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Colegio Trafalgar at L’Iber (Again!)

Colegio Trafalgar at L’Iber (Again!)

For the second day running students at Colegio Trafalgar experienced Hollywood & History and a guided tour in English of the world’s biggest collection of toy soldiers. Students of 2nd…

Colegio Trafalgar Visits L’Iber Museum

Colegio Trafalgar Visits L’Iber Museum

On Tuesday 17th February a group of students from Colegio Trafalgar became the latest to enter the Time Machine which is the world’s biggest toy soldier museum. Once again there…

APAVAC Book Club

APAVAC Book Club

Hiya all! What do “Asterix in Britain” and “English Beauty” have in common? Got you there, didn’t I?  Well, they both get you all tangled up in the intricacies and…

Valencia’s Other Artists: José Benlliure

Valencia’s Other Artists: José Benlliure

José Benlliure y Gil (1858 – 1937) was a contemporary of Sorrolla, and the Sorrolla Musuem, which is curiously located in Madrid, has in fact a painting of Sorrolla by…

Who is that Man?

Who is that Man?

They say Valencia is different, and they are usually right. Plaza Manises is one of Valencia’s most significant squares; located in the historic centre of the city, surrounded by the…

The Caves of Alicante

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

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?

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?

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

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…