Movies Made in Spain
Orson Welles used to say that Spain isn’t so much a country as a continent, due to its wide variety of unspoilt scenery, which…
Clara Gómez-Perretta: ‘I want to experience the excellence that LSE offers’
This former Caxton College student has been admitted to the prestigious London School of Economics (LSE) to study a degree in Mathematics, Statistics and…
Valencian Architect Inspired ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’.
Valencian architect Santiago Calatrava has never received a contract from the planet Xandar, and yet, according to the credits of The Guardians of the…
Where the Plazas Have a Name: Rodrigo Botet
It’s one of Valencia’s quaintest squares, and one that has appeared in at least two international films: The Curse of the Pink Panther and…
Masía El Altet Olive Oils: Among the Best
The World’s Best Olive Oils (WBOO), basing its results on 19 fairs and events worldwide, has determined that among the 50 best olive oils…
Ford: Valencia’s Other Fiesta
The news that the Ford plant at Almussafes, Valencia had reinstated the third daily shift of production and was producing a record number of…
Barefoot on the Beaches
Barefoot, bareback, bare everything. If you can tackle the sight of naked men and women and are prepared to grab the bulls by the…
A Cool Way to Sell Shoes
“Walking through a little Mediterranean place seeing its painted shutters over white stone walls, where the sun tries to enter and fill with its…
Cavanilles
If you move in botanic circles, then you are probably either a sunflower or likely to have come acrosss the name Cavanilles at least…
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…