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Funjump: Happiness is Bouncing

Funjump: Happiness is Bouncing

Probably you have asked yourself; we all do: where can I do some bouncing this weekend? The answer is at Funjump, the trampoline park situated in Massanassa, just south of…

Ecovamos Wishes You a Sustainable Christmas

Ecovamos Wishes You a Sustainable Christmas

https://ecovamos.com/guiaderegalos/ Ecovamos offers Valencia a guide to sustainable Christmas presents this year. If you’re interested vaguely in the general idea that, well, it wouldn’t be such a bad idea to…

Walk Tall with Kmina

Walk Tall with Kmina

We are often told to put our money where our mouth is; in other words: if you believe in something, do it, don’t just talk about it. Ignacio Mañero is…

Redondo Iglesias: Valencian Ham Around the World

Redondo Iglesias: Valencian Ham Around the World

Although cured ham is not one of Valencia’s most typical products, one Valencian Company, Redondo Iglesias, now exports to over 20 countries after undertaking an internationalisation plan in 1995, beginning…

More Stars in Valencia

More Stars in Valencia

Personally I would think twice about consulting a rubber tyre manufacturer before choosing a restaurant, and yet thousands or even millions consult the Michelin Guide, and their stars are much…

Carlos Tiscar’s Nooks and Crannies

Carlos Tiscar’s Nooks and Crannies

Carlos Tíscar (1964) holds a degree in industrial design from the School of Applied Arts in Valencia, majoring in industrial design. He is also a graduate of the Scuola Politecnica…

Royo Opens in India

Royo Opens in India

Valencian bathroom fittings company Royo has created a subsidiary company in Bombay, India called Royo Kothari India. Royo Group is one of Valencia’s, and Spain’s, most international companies. Evidence of this…

ChatterPlant: the Secret Life of UPV

ChatterPlant: the Secret Life of UPV

As a teacher and parent I often feel that I’m talking to the wall. Now somebody has invented the next best thing. With ChatterPlant you can talk to a tulip,…

The Wayne in Spain

The Wayne in Spain

Which Spanish village has seen John Wayne on horseback shooting pesky Indians and David Niven arriving in a hot air balloon? The answer is Chinchón, a monumental village with a…

The Concrete Orchard

The Concrete Orchard

Although we live in a concrete jungle, we often find ourselves wishing we were walking among century-old olive trees, enjoy the warm embrace of nature, or wandering through sugar cane…