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Valencia: where the streets have a name.

Valencia: where the streets have a name.

Calle Cirilo Amoros is a street that runs between and parallel to the busier Calle Colón and Gran Via Marques de Turia. It is named after Cirilo Amorós y Pastor,…

Valencia First on Carbon Footprints

Valencia First on Carbon Footprints

You often hear people say (usually when they are throwing litter in the street or watering the lawn at midday in the summertime) that their actions are insignificant and “can’t…

Lemar: Technology is the Answer

Lemar: Technology is the Answer

What started as a small, family business in 1962 supplying mechanical components in the village of Foyos, just outside the city of Valencia, has become a state of the art…

Oh Those Valencian Knights

Oh Those Valencian Knights

The name of King James (Jaime in Spanish and Jaume in Valencian) is one that appears everywhere in and is as fundamental to Valencia as Arthur or Henry V are…

British Haut Cuisine Invades Lliria!

British Haut Cuisine Invades Lliria!

Since this article was first written, Spainsbury’s has been taken over by Polish entrepreneur Maggie, although the article remains true and the product line similar. It is now called Sweet…

Valencian Eco Oil

Valencian Eco Oil

Why pay more? is a scream we often hear in a world that is increasingly becoming Macdonaldised everywhere you look. Why indeed? Because quality is still something that many people…

Award Winning Metalper: a Company Founded on Friendship

In October 2013 Metalper and Grupo Inel added another award to its tally by winning the Innovation Prize at the 16th National Trade Fair of FENIE, the Spanish federation of…

On My Way to Berklee, Valencia

Interview with Stephen Webber – Director of the Master in Music Technology Innovation and the Technology Department. Berklee Music School, Valencia and Boston, USA. 1. How have you adapted to…

Lourdes Millet: Sailing to Success

Lourdes Millet: Sailing to Success

Lourdes Millet is a fine example of the new generation of dynamic, talented, professional Valencians with an international outlook and the necessary skills to deliver the goods. And as she…

Mitsubishi: the Sun also Rises in Valencia

Mitsubishi: the Sun also Rises in Valencia

In the the visitors room of the Mitsubishi plant at Museros there are four photos on the wall. The first one shows the original production plant in 1964, surrounded by…