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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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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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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 […]
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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 […]
