Vicente Todolí: Oil and Painting
When he resigned in 2010, The Guardian newspaper said of him: “His curiosity, wit, rigour and passion make him a model for future directors of Tate Modern,” such was the…
Juan XXIII Discovers the L’Iber Museum
Students of Burjassot’s Juan XXIII school visited the world’s largest collection of toy soldiers and learnt all about the history of the world and of the more than 700 English…
Chinese Capital Riding Valencian ‘Bikes’
Bikes is the name of a cartoon film in the production stage, as they say, and not unrelated to the success of Cars. An agreement with a Chinese investment fund,…
Cleaning Up in Fallas
There is surely nothing worse than waking up in March with a dirty Fallera dress in your wardrobe. It’s happened to me more times than I care to remember and…
The Eye (of Horus) in the Sky
The Egyptian God Horus had the body of a man and the head of a falcon, and his fantastic eyesight, which allowed him to control what mere mortals were up…
Sisbrick: Earthquake? What Earthquake?
Researchers at the Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología del Hormigón (Icitech) at the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) have taken a step towards creating buildings better able to resist the…
Art and Feet
Challenging frontiers is the subject of a cultural initiative presented in Valencia by Compañia Improvisada from 10th March to 3rd April at the Espacio Inestable theatre in Ruzafa. The work…
Vodafone Holland Chooses Valencia
The British Telecomm company Vodafone has chosen Valencia to promote its services to Dutch travellers. Among the emblematic sights seen by a group of Dutch friends as they overdose on…
Elche Lab Leads Anti-Zika Mission
The Elche- based laboratory Genetic PCR has developed a new, “highly inclusive” RT-qPCR kit for rapid genetic detection of the Zika virus. The RT-qPCR kit allows Zika virus genetic detection…
Cooking English in Valencia
Valencia International has the habit (or vice) of organising events that are serious fun; where people can practise their English doing something enjoyable, we organised an event in collaboration with…
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