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Hawkers: Elche to LA (and Netflix)

Hawkers: Elche to LA (and Netflix)

The Valencian sunglasses manufacturer, Hawkers, has reached an agreement with Netflix to provide the ‘shades’ for a new Tv series, Jaguar’, a story of Nazi-hunters, who are clearly very cool.…

TURKEY 2021 HOST OF THE INTERNATIONAL MEETING OF ACTIVE EDUCATIONAL METHODOLOGIES

TURKEY 2021 HOST OF THE INTERNATIONAL MEETING OF ACTIVE EDUCATIONAL METHODOLOGIES

Unimel Educación will participate in the European meeting within the Erasmus+ program “Giving Life Skills” together with different representatives from different countries, which will be held in Turkey during the…

El Pito; Meliana

El Pito; Meliana

El Pito is one of these classic Valencian restaurants that existed long before the dinosaurs roamed the Earth. The name means the whistle, a name which I had believed to…

Monday 20th September 2021

Monday 20th September 2021

Never again will you be able to sing “I don’t like Mondays…..” as Monday 20th September 2021 was officially World Paella Day, which means that after enjoying your traditional Sunday…

Valencia’s 35 varieties of Garrofó

Valencia’s 35 varieties of Garrofó

Like so many things, the garrofón gets a little bit lost in translation, possibly butter bean is the next best thing. Anyway, for paella traditionalists, it is an essential ingredient,…

El Genovés R.I.P.

El Genovés R.I.P.

The name Francisco (Paco) Cabanes may not ring many bells, even among born and bred Valencians. However, there are not many Valencians who have not heard of ‘El Genovés’. El…

Caritas Valencia and Taruga Creaciones launch BecArte: solidarity training

Caritas Valencia and Taruga Creaciones launch BecArte: solidarity training

Nine participants from Cáritas and Proyecto Hombre Valencia have taken part in a mural painting workshop by Taruga Creaciones as a way of finding work, with the aim of training…

SUMMER IN THE CINE OF CASTILLA LEÓN

SUMMER IN THE CINE OF CASTILLA LEÓN

In July 2021 Castilla León hosted a series of talks on film locations, organised by Valencia-based writer Bob Yareham, author of Movies Made in Spain, which tells the stories of…

“Cultural Trip – Cervera del Maestre to Valencia”

“Cultural Trip – Cervera del Maestre to Valencia”

A group exhibition of contemporary art Sporting Club Russafa (Valencia.) 7 August to 28 August 2021 Sporting Club Russafa in collaboration with De Souza Gallery, is pleased to present an…

HAPPY ENDING AT SAD HILL

HAPPY ENDING AT SAD HILL

If you ever felt like trying your luck in a duel with Clint Eastwood, Almeria would probably come to mind; and so it’s surprising to realise that The Good, The…