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…
The Burning of Vila-real
The Valencia Community was one of the most important scenarios during the War of Spanish Succession, and each town has a story to tell.…
Rafael Guastavino
The Valencian Architect and Constructor Who Built (Quite a Bit of) New York Rafael Guastavino is not terribly well known in his native…
Valencia: Where the streets have a name.
Calle Jorge Juan Even the people who live in them often don’t know the origin of their street names. Calle Jorge Juan is a…
Chess Legends Karpov and Kasparov Brought it All Back Home (to Valencia)
Russian chess legends Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov renewed their rivalry in a showdown in Valencia in September 2011, where they played a 12-game…
The Turia Dragon
Valencia isn’t all sunshine, beaches, smiles and paella; there is a dark side in case you need to frighten the children. Of course there…
Valencian Heroes and Villains: Basset
Joan Baptista Basset Tucked away on the Patacona Beach near Alboraya is a memorial to Joan Baptista Basset y Ramos, a figure who for…
The Masonic Tradition of Buñol
Buñol has a reputation for being a bit different, and to be different in a country that is already a bit different, is quite…