They Shoot Dragons, Don’t They?
The Marques de Campo was an industrious chap, according to his statue which dominates the Plaza Canovas. He was Mayor of Valencia and the owner of the city’s gasworks, and…
Saint Vincent’s Jail: Valencia’s Oldest Chill-out?
From the outside it looks like a faceless, modern building, even though it’s located in an attractive square in the historic centre of Valencia, just behind the cathedral. However, when…
Valencian Light for the Gulf
Valencian light is famous throughout the world, as expressed in Sorrolla’s famous beach paintings, or verbalised in Works of literature such as Hemingway’s For Whom the Bell Tollls. More up…
Smog Over Sofia; the Valencian Solution
As in many other cities around the globe the air over Sofia (Bulgaria) is polluted with fine particles (Particulate Matter 10). The city is situated in a valley, surrounded by…
Claudia Montero; Double Grammy Winner in Valencia
Valencia attracts all sorts of talent, including Claudia Montero, who was born in Buenos Aires, and started her musical education at the Alberto Ginastera Conservatory in Buenos Aires, graduating in…
Untouched by Human Hand
From the udder straight to the bottle, that will be the story of Argentinian milk from no won as the Valencian robotics firm Rivas Robotics, part of Grupo Hurtado Rivas,…
Cricket Comes to Valencia!
Valencia Smash! T20 Thursday 19 – Sunday 22 October Campo de Beisbol y Softball or VCG! Match Times Thursday 19 October 16:00 – Freshfields CC vs West Hagley CC 19:00…
Krakatoa: Fast Forward to the Past
Some songs are indelibly recorded in the memory, inseparable from the scratches on the disc. Those scratchy souvenirs could all but disappear if it wasn’t for companies like Krakatoa, who…
Vegamar’s Champion Wine
The world of grapes is not as dull as it sounds. A lot of amateur oenologists will bore you to tears just reciting “white flowers, strawberry, chocolate” and soap for…
Sweet Home Valencian Chocolate
Chocolate is a family matter for Guillermo Comes, and also a question of passion as you can tell when he speaks to you about the family business. On the wall…
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