The Caves of Alicante
A cave is a lot more than a hole in the ground; it is a place to dream. The province of Alicante is full of holes, and people have been…
Valencian Bar Holds Guinness Record
You would expect a Valencian bar to appear in the Guinness Book of Records for something related to sangria, noise or rice, but the fact of the matter is that…
Valencia Scientists’ Palm Tree Plan?
The red palm weevil is a pest, and one that for some years now has been destroying palm trees all over Spain. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus, as it prefers to be called,…
What Became of La Bastida?
If you like conspiracy theories, or you just like speculating about unsolved mysteries, then La Bastida, just above Moixent, is the place for you. With its spectacular views over two…
Set the Remote for the Heart of Smartsun
In 2014 Valencia International wrote about this company’s product Smartsun; in 2015 Bluemarionge launched a new product, a remote control made of cardboard, aware that, according to research by Houston…
La Caudalía, Fontanars
There are times when it doesn’t matter what you eat, so much as where you eat. If you are eating in a good place, and with good company, then one…
Makasa, Moixent, Marvellous
When you check it out on the Internet and realise that Makasa is situated in an industrial estate, you might have second thoughts about booking a room there. However, the…
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