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Jijonenca: 50 Years of Pure Pampering

Jijonenca: 50 Years of Pure Pampering

Jijonenca is an icon for those who like their ice cream made in the traditional manner, and is also an icon for those who cannot resist turron at Christmas time.…

Valencia Steps Up

Valencia Steps Up

It may not be the dawning of the age of Aquarius, but while Roman civilisation, home of Christianity among other things, stared down at its feet, Valencia stepped forward, and…

Ribalta School in Ghana

Ribalta School in Ghana

My name is Sara Rio Ortiz and I’m just 20 years old. Can you believe that I returned from Ghana three months ago? Now, I’m going to tell you why.…

Uclés: The Four Musketeers and More

Uclés: The Four Musketeers and More

You must remember this. The best four Musketeers ever (Michael York, Richard Chamberlain, Oliver Reed and Frank Finlay) pursue Rochefort and Milady (Christopher Lee and Fay Dunnaway) to a convent,…

Fourth Stone from the Sun

Fourth Stone from the Sun

The Instituto de Robótica (IRTIC) of the Universitat de València (UV) and the Ciutat de les Arts y les Ciències will allow terrestrials to visit Mars using the technology of…

Valencian Wetlands Welcome Promiscuous Warbler

Valencian Wetlands Welcome Promiscuous Warbler

The aquatic warbler has multiple offspring with multiple partners and is generally seen as a home-wrecker among ornithologists. Nevertheless, they are swamping Valencia’s extensive network of wetlands in their thousands.…

Al Salah in Valencia

Al Salah in Valencia

When Al Salah, the Egyptian star of Liverpool FC was injured during the Champions’ League final in May 2018, the first thing he did was to catch a plane to…

Obrapropia: Saying ‘Yes’ to Writers

Obrapropia: Saying ‘Yes’ to Writers

In the past, publishing companies always had a hundred ways of saying ‘no’, and were inevitably staffed by failed or frustrated writers paid to have an opinion whether it was…

Healthier with HealthEar

Healthier with HealthEar

Health Ear is a Valencian project from a team formed by Daniel Iordanov, Andima Beitia, Javier Silva and Roque Belda, students of the Universitat Politècnica de València. “Its purpose was…

Porsaval: Enhancing Your Table

Porsaval: Enhancing Your Table

Leading Valencian crockery manufacturer Porvasal exported almost 700,000 pieces to the American continent in 2017, worth 1.6 million euros, 45% of its total sales. From its HQ in Chiva, where…