Lladro
Lladro Lladro. It makes you think of the frilly, floral porcelains like those on the shelves of the curio cabinet in your grandmother’s dining…
Mujeres Ceramistas del Paraguay (Women Ceramicists of Paraguay)
MuVIM Mujeres Ceramistas del Paraguay (Women Ceramicists of Paraguay) With the work of Julia Isídrez, Carolina Noguera Y Ediltrudis Noguera 10 y Guillen de…
It’s official! English is Official!
Officials at the European Union (and France) have finally accepted English as their lingua franca. Certain concessions are however expected to be part of…
Jump the Queue with Stanboo
Being an Erasmus student involves taking a series of important decisions. However, if you’d rather dedicate your neurons to the pursuit of the Valencian…
Mascarell: Another Valencian Secret
The Valencian Community never ceases to amaze, and there always seems to be one more little gem of a place which only get spoilt…
There Be Dragons on the Streets of Valencia
If, like most people these days, you walk down the street with your attention absorbed by some electronic device or other, you might, should…
The Friendly Ghost in the Machine
The word ‘robot’ is one of the few words in the English language deriving from Czech, and whose original meaning is ‘slave’, or somebody…
Valencia: Where the Streets Have a Name
On 31st July 1826 the Spanish Inquisition executed its last victim in Valencia. The heinous crime for which he was publicly garrotted in the…
Confucius Inspires Valencian Scientists
Confucius once said “I heard it and I forgot. I saw it and I understood.” More than 2,500 years later, his words inspired Valencian…
A (Pre-historic) Taste for Honey
Sweet Home Valencia Spring has arrived in Valencia and the air is once more impregnated with the dizzingly sweet scent of orange blossom. Inevitably…
Hotel is Home: Mindfulness Retreat
They say that a hotel is not a home, although Matt and Dany are hoping to prove ‘them’ wrong. And it seems to be…
Yuste in Time
The slogan of Yuste Artesania is “an infinity of curiosities” and once you walk inside from the square (Plaza Milagro Mocaoret 5, just off…