From the Twenties to the Forties
FROM THE TWENTIES TO THE FORTIES Rogues and Romance (1920) Blood and Sand (1922) The Spanish Jade (1922) The Bandolero (1924) Duck Soup (1933)…
International Fishing at Bellús
An international fishing competition for under 25s was held in Valencia at Fortaleny and at the Bellus reservoir between 7th and 12th of April…
The Great Valencian Teddy Bear Escape
That favourite among children’s toys, the teddy bear, was named after President Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt, who apparently spared the life of a baby bear…
OUR CHRISTMAS PROJECT.
PRE- CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL PART I. We are 2nd GSIM (segundo curso del grado superior del ciclo formativo de educación Infantil) Higher technicians in Pre-Primary…
All Caminos Lead to Valencia (Lliria)
From the 6th to the 8th December 2014 Lliria, near Valencia, became the destination for pilgrims seeking the way to Santiago. 200 hospitallers (the…
The Rice Museum of Valencia
It’s logical I suppose that when the City of Valencia decided to turn an old rice mill into a museum, that they should consult…
What’s the ‘Huerta’?
The English word ‘orchard’ was once spelt “hortyard”, and derives from the Latin “hortus”, meaning ‘garden’ and the old English “geard”, meaning ‘yard’. In…
The Valencia Marathon 2014
On November 16th 2014 Valencia celebrated the thirty-fourth edition of the Trinidad Alonso Marathon. The event coincided with another ten kilometre race in which…
Valencian Polish Salsa
Valencia is an interesting city; you go out for a relaxing cup of coffee in a typical bicycle repair shop and you end up…
The Dangerous Allure of Valencian Women
Many houses in the Carmen district of Valencia bear plaques to show that someone famous lived there. Here is the story of one. Starting…
Feel me, Touch me, See me
Peter White is the Disability Affairs Correspondent for the BBC’s programme ‘Blind Man Roams the Globe’, broadcast on the World Service. In a recent…