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28th May 2020 PERUVIAN & MEDITERRANEAN RESTAURANT ‘SIMALÚ’
OPEN AGAIN! Celebrating their 5th anniversary in Valencia this year, ‘Simalú Restaurante’ is set in the heart of the historic centre of Valencia. Having worked in top quality restaurants in Argentina and Valencia, highly experienced Peruvian Chef & owner Gustavo Medina has established in Valencia the best of traditional & modern Peruvian cuisine and combined […]
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Places 
12th April 2020 CHURCH OF SAN NICOLÁS…BAROQUE TREASURES IN THE HEART OF THE CARMEN
Hidden at the end of a little passageway marked “Parroquia de San Nicolás”, about halfway down C/ Caballeros amongst the tourist trap bars and ‘authentic’ bodegas, is one of the city’s greatest art treasures. The dazzling Baroque frescoes at the Church of San Nicolás have recently been restored to their former glory and are now […]
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Health 
26th March 2020 STRETCHING
As Michael Caine once said, and not a lot of people know this, from when you get up in the morning to when you go to bed at night you can lose a couple of centimetres in height. You relax and stretch in bed and browbeaten during the day you finish up the day shorter. […]
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Editorial 
1st October 2019 VALENCIA MUSIC…EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH JOHN ILLSLEY OF ‘DIRE STRAITS’ (SPANISH TOUR CANCELLED)
##Rock and Roll bassist and founding member of Dire Straits, John Illsley has CANCELLED a 12-date tour of Spain in October. John and his band includes special guest guitarist Robbie McIntosh formerly of The Pretenders. He is also known for his works with Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Tom Jones. John’s band members also come […]
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Editorial 
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 […]
