valencia
All that remains of the old Barcelona railway tracks, which used to cut off the Cabanyal and the other sea front areas from the rest of the city, are a few spaghetti western style stations in Boulevard de la Serreria. The lines now go underground but the years of separation have meant that the “Poblados […]
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Music 
13th March 2021 VALENCIA MUSIC…EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE LEGENDARY ‘PEP BOTIFARRA’
24/7 VALENCIA: Tell us about your Valencian roots and your first experiences with music from your land… PEP BOTIFARRA:My first contact with traditional Valencian music was via my family. Most specifically, my grandmother Otília Borredà who was from the town of Benigànim. She knew so many songs and popular sayings and as I practically grew […]
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Art 
27th February 2021 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH LEGENDARY FILMMAKER & PHOTOGRAPHER LARRY CLARK (IN VALENCIA)
Born in 1943, Larry Clark is a living legend when it comes to urban photography and edgy filmmaking… including the coming-of-age, award-winning film ‘Kids’. Directors Gus Van Sant, Francis Ford Coppolla & Martin Scorsese have cited Clark’s photography collection as a major influence in their films, including ‘Taxi Driver.’ As a teenager, Larry Clark suffered […]
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History 
23rd February 2021 TANKS FOR THE MEMORY
For those of us living in Spain today, democracy is a given and pretty much unmoveable. The dark, dull days of dictatorship seem a long way off. However, if some dangerously deluded bright sparks had got their way on 23 February 1981, things might have been a whole lot different and at the centre of […]
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Music 
21st February 2021 VALENCIA MUSIC…THE HARP AND EVE MATIN (INTERVIEW)
24/7 VALENCIA: TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR BACKGROUND AND MUSICAL EDUCATION… EVE MATIN: I come from a Persian family but I grew up in Peru. Despite the fact that no one in my family is a musician, I was mysteriously attracted to the harp. I started as a classical harpist and did most of the […]
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Food 
16th February 2021 Red Valentine Beetroot Soup
By Helen Westwater of ‘La Ola Fresca’ This month’s recipe combines the earthy red of beetroot and the pure white of coconut milk with a heady mix of spices, to steer off any last winter colds and cheer the hearts of any lost Valentinos. Beetroot, happily a vegetable that is available all year in […]
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wines 
13th February 2021 SIX WINES FROM VALENCIA AND SEVEN CHAMPAGNES
This month we look at six wines from DO Valencia and seven Champagnes from Taittinger. DO Valencia. DO Valencia covers the parts of the province not covered by DO Utiel-Requena and DO Cava. Alicante and Castellon have their own controlling bodies. It is split into a number of sub-zones which cover the area from Xativa […]
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Food 
6th February 2021 Hannah Banana Cake by ‘LA OLA FRESCA’
##It may be a strange phenomenon but in ‘La Ola Fresca’ most of our best loved cakes seem to adopt personalities all of their own. From the arrival of the much-pursued ‘El Señor Brownie’ came his happy partnership with his sun-kissed, wheat-free, partner-in-crime ‘Gloria Zanahoria’ (carrot cake with rice our and almonds). Then recently, out […]
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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 […]
