This Ain’t New York, But…..
Valencia isn’t New York, thank God, but the Big Orange has no reason to envy the Big Apple at Christmas time as once again you can ice skate at Xmas…
The Titanic Docks in Valencia
You too can feel like the king of the world and visit this exhibition with more than 200 original objects of the Titanic. There are also real-size recreations of the…
Bautista: Valencian Tennis Star Helps Win Davis Cup
Without a doubt the star of the 2019 Spanish Davis Cup victory in Madrid was Roberto Bautista, who stoically continued playing despite the death of his father during the tournament,…
Valencia Globe Trotting Musician
Valencian musician Rafael Serrallet has obtained his place in the Guinness Book of Records 2020 as the first classical musician to play in all the continents within six months. Rafael…
The Valencia Marathon: You don’t have to defeat the Persian army.
The 39th Valencia Marathon Trinidad Alfonso EDP took place on 1 December 2019, with the aim to set a new record of 22,000 official competitors. The winner was the Ethiopian…
Bétera Castle
There are many castles, big and small in the Valencia Community worth visiting. The Castillo Palacio de los Boíl in the centre of Bétera is of Arab origin, and used…
Titillation in Albaida
The 25th edition of the puppet festival took place from 7th to 10th November 2019. Programme details here: http://mostratitelles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/FULLET-MIT2019.pdf The 34th edition of the Mostra Internacional de Titelles de la…
Posthumously Post Pigeon Pie
Somebody once asked me if I was a pigeon-fancier, and, as you can imagine, I defended my dignity and showed him just how gentlemen deal with insults. It was getting…
Captain Thunder and Albuixech
El Capitán Trueno (Captain Thunder) was the great comic book character who stimulated the imagination and testosterone of Spanish youth during the 50s and 60s. He was created by writer…
Anna: Valencia’s Little Alhambra
The Valencia Community has many interesting castles, some of them little known and rarely visited. One such castle is to be found at Anna, near Xátiva. The current palace was…
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