Paterna: the Next Hollywood?
Renamed Magical Circus, the Made in Valencia cartoon, originally titled Animal Crackers, was an enormous success in China, where in July 2018 it was one of the top five box…
English Actually: 40 Years in the Wilderness
40 years of teaching English as a foreign language, mainly in Valencia, has been the challenge faced by Bachelor of Education Bob Yareham (Hackney North 1954), as he explains for…
Valencia Top Gay Friendly Location
By Dominic Walker Pride Month is upon us and I’m reaching out to share some exciting news – Valencia is one of the top 50 trending destinations worldwide for celebrating Pride…
The Boy Who Stole A Million
In 1960 a British film crew visited Valencia in Fallas to make a curious film in which we can see the way the city was back then. Charles Crichton, the…
Uclés: The Four Musketeers and More
You must remember this. The best four Musketeers ever (Michael York, Richard Chamberlain, Oliver Reed and Frank Finlay) pursue Rochefort and Milady (Christopher Lee and Fay Dunnaway) to a convent,…
Al Salah in Valencia
When Al Salah, the Egyptian star of Liverpool FC was injured during the Champions’ League final in May 2018, the first thing he did was to catch a plane to…
Natsu Valencia (the other) Land of the Rising Sun
In Spain, Valencia is known as the land of the rising sun, situated as it is on the east coast, the first place to see the sun rise. Unfortunately, Japan…
Carmina Sánchez: The Singer and the Song
Music has always been at the centre of Valencian culture, and there are very few villages that don’t have their own band. One such village is Polinyà del Xúquer, near…
José Benlliure Museum
I’m not sure if I really know what nooks and crannies are, but I know one when I see it, and I know that I like them. One such spot…
Going Underground: L’Almoina Museum
Valencia is an old city; some would say ancient. It was founded by the Roman consul Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus in 138 BC, and called Valentia Edetanorum. Since then civilisations…
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