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Running on the Streets of Valencia

Running on the Streets of Valencia

Valencia’s Marathon has for years been attracting an increasing and more international number of runners, and its younger sister, the Divina Pastora street race is now notching up similarly favourable…

No They Camn’t: with Look&Lock

No They Camn’t: with Look&Lock

Some people seem to be prepared to sell their dignity in order to appear on TV; others pay good money to ensure that they don’t. The clients of WSS (Webcam…

Iberproex; Cementing Valencian Internationalisation

Iberproex; Cementing Valencian Internationalisation

The Valencian engineering company Iberproex Engineering & Project Management has won another international tender in the face of opposition from 20 rival companies, and will soon be collaborating on the…

New Ayres at The Astoria

New Ayres at The Astoria

The Astoria Hotel is nothing less than an icon in Valencia, but as all icons run the risk of becoming outdated, it became the responsibility of director Joan Soldevila to…

The Art of Guerra

The Art of Guerra

After the hustle and bustle of New York, Miguel Guerra seeks peace, quiet and superheroes in Valencia.   Miguel Guerra’s children go to the same school that his aunt went…

Otos: the Village where Time (almost) Stands Still

Otos: the Village where Time (almost) Stands Still

Hidden away in the deep, dark, rocky recesses of the Vall de Albaida, to the far far west of Valencia, is a village where time stands still. Or at least…

Javier Alvarez Finds the Route

Javier Alvarez Finds the Route

Javier Alvarez is a Valencian biologist and journalist who has travelled the world working on a multitude of projects. ‘The Route’ is one such project, a documentary which relates the…

Home is Where the Heart is: Quimi Romar

Home is Where the Heart is: Quimi Romar

William Morris once said: “Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful,” and the Valencian company Quimi Romar would appear…

Infamol De-Parts for Mexico

Infamol De-Parts for Mexico

The Valencian manufacturer Infamol, based in the town of El Puig, famous for its printing museum, has opened a site in Celaya, Mexico, where it will produce injection moulds for…

Guilt, Showers and Better Things

Guilt, Showers and Better Things

If somebody ever discovers how to bottle and sell guilt, they will make a fortune. People enjoy feeling guilty pleasure, and never so much so than when they are spending…