Xàtiva: a Castle in the Air
In April 2023 the Star Wars spin-off ‘Andor’ used Xàtiva castle to shoot some scenes for the second season. Valencia’s City of Arts and…
The First Hospital for the Mentally Ill in Europe?
In Valencia there is a street called Calle Hospital, although there isn’t one (a hospital I mean) and from there you can see a…
New Statue in Town
Everybody’s talking ’bout it; there’s a new statue in town, located next to the cathedral in the recently pedestrianised Plaza de la Reina. Although…
The Amazing Blondin in Valencia
Most people remember him as the tightrope walker who crossed the Niagara Falls in 1859, but Charles Blondin, also performed in Valencia. Valencia was…
Alfara del Patriarca
A short metro ride to the Moncada-Alfara station will give you the opportunity to visit one of the nicest squares you could ever hope…
Valencia: Paella, Sun, Sand, Holy Grail, More Sun and……What?
Ana Mafé García will present her book about the Holy Grail in the FNAC Bookshop on Tuesday 18th February 2020 at 7 pm. Forget…
Tomás Trenor: Making Valencia
In 1820 an Irish immigrant arrived in Valencia, long before there were any Irish pubs; not even Finnegan’s! He came from Limerick and his…
Valencia’s Pope
These days popes are a pretty boring bunch, the current one in fact seems like everybody’s favourite uncle. But there was a time when…
Lies and Truths about the Battle of Almansa
THE BATTLE OF ALMANSA Recently some Valencian politicians have tried to rewrite history, claiming that the Battle of Almansa in 1707 was a struggle…
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…
Alicante, Guernica; Same Difference
Just after 11 am on a Wednesday 25th May 1938 around 8 Italian Savoia S-79 aircraft flew over the port of Alicante and launched…