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Walking and Talking in English in Alboraya

Walking and Talking in English in Alboraya

APAVAC, the Valencian Community association of English teachers, organised a group of members to try out Valencia International’s Walking Talking Tour of Alboraya on Saturday 15th November 2014. Braving fierce…

Ignacio Pinazo: Valencia’s Mad Hatter

Ignacio Pinazo: Valencia’s Mad Hatter

Pinazo, who was born in Valencia in January 1849, and who died in nearby Godella in October 1916, worked largely in the impressionist style. Born into a poor family, Pinazo…

El Rall: A Net that Fishes the Famous

El Rall: A Net that Fishes the Famous

Christina Olaechea has an interesting family history, which is reflected in the interesting family restaurant that she runs with her husband just between the cathedral and La Lonja, two of…

Innovatac Feels the Heat

Innovatac Feels the Heat

“How are you? Oh, don’t worry, I can see from here.” This could be the future is a Valencian company from Alcoy is successful in the development of its new…

Really Nice Things

Really Nice Things

In Valencia there are some really nice things, and then there is Really Nice Things, which is something else again. Really Nice Things could have been just another exmple of…

VI Returns to IES Malilla

VI Returns to IES Malilla

The test of a good relationship is if you are invited back, and VI was indeed invited to return to IES Malilla by the English department, known and feared throughout…

FIRST APAVAC CASTELLÓ ENGLISH TEACHERS’ MORNING

FIRST APAVAC CASTELLÓ ENGLISH TEACHERS’ MORNING

On the 25th October APAVAC held their first meeting in Castelló. Fifty-five colleagues attended, getting all kinds of information about the origins, aims and everyday life of our association. People…

The Dangerous Allure of Valencian Women

The Dangerous Allure of Valencian Women

Many houses in the Carmen district of Valencia bear plaques to show that someone famous lived there. Here is the story of one. Starting out as the daughter of a…

Ingelia: Biomass in the UK & Italy

Ingelia: Biomass in the UK & Italy

The Valencian SME Ingelia is investing 16.4 million euros in 5 biomass plants in Spain and the United Kingdom in collaboration with the British company CPL, which will allow it…

A Ticket to Ride: Dandy Horse

A Ticket to Ride: Dandy Horse

There are surely few places with such an international history in Valencia as Dandy Horse. The name itself, in English as is much of what you can see in this…