The Oceanographic: Something Fishy in the city of Valencia
British Etymologist Unimpressed by Europe’s largest Oceanographic Park My arrival at Europe’s largest Oceanographic park was not an outstanding success. In fact I seemed to cause a bit of a…
Valencian Architect Inspired ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’.
Valencian architect Santiago Calatrava has never received a contract from the planet Xandar, and yet, according to the credits of The Guardians of the Galaxy, the architecture of this world…
Barefoot on the Beaches
Barefoot, bareback, bare everything. If you can tackle the sight of naked men and women and are prepared to grab the bulls by the horns, then Valencia offers not five…
Valencia’s Pink Panthers
Ask any Valencian about ‘the pink panther’ and you will be directed to a statue of dubious taste in the middle of the roundabout where Avenida de Ausiàs March meets…
Bambalina’s Puppet Magic in Asia
The Valencian Puppet Company Bambalina has been thrilling children and adults alike since 1981; and now, the children and adults of China and Korea (the south, not the north, where…
Benicassim International Music Festival (FIB)
FIB 2014, Benicàssim came and went again! 27 new artists were added to the festival 20th Anniversary lineup. With these new additions the lineup was: Wolf Alice, Charli XCX, Aeroplane,…
Say the Bells of Albaida
The sound of church bells tolling for you across the fields and meadows is indeed one of the finest sounds there is; unless you happen to live next door to…
Valencian Photographer Wins Award
A photographer from Villareal, Castellón, Antonio Porcar Cano won the Photo of the Year for his picture of saxophonist Benny Golson in front of an image of the legendary Billy…
Segrelles: From Albaida to the Moon
1885 was not a great year in Valencian history, being the year of the worst cholera epidemic, one of many, to decimate the population. And yet it was the fate…
The Valencian Napoleonic Society
In the year 2002 Joaquin Blasco strolled across the battlefield of Waterloo. Unlike Napoleon, he didn’t meet his nemesis, but he did meet a lot of people from different countries…
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