Morella
There have been many attempts to market El Cid as a martyr to Christianity, fighting the good fight against the evil Moors. Franco liked to dress up as the great…
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…
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 their 90 bombs on and around…
The Miracle of the Handkerchief
Both Valencia and the French town of Vannes where he died, people are celebrating the 600th anniversary of the birth of Saint Vicente Ferrer, whose presence in the city can…
A Message from The British Cemetery of Valencia
The British Cemetery of Valencia is one of the city’s best kept secrets and one that demonstrates that Valencia has always had a large population of foreigners dedicated to all…
The Radio: Another Great Valencian Invention
Think of the radio and you automatically think of Marconi, although as with so many other inventions, it is the victors who write history, or file the patent first. Julio…
PAY-PAY: the History of the Roll-up
The Americans may have been the first producers of tobacco, and may have invented the cowboy, one of whose essential talents was to be able to roll a cigarette with…
A Very Citrus Christmas
Christmas time in England used to be the time when mandarins were common supplementary presents, and this is of course logical because this is the time when all those…
Valencia’s Civil War Souvenirs
It’s hard to imagine bombs falling on Valencia, and yet during the Spanish Civil War Valencia was attacked mercilessly by German and Italian planes helping Franco and getting in some…
Cruyff in Valencia
Johan Cruyff is remembered mainly as a player for Ajax and Holland, and as a player and manager of Barcelona Football Club. However, he was also briefly a player…
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