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Fun, Fun, Fun with Amusement Logic

Fun, Fun, Fun with Amusement Logic

Amusement Logic is a curious name, which sounds like serious fun, and that is what this Valencian company, based in Quart de Poblet offers, all over the World. Among their…

The Spirit of Valencia Wins Top Award!

The Spirit of Valencia Wins Top Award!

On November 5th 2012, Guy Fawkes night in the UK, some Valencian sparks flew when the Ginself team arrived in London from Valencia (a place where gunpowder is not unfamiliar)…

EU Eco-Plans for Valencia

EU Eco-Plans for Valencia

In May 2014 the European Union approved plans to invest 82.5million €uros LIFE+ projects aimed at improving the environment in Spain. 51 projects have received these funds, 10 of which…

Stop, Hey, What’s DAS Sound?

Stop, Hey, What’s DAS Sound?

Founded in 1971 at tiny premises in Valencia’s Calle de Mar by a young industrial engineer named Juan Alberola, Dynamic and Sound (D.A.S.) Audio has in its 40 plus years…

America’s First Letter was Sent to a Valencian

America’s First Letter was Sent to a Valencian

The first setter ever sent from America was a long time being delivered. The truth is, it was carried most of the way, across the Atlantic Ocean by the sender;…

Cocktails and Canapes with the Borgias in Malferit?

Cocktails and Canapes with the Borgias in Malferit?

The Borgia family was loved and hated throughout history, but one thing is certain, they were difficult to ignore. They produced two Popes: Callixtus III, 1455–1458 and Alexander VI, 1492–1503,…

Isabel of Villena

Isabel of Villena

Not many people like being called a bastard, and not many people have schools, streets and libraries named after them, and yet Isabel de Villena is, was and has all…

Future Fibres Masters the Waves

Future Fibres Masters the Waves

Following almost 18 months in design, development and construction, Future Fibres has shipped its latest carbon fibre mast to Perini Navi’s La Spezia yard in Italy. Destined for the 60…

Did Somebody Whisper “Cholera”?

Did Somebody Whisper “Cholera”?

There are lots of interesting things to learn in Valencia or in any city if you walk around looking above street level. One thing you learn is how to apologise…

Valencia: Where the Streets Have a Name: Calle de Martí

Valencia: Where the Streets Have a Name: Calle de Martí

Really, they should have named a fountain after Francisco José Buenaventura de Paula Martí y Mora; he is after all accredited as being the authentic inventor of the fountain pen.…