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IES Ribalta literature project.

IES Ribalta literature project.

The students from IES Ribalta, Castellón, had the opportunity to write and publish a book. It is often said that school kills creativity (as a video in Ted.com showed recently),…

Victor Manuel Blazquez: Killing the Thing you Love

Victor Manuel Blazquez: Killing the Thing you Love

I once drove past a herd of bulls in Cuenca and rolled up the window, that being the only extra protection available at the time. The idea then of standing…

Movies Made in Spain Conferences

Spanish set jetting has its home in Valencia, with the first European project about cinema tourism in a single country; Movies Made in Spain. www.moviesmadeinspain.com Now the project is on…

Good Books, Good Works

Good Books, Good Works

Valencia has a new second hand bookshop in Calle Moratin 11, and book lovers will have the satisfaction of knowing that in buying one of these moderately priced books, they…

Pio XII and Hollywood & History

Pio XII and Hollywood & History

A second group of 2nd ESO students visited the L’Iber Museum on 19th May and discovered that all is not what it appears to be in Hollywood. They discovered that…

American Space: Your Giant Leap in Valencia

American Space: Your Giant Leap in Valencia

When I first heard about American Space, I had visions of Neil Armstrong and the man from ET with the jangling keys. However, American Space is much more down to…

Valencian Wine Triumphs in Brussels & Shanghai

Valencian Wine Triumphs in Brussels & Shanghai

The Valencian wine making cooperative Anecoop Bodegas triumphed at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, which was held in May 2015, as you might expect, in Jesolo, Italy. 5 of their…

The Valencian who Defied Napoleon.

The Valencian who Defied Napoleon.

A portrait of José Romeu y Parras hangs in the office of the Mayor of Sagunto, a town of Roman origin with an impressive castle just north of Valencia. José…

Valencia and George Clooney

Valencia and George Clooney

The Walt Disney film, starring George Clooney, called ‘Tomorrowland’, which was filmed partly  in Valencia in January 2014, received its Spanish premiere in Valencia on May 19th 2015 at the…

Colegio Pio XII in the L’Iber Museum

Colegio Pio XII in the L’Iber Museum

On May 12th students from Colegio Pio XII, accompanied by their teachers Toni and Begoña, visted the L’Iber museum to discover our activity, Hollywood and History. After a guided tour…