LA MASIA DEL VINO: The Church of Good eating
La Masia Del Vino makes quite a visual impression when you slip inside from the pedestrian street where it is situated just behind Valencia’s MUVIM Museum and the main library,…
LA VITA È BELLA: Bring on the Minstrels
The first thing that strikes you on entering this Italian restaurant just off Valencia’s main square is the decor. It’s pretty hard to keep your eyes on the menu (or…
EL KIOSKO
La Lonja is one of Valencia’s biggest tourist attractions and consequently is surrounded by restaurants that cater mainly for tourists. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996,…
El Cierzo
A Great Place to be Invited to Lunch As a great believer in Darwin’s concept of the ‘survival of the fittest’, I have always taken the view that it is…
La Estrella
The Source of Contentment Restaurants come and go, but some just seem to linger on despite changes in the economy or fashion. La Estrella (The Star) is one of them,…
The Westin: “George Clooney (was) Inside!”
I have been in George Clooney’s hotel room, the one where he stayed while filming ‘Tomorrowland’ in Valencia, and I even dipped my foot into the Jacuzzi where he languished,…
Caro Hotel: over 2,000 years of history
When you enter the Marque de Caro Hotel, it’s not unusual, as Tom Jones said, to take a step back, wondering if you’ve accidentally wandered into a museum. As soon…
Hostel Innsa: Art, Architecture and Mercedes
The Innsa Hostel is smack bang in the middle of Valencia’s Carmen district and located in a 16th century palace that used to be the residence of the Valencian Renaissance…
Ad Hoc Hotel
Cosy is not a word that springs to mind with most hotels, but the AD Hoc, situated in Valencia’s medieval district just near the old river bed park, is not…
Cocktails and Canapes with the Borgias in Malferit?
The Borgia family was loved and hated throughout history, but one thing is certain, they were difficult to ignore. They produced two Popes: Callixtus III, 1455–1458 and Alexander VI, 1492–1503,…
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