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The Titanic Docks in Valencia

The Titanic Docks in Valencia

You too can feel like the king of the world and visit this exhibition with more than 200 original objects of the Titanic. There are also real-size recreations of the…

Bautista: Valencian Tennis Star Helps Win Davis Cup

Bautista: Valencian Tennis Star Helps Win Davis Cup

Without a doubt the star of the 2019 Spanish Davis Cup victory in Madrid was Roberto Bautista, who stoically continued playing despite the death of his father during the tournament,…

Valencia Globe Trotting Musician

Valencia Globe Trotting Musician

Valencian musician Rafael Serrallet has obtained his place in the Guinness Book of Records 2020 as the first classical musician to play in all the continents within six months. Rafael…

The Valencia Marathon: You don’t have to defeat the Persian army.

The Valencia Marathon: You don’t have to defeat the Persian army.

The 39th Valencia Marathon Trinidad Alfonso EDP  took place on 1 December 2019, with the aim to set a new record of 22,000 official competitors. The winner was the Ethiopian…

Bétera Castle

Bétera Castle

There are many castles, big and small in the Valencia Community worth visiting. The Castillo Palacio de los Boíl in the centre of Bétera is of Arab origin, and used…

Titillation in Albaida

Titillation in Albaida

The 25th edition of the puppet festival took place from 7th to 10th November 2019. Programme details here: http://mostratitelles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/FULLET-MIT2019.pdf The 34th edition of the  Mostra Internacional de Titelles de la…

Posthumously Post Pigeon Pie

Posthumously Post Pigeon Pie

Somebody once asked me if I was a pigeon-fancier, and, as you can imagine, I defended my dignity and showed him just how gentlemen deal with insults. It was getting…

Captain Thunder and Albuixech

Captain Thunder and Albuixech

El Capitán Trueno (Captain Thunder) was the great comic book character who stimulated the imagination and testosterone of Spanish youth during the 50s and 60s. He was created by writer…

Anna: Valencia’s Little Alhambra

Anna: Valencia’s Little Alhambra

The Valencia Community has many interesting castles, some of them little known and rarely visited. One such castle is to be found at Anna, near Xátiva. The current palace was…

La Cabina Film Festival

La Cabina Film Festival

The Valencian international film festival of medium length films, known as La Cabina, takes place this year from 21st to 29th November 2019. Among the countries participating are France with…