The first thing that strikes you on entering this Italian restaurant just off Valencia’s main square is the decor. It’s pretty hard to keep your eyes on the menu (or…
La Lonja is one of Valencia’s biggest tourist attractions and consequently is surrounded by restaurants that cater mainly for tourists. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996,…
A Great Place to be Invited to Lunch As a great believer in Darwin’s concept of the ‘survival of the fittest’, I have always taken the view that it is…
When you enter the Marque de Caro Hotel, it’s not unusual, as Tom Jones said, to take a step back, wondering if you’ve accidentally wandered into a museum. As soon…
The Innsa Hostel is smack bang in the middle of Valencia’s Carmen district and located in a 16th century palace that used to be the residence of the Valencian Renaissance…
The Borgia family was loved and hated throughout history, but one thing is certain, they were difficult to ignore. They produced two Popes: Callixtus III, 1455–1458 and Alexander VI, 1492–1503,…
The area around the Cathedral is full of good restaurants and draws the crowds like cathedrals used to do. La Lola is a restaurant that looks like a trendy bar,…
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